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English Examination Board: WJEC Eduqas English Language and English Literature

Subject

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Purpose of this course

The aims of both English Language and English Literature courses at Key Stage 4 are to develop the student’s ability to use English effectively and accurately in written and oral contexts and to introduce the students to a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts.

English Language GCSE is a basic requirement for all Further and Higher Education courses and most training courses.

Aims of this course

The aims of both the English Language and English Literature courses are:

To develop the student’s ability to use English effectively and accurately in written and oral contexts. To introduce the students to a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts.

Course structure and content

English Language

Component 1: 20th Century Literature Reading and Creative Prose Writing Component 2: 19th and 21st Century Non-Fiction Reading and Transactional/Persuasive Writing

There will be an additional and separate endorsement of spoken language.

English Literature

Component 1: Shakespeare and Poetry Component 2: Post-1914 Prose/Drama, 19th Century Prose and Unseen Poetry

Assessment

English Language

All texts in the examination will be unseen.

Component 1: Written examination, 1 hour 45 minutes (40% of qualification).

Section A - Reading (20%): Understanding of one prose extract (60-100 lines) of literature from the 20th century, assessed through a range of structured questions. Section B - Prose Writing (20%): One creative writing task selected from a choice of four titles.