Subject content
Students will draw upon a range of texts as reading stimulus and engage with
creative as well as real and relevant contexts. Students will have opportunities
to develop higher-order reading and critical thinking skills that encourage
genuine enquiry into different topics and themes.
We can help students to read fluently and write effectively. Students will be
able to demonstrate a confident control of Standard English and write
grammatically correct sentences, deploying figurative language and analysing
texts.
For GCSE English Language students should:
* read fluently, and with good understanding, a wide range of texts from the
19th, 20th and 21st centuries, including literature and literary non-fiction
as well as other writing such as reviews and journalism
* read and evaluate texts critically and make comparisons between texts
* summarise and synthesise information or ideas from texts
* use knowledge gained from wide reading to inform and improve their own
writing
* write effectively and coherently using Standard English appropriately
* use grammar correctly and punctuate and spell accurately
* acquire and apply a wide vocabulary, alongside a knowledge and understanding
of grammatical terminology, and linguistic conventions for reading, writing
and spoken language
* listen to, and understand, spoken language and use spoken Standard English
effectively.
Texts
GCSE English Language is designed on the basis that students should read and be
assessed on high-quality, challenging texts from the 19th, 20th and 21st
centuries. Each text studied represents a substantial piece of writing, making
significant demands on students in terms of content, structure and the quality
of language.
The texts, across a range of genres and types, support students in developing
their own writing by providing effective models.
The texts include literature and extended literary non-fiction, and other
writing such as essays, reviews and journalism (both printed and online).
We can provide assistance for everything you need to prepare students for exams,
including:
* past papers, mark schemes and examiners’ reports
* specimen papers and mark schemes for new courses
* exemplar student answers with examiner commentaries
* guidance in planning and writing cohesively
* high quality revision guides