Decolonising the English Literature GCE A-Level via the South African ex-centric

Munslow Ong, J

Abstract

In this snapshot article, I outline the background and context for the development of research-led teaching activities aimed at students pursuing the WJEC Eduqas GCE A-Level English Literature qualification. The aims of these activities are threefold: first, to assist students’ learning and preparation for the exam component ‘Unseen Prose’ (worth 10% of the overall qualification); second, to extend the impact of AHRC-funded research on South African literature to 16- to 18-year-old learners; and third, to mobilize the first two aims in support of decolonizing efforts in English Studies.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 9, 2021
• Publication Date: Dec 28, 2021
• Deposit Date: Jun 10, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 6, 2022
• Journal: English : The Journal of the English Association
• Print ISSN: 0013-8215
• Electronic ISSN: 1756-1124
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Volume: 70
• Issue: 270
• Pages: 244-252
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/english/efab009
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/english/efab009
• Related Public URLs: http://english.oxfordjournals.org/
• Additional Information: Projects : South African Modernism 1880-2020