Past admissions interview questions for English Language:
Why might it be useful for an English student to read the Twilight series? (Oxford University Website)
Why do you think an English student might be interested in the fact that Coronation Street has been running for 50 years? (Oxford University Website)
What books are bad for you? (Oxford University Website)
Why do we read literature? (Oxbridge Applications)
Read and date this short, anonymous poem. Who do you think wrote it? Comment on use of imagery used and its effect; does this poem remind you of anything you've read? (Oxbridge Applications)
Do you think the ending of 'The Mill On The Floss' is poor? (Oxbridge Applications)
George Orwell’s 1984 – is it still relevant? How does it relate to the media, politics and surveillance? (Oxbridge Applications)
JK Rowling has just published a book for adults after the hugely successful Harry Potter series. In what ways do you think that writing for children is different to writing for adults? (Oxford University website)
Do you think children's literature should be studied at university level? (Cambridge interview, The Student Room)
compare Stephen hero and Stephen daedalus to beavis and butthead (Oxbridge Applications)
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