Cambridge International AS Level English Language and Literature prepares students for the following Cambridge Advanced Subsidiary (AS) Level international syllabuses: 1. English Language; 2. Literature in English; 3. Language and Literature in English. The language section is divided into two parts: passages for comment and composition, with directed writing tasks and exemplar answers. The literature section builds skills for the study of poetry, prose and drama, and explores structure and form, with authors ranging from Shakespeare and Arundhati Roy.