Is English Combined as respected as English Language?

English Lit and Lang is much better than just English Language.
English LIterature is considered a 'hard' subject whereas English Language is 'soft' (acc. to uni lists)
The combined will be better than lang alone

Universities actually prefer students who take English language or literature compared to those who take combined. This is because A Levels are supposed to provide depth into subjects, preparing students for university. Combined language and literature may provide breadth, but fails to provide depth.

This!

I did English Lit and English Language as separate a-levels and they really complement each other. Plus, the individual courses both seem a lot more interesting than the combined lang/lit course, IMO. If you're especially interested in English and planning on doing it at uni, I'd definitely recommend doing both, separately.

This. :P

I agree too! I'm doing A2-level in both English A-levels separately and I think it would be a good idea to take both of them up. Also, if you don't like or much prefer lang to lit or vice versa, then you could always drop one (assuming you picked 4 subjects).

Nowadays, uni's love students who studied both English lang and lit as separate a-levels because you hardly get students who do this. It's a lot of work studying both English A-levels, but if you say you like it as much as you do, that wouldn't stop you!

Universities actually prefer students who take English language or literature compared to those who take combined. This is because A Levels are supposed to provide depth into subjects, preparing students for university. Combined language and literature may provide breadth, but fails to provide depth.

I am currently applying for English degrees and they only accept people with Eng lit or combined, not language alone.