Is it true that English Literature is far more respected and looked upon more kindly by uni's? I've always assumed this to be the case but i realised I've only heard it from the people that are studying English Literature!
I studied both. English lit is a lot more traditional - English lang is a relatively new subject. It depends what you want to do at uni. If you want to do English lit/& lang, then most unis ask for English lit. If you want to do English lang then either would be fine.