ENGLISH LANGUAGE & ENGLISH LITERATURE
MRS E E BROWN
IGCSE (CAMBRIDGE) ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND IGCSE (CAMBRIDGE) ENGLISH LITERATURE
WHAT WILL I LEARN? You will improve your writing, reading, speaking, and listening skills. You will be able to develop your ideas fully in writing, using a variety of formats. In discussions, you will be able to develop ideas, present your views formally and take on role-play, as appropriate. You will learn how to read literary texts, including Shakespeare, drama, poetry and contemporary prose; and develop the ability to analyse and write informed personal responses.
Whilst English Language and English Literature are certificated through two separate iGCSEs, you will be taught both subjects through a combined approach. You will be exposed to some of the best writing, theorising, philosophising and thinking that has happened in the history of civilisation; you will learn the power of language; you will discover the way in which art holds a mirror up to nature.
WHICH SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE MUST I HAVE BEFORE EMBARKING ON THIS COURSE? Everyone in the school is required to study English. We expect that you will be able to write coherently and lucidly in Standard English with few grammatical errors. You should also be able to read and enjoy challenging fiction, drama, poetry and non-fiction with understanding and sensitivity.
The GCSE Years 2021-2023 / 5
