IGCSE Language

The iGCSE Language course consists of one written paper which assesses reading and writing skills (Paper 1). This paper counts for 70% of the overall IGCSE.

In addition, candidates will complete two pieces of written coursework (a critical response to Poetry and a Creative Writing piece). These count for 20% of the overall IGCSE.

A Speaking and Listening coursework component (based on both an individual and group task) will count for 10% of the overall IGCSE.

Click here for a Guide to the combined Lang & Lit course
Click here for PAPER 1 revision pages
Click here to access Edexcel's website
The Anthology & Colour version of Guide to Beach Safety
Excellent selection of non-fiction articles: ideal for Paper 1

Some general resources

Wilfred Owen is a popular coursework author. This website - http://wilfredowen.org.uk/home - may prove useful in providing some background information.

And this is a site that gives you access to a huge rage of material about First World War poets - http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/ .

Sometimes 'Disabled' is paired with 'The Last Night' from Sebastian Faulks' novel, 'Chalotte Gray'. You could, of course, read the novel or watch the film to get a sense of the background to the passage, but the following websites will give you some background knowledge of the deportation of the Jews from France during WW2:

http://www.deathcamps.org/reinhard/deportfrance.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/17/france-admits-deporting-jews http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/1942/sep/03/france http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/nazioccupation/frenchjews.html