IGCSE First Language English Course

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IGCSE First Language English Course

UK Open College
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Assessment 1: Reading

Candidates will be assessed on their ability to:

R1 understand and collate explicit meanings
R2 understand, explain and collate implicit meanings and attitudes R3 select, analyse and evaluate what is relevant to specific purposes R4 understand how writers achieve effects 

Assessment 2: Writing

Candidates will be assessed on their ability to:

  1. W1  articulate experience and express what is thought, felt and imagined

  2. W2  order and present facts, ideas and opinions

  3. W3  understand and use a range of appropriate vocabulary

  4. W4  use language and register appropriate to audience and context

  5. W5  make accurate and effective use of paragraphs, grammati…

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Assessment 1: Reading

Candidates will be assessed on their ability to:

R1 understand and collate explicit meanings
R2 understand, explain and collate implicit meanings and attitudes R3 select, analyse and evaluate what is relevant to specific purposes R4 understand how writers achieve effects 

Assessment 2: Writing

Candidates will be assessed on their ability to:

  1. W1  articulate experience and express what is thought, felt and imagined

  2. W2  order and present facts, ideas and opinions

  3. W3  understand and use a range of appropriate vocabulary

  4. W4  use language and register appropriate to audience and context

  5. W5  make accurate and effective use of paragraphs, grammatical structures, sentences, punctuation and spelling. 

Assessment 3: Speaking and listening

Candidates will be assessed on their ability to:

S1 understand, order and present facts, ideas and opinions
S2 articulate experience and express what is thought, felt and imagined S3 communicate clearly and fluently
S4 use language and register appropriate to audience and context
S5 listen to and respond appropriately to the contributions of others. 


 Students learn how to employ a wide-ranging vocabulary, use correct grammar, spelling and punctuation, and develop a personal style and an awareness of the audience being addressed. Students are also encouraged to read widely, both for their own enjoyment and to further their awareness of the ways in which English can be used.

IGCSE First Language English also develops more general analysis and communication skills such as synthesis, inference, and the ability to order facts and present opinions effectively.
 

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