Exam Board: EDEXCEL Specification 4357
IGCSE in English as a Second Language is designed primarily as a qualification either for candidates obtaining their secondary education through English as a medium of instruction, or studying English in order to enhance their future educational or employment prospects.
Qualification
Candidates will be expected to communicate formally and informally in a range of contexts, but will be expected to understand a wider range of texts, styles and registers than they can produce.
The aims of the course are for candidates to:
- Understand a wide variety of complex reading texts, recognising implicit meaning and adapting own style and speed of reading to different texts and purposes
- Understand standard spoken language normally encountered in personal, social, academic or vocational contexts.
- Write clear, well-structured texts using an appropriate style
- Express them fluently and spontaneously
- Develop the skills necessary for further study or employment either in English speaking countries or where English is used as the main medium of communication
- Develop an understanding of different cultural contexts
Assessment
Reading, writing and listening skills are tested through two examination papers:
Paper 1 (2 hours) Reading and Writing
Paper 2 (45 mins) Listening
The specification will be examined in May.
Entry requirements
Pre-intermediate level of English
Non-native speakers who are following GCSE courses in other subjects will take IGCSE English as a Second Language
For more information about this course, please go to http://www.edexcel-international.org/quals/igcse/esl