KS4 curriculum

IGCSE English Language Online Course

Looking for a flexible and effective way for your child to study English Language at home? TLC LIVE Online School’s IGCSE English Language course follows the Pearson Edexcel linear specification, helping students to develop essential language skills such as reading, writing and communication.

Taught live by qualified, UK-based teachers, our online lessons are interactive, supportive and designed to strengthen both confidence and mastery of English language.

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IGCSE English Language Course Aims

This Edexcel IGCSE course aims to enable learners to:

  • read a wide range of texts fluently and with good understanding
  • read critically and use knowledge gained from wide reading to inform and improve their own writing
  • write effectively and coherently using Standard English appropriately
  • use grammar correctly, punctuate and spell accurately
  • acquire and apply a wide vocabulary alongside 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 (spoken language will be reported as a separate grade on the learner’s certificate)

Component 1: Non-fiction Texts and Transactional Writing

Paper code: 4EA1/01
Written examination: 2 hours 15 minutes
Total marks available: 90 marks
Percentage of final grade: 60%

Content overview

  • The contemporary non-fiction texts from Part 1 of the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Anthology.
  • Develop skills to analyse how writers use linguistic and structural devices to achieve their effects.
  • Explore links and connections between writers’ ideas and perspectives.
  • Develop transactional writing skills for a variety of purposes and audiences.
  • Use spelling, punctuation and grammar accurately.

Component 2: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing

Paper code: 4EA1/02
Written examination: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total marks available: 60 marks
Percentage of final grade: 40%

Content overview

  • The poetry and prose texts from Part 2 of the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Anthology.
  • Develop skills to analyse how writers use linguistic and structural devices to achieve their effects.
  • Develop imaginative writing skills to engage the reader.
  • Use spelling, punctuation and grammar accurately.

Things to know

Course Name: International GCSE in English Language (Specification A)
Course Code: 4EA1
Exam Board: Pearson Edexcel
Examination Type: In-person or online
Course Duration: 2 years
Course Delivery: Online lessons (live) and access to course materials at all times

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