I'm a highschool junior and plan to take 3 AP Courses..?

Question

Would it make sense to take

AP English Language

and AP English Literature? Are they basically the same thing?

Answer 1

I took AP English Language my freshman year, and AP English Lit my sophomore year, and the only thing i have to say is TIME CONSUMING!  

Answer 2

No, they're completely different.

One is grammar, the other is reading.

Both are pretty bleh, but if that's your thing, have fun =D

Answer 3

They're different. Language is grammar and sentence structure, while Literature is about books and symbolism.

Answer 4

usually english lit is for seniors. dont take both

Answer 5

As a junior at my high school we took AP Language before Lit, both had a lot of work and reading ( plus I had 3 to 4 other AP classes) which became very stressful. Just don't take both classes  

Answer 6

Taking two different AP english courses at the same time like that doesn't make sense. I think what you are talking about is AP English Language and Composition? I took AP English Comp as a junior and took AP English lit as a senior. Both AP english will require you to do a significant amount of reading and writing so i would not suggest you do that at one time. No one I know has ever taken them both at the same time. MOST of the time as a junior you take the AP english comp/language first. For that class you focus on the rhetoric in writing. You'll learn and read and analyze things like satires and news articles. You don't necessarily learn about grammar because that should've been taught in 9th and 10th grade already. For my class there was at least three big essays each semesters. On top of that you are required to do outside readings. Basically you learn about the arguments and evidence analysis in essay writings.

For english lit. you read ALOT of fiction books. I think we went over five books as a class and I did at least two books as independent reading. But don't worry about it because you go along with the class. You really learn about analyzing literature like themes, symbols, and comes across various prompt questions like "how did the author uses external action of the protagonist to express her theme". English lit will be really fun if you love literature.