1 / 20

Edexcel IGCSE English Language and IGCSE English Literature Update meeting June 2011

Edexcel IGCSE English Language and IGCSE English Literature Update meeting June 2011. 2010: A change for IGCSE. Coalition government lift the ‘ban’ on IGCSE being offered in state schools

katoka
Download Presentation

Edexcel IGCSE English Language and IGCSE English Literature Update meeting June 2011

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Edexcel IGCSE English Language and IGCSE English Literature Update meeting June 2011

  2. 2010: A change for IGCSE • Coalition government lift the ‘ban’ on IGCSE being offered in state schools • All Awarding Bodies have therefore developed ‘Certificates’ which mirror the content of the IGCSE as closely as possible to provide state schools with all of the benefits of the IGCSE option BUT without the name! • Feedback from teachers leads to improvements to the IGCSE in English Language A and English Literature

  3. Timelines of Development June 2010 – ban lifted on IGCSE in state schools August 2010 – IGCSEs in current form not accredited for use in state schools September 2010 – New Certificates developed October 2010 – Certificates submitted to OfQual December 2010 – Certificates accredited January 2011 – new look IGCSE and certificates launched by Edexcel

  4. OR Paper Three & Four • Coursework (20%) • Speaking and Listening (10%) • 3 tasks • Individual • Pair work • Group work • June 2012 • EITHER Paper Two • Reading & Writing • 1hr 30 min exam (30%) • June 2012 • Paper One • Reading & Writing • 2hr 15 min paper • 3 sections • 70% Examination • June 2012 IGCSE in English Language (A)

  5. Changes for current IGCSE centres • Minimal changes: • For those taking that route, there are now 3 speaking and listening tasks. The additional task is pair work • We have added a Digital text to the Anthology • The Assessment Objectives have been updated • The Mark schemes are clearer

  6. Changes to current IGCSE English Language

  7. Changes to current IGCSE English Language

  8. Changes to current IGCSE English Language

  9. Paper Two or Three • Poetry • EITHER: • 1 hr 30 minute examination (40%) • OR • Coursework (40%) • June 2012 • Paper One • Prose and Drama • 1hr 45 mins • 60% Examination • June 2012 IGCSE in English Literature

  10. Changes for current IGCSE centres • Key changes: • 60/40 split between the papers • Assessment Objectives and Mark schemes improved • Paper One: • 3 new set texts options: Henry V, Much Ado and To Kill a Mockingbird • Paper Two: • Increased paper from 45 minutes to 1hr 30mins • Students answer one question on an unseen text and one question on the • poetry anthology • Raw marks increase from 20 to 40

  11. Changes to IGCSE English Literature

  12. Changes to IGCSE English Literature

  13. Changes to IGCSE English Literature

  14. Changes to IGCSE English Literature

  15. Timelines – important dates • June 2011 – Last June assessment for current IGCSE English Language (A) and IGCSE English Literature • September 2011 - First teaching of new certificates in English Language and English Literature • January 2012 – Last assessment for current IGCSE English Language (A) and IGCSE English Literature • June 2012 – First assessment for New IGCSE English Language (A) and IGCSE English Literature and Certificate in English Language and Certificate in English Literature

  16. Support from Edexcel • Contact our English Subject Advisor on: EnglishSubjectAdvisor@edexcelexperts.co.uk or call the English team on 0844 372 2188 • Visit our website for all the latest updates: • www.edexcel.com/igcse • Schemes of work will be made available

  17. Edexcel IGCSE English Language Resources • Edexcel IGCSE English A & B, English • Literature. • Written by highly experienced English • teachers and examiners. • Student Book contains integrated exam • practice throughout, with questions, • exercises and material that will prepare • students for their examinations • ISBN 9780435046781 • £18.99

  18. Edexcel IGCSE and Certificate Resources • Edexcel IGCSE and Certificate English Literature. • Written by highly experienced English • teachers and examiners. • Student Book contains integrated exam • practice throughout, with questions, • exercises and material that will prepare • students for their examinations • ISBN TBC • £TBC for 2011

  19. Questions?

More Related