Literature ‘fascists’ set the agenda

TOM KINDLON (Irish Examiner letters, November 19) states: “In England, English is split into two subjects, English Literature and English Language, at GCSE level with universities only requiring students to pass the English language exam.”

Literature ‘fascists’ set the agenda
Thu, 24 Nov, 2005 - 00:00

I wish this were true. In the UK there is indeed a subject called ‘GCSE English Literature.’

This subject is optional and a person could be admitted to university and to many jobs without having passed that exam.

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