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KS4 English Languages

  • Subject : GCSE English Language
  • Mr R Warburton
  • Exam Board : WJEC
  • Specification/Syllabus : 2007-08

 

Course description:

English is compulsory in Years 10 and 11 because it is essential that you develop both your understanding of what you hear and read and your ability to express yourself. The course continues what you have studied in the lower school but in a way which will offer greater challenges.

You will learn to develop:

  • A good understanding of the spoken word and the ability to express yourselves effectively in a variety of speaking and listening activities.
  • The ability to read, understand and respond to all types of writing.
  • The ability to construct and convey meaning through written language using correct grammar, standard English and matching style to audience and purpose.
  • You will be studying prose, poetry and drama texts from pre-and post-1900 as well as Shakespeare. Media and non-fiction texts will also form an integral part of the course.

The skills to be emphasised will be:

  • Communicating accurately, clearly and logically
  • Writing imaginatively and expressively so as to explore your feelings and perceptions and those of other people.

You will have experience of writing reports, pamphlets, articles, essays, stories, poems and be able to answer questions about different types of writing. Homework will be set regularly, involving preparation and completion of coursework and examination tasks. This will be approximately 1 to 2 hours per week.

40% of the final mark will be made up of coursework including oral assessments, the majority of which will be completed in Year 10.

60% will be by final examination - the main area of focus in Year 11.

All sets will be entered for the examination in November 2009. English Literature will then be the focus for Year 11, to be examined in Summer 2010.

 

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