Subjects » English

The First Language English IGCSE Course will develop students’ ability to communicate accurately,appropriately and effectively in speech and writing.Students will be encouraged to use relevant vocabulary,to employ correct grammar,spelling and punctuation,and to display a sense of style and audience.

This course will help students to understand and respond appropriately to what they see,hear and experience,and to enjoy the full variety of uses of the English Language. In addition, it will complement their other studies by developing general skills such as the ability to analyse,synthesise, make inferences,order facts and present opinions.

A study of English Language will promote personal development and will lead students to a greater understanding of themselves and others.

ASSESSMENT:

Assessment will be two written examinations at the end of the course. Each will account for 50% of the final mark.

The first paper of 2 hours duration called Reading Passages, will test the students’ comprehension and reading skills,through reading and directed writing.

The second paper of 2 hours duration called Directed Writing and Composition,will test the students’ ability to articulate experience and express what is thought,felt and imagined and to make accurate and effective use of paragraphs,grammatical structures,sentences,punctuation and spelling.