English Literature
Curriculum Leader English and Drama - Mr Brian Taylor
Examination – Cambridge IGCSE
Course Content
Cambridge iGCSE English Literature offers learners the opportunity to read, interpret, evaluate and respond to a range of literature in English. The range includes drama, prose and poetry from the works of Shakespeare to contemporary literature. This course enables learners to deepen their understanding and appreciation of the ways in which writers use English to express meaning and achieve effects. Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English will stimulate learners to read for pleasure and to explore wider and universal issues, promoting a better understanding of themselves and the world.
How will you be assessed?
Paper 1 : 50%
Poetry and Prose -
two questions on two text: one poetry and one prose.
1 hour 30 minutes hours
Paper 2 : 50%
Drama - Two questions on two text.
2 hours
Aims
The aims are to enable students to:
enjoy the experience of reading literature
understand and respond to literary texts in different forms and from different periods and cultures
communicate an informed personal response appropriately and effectively
appreciate different ways in which writers achieve their effects
experience literature’s contribution to aesthetic, imaginative and intellectual growth
explore the contribution of literature to an understanding of areas of human concern.
Careers
English Literature helps students in many areas of their future careers. Specific employment opportunities include publishing, journalism, teaching, public relations, banking, marketing and politics, as well as others.
The Russell Group (consisting of 24 leading universities, including Oxford, Cambridge and Warwick) has identified English Literature as one of the subjects which can open up options for students aspiring for Higher Education, due to its rigorous programme of analysis and sophisticated style of writing.
Overview
