A level English Language AND A level English Literature???

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DD is just working out her choices for A level and making applications now. She thinks she might like to do both Englishes. Back sometime in prehistory, I did an English degree but I have no experience of anyone doing A level English Language. It simply was not taught.

What would a university admissions tutor say to someone applying to read English if they did both Englishes at A level? Would it be viewed negatively? Because if so then she probably shouldn't do both. Do you have any insight on this?

I did lit and lang. If I was doing A Levels again I would still do lit and lang. English Language is compulsory in all schools up to GCSE level (to the poster who said they would have preferred their DC not to have done it). Many of my ex pupils have gone on to do both and have then Gone further to study the likes of linguistics, creative writing etc as well as literature based subjects. A lot of journalism course look for language.