Quality British Education in Saudi Arabia
English in Key Stages 4
English Language – IGCSE
In Years 10 and 11, English Language is a compulsory subject. The two year course follows a scheme of study provided by the Edexcel London Examination Board.
There are two examinations at the end of Year 11, depending on whether the student is following the Foundation or Higher Tier:
Foundation Tier candidates (grades C-G) take Paper 1, which carries a weighting of 70% and lasts 2 hours.
Higher Tier candidates (grades A*-G) take Paper 2, which carries a weighting of 70% and lasts 2 hours.
Both Foundation and Higher Tier candidates take Paper 3, (grades A*-G) which has a weighting of 30% and lasts 1½ hours.
Papers 1 and 2 each contain three questions:
- Reading: One question to test understanding of an unprepared reading passage
- Reading: One question to test understanding of a non-fiction passage from the anthology produced by Edexcel.
- Writing: One question to test writing to inform, explain, describe.
Paper 3 contains two questions:
Reading: One question to test understanding of the literature section of the anthology provided by Edexcel.- Writing: One question from a choice of tasks to test writing to explore, imagine, entertain; and writing to argue, persuade, advise.
English Literature – IGCSE
In Years 10 and 11, English Literature is a compulsory subject. The two year course follows a scheme of study provided by the Edexcel London Examination Board.
There are two examinations at the end of Year 11.
The scheme of assessment consists of a single tier targeted at the full range of achievement (grades A*-G).
- Paper 1 carries a weighting of 70% and lasts 1½ hours:
There are two sections – Drama and Prose. Students answer one question from each section. This is a closed book examination. - Paper 2 carries a weighting of 30% and lasts 45 minutes.
Students answer one question from a choice of two on Poetry. The questions are from poems in the anthology provided by Edexcel.
Students for examination in 2006 and 2007 will study the following texts:
- Prose: A selection of stories from Around the World, edited by Hilary Patel.
- Drama: The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde.
- Poetry: A selection of poetry provided by the Edexcel examination board.
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For the last two years, pupils from Yrs 7-11 have had their poems published in an annual poetry competition based in the UK but open to students all over the world. Entries are about to be submitted for this year's competition entitled POP (Power of Poetry).
