Should I do IGCSE or A level English language for BA Fine art?

Take IGCSE and then A level?
Is English your first language?

Also, when I say take IGCSE and then A level, just take IGCSE in say November and do A level in June – depending on how much work you need to put in – hence why I'm asking whether English is your first language.

Yes English is my first language. To do both would take too long a time for me, I need to choose one or the other.

Well if English is your first language, you really don't need the stepping stone of IGCSE then. Go straight for A level – but can I point out that VERY few people take English Language A level – IGCSE is all you need. My school doesn't even offer English Language for A level. But have a look at the spec and past papers and make an informed choice.

Remember, you can do IGCSE in your sleep. A level actually requires study.

Do you know why your school doesn't offer it?

It's just not seen as important – instead they do English Literature. Basically, IGCSE English Language is the highest qualification in Language we get – and it's proof enough of competence in English – no-one's ever been picked up by a university: in fact, it's very much normal only to have GCSE level English (because GCSE English is rigorous enough).

Hi, I am 21 and currently doing a foundation diploma in art and design from home. I have been home-educated in the past. A foundation diploma is equivalent to 2 A levels but I need an English Language qualification, either a GCSE or A Level. I would do the IGCSE not regular GCSE. Which should I do? I have looked at the work for A Level and past papers for IGCSE and the IGCSE looks a little easier, but of course it would, it is a lower qualification. I do not know if I should do the A level, which is a higher qualification, but is potentially more work, and I would have to take both the AS and A2 exams during the exam season next year, or an IGCSE, which is potentially less work but a lower qualification, and although UWE have apparantly said an IGCSE would be acceptable, (I paraphrase, my mother spoke to them on the phone), I wonder if it would harm my chances of getting into UWE because it is a lesser qualification than an A level. My mother would help to teach either the IGCSE or A level work. Advice please.