KS4 curriculum

IGCSE English Literature Online Course

Looking for a flexible and effective way for your child to study English Literature at home? TLC LIVE Online School’s IGCSE English Literature course follows the Pearson Edexcel linear specification, helping students to develop essential literature skills such as analysing language, form and structure while also learning how writers create meaning and effect.

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

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IGCSE English Literature Course Aims

This Edexcel IGCSE course aims to enable learners to:

  • engage with and develop the ability to read, understand and respond to a wide range of literary texts from around the world
  • develop an appreciation of the ways in which writers achieve their literary effects
  • develop the skills needed for literary study
    explore, through literature, the cultures of their own and other societies
  • find enjoyment in reading literature and understand its influence on individuals and societies

Component 1: Poetry and Modern Prose

Paper code: 4ET1/01
Written examination: 2 hours
Total marks available: 90 marks
Percentage of final grade: 60%

Content overview

  • The poetry collection from Part 3 of the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Anthology.
  • One modern prose text.
  • Develop skills to analyse unseen poetry.
  • Develop skills to analyse how language, form, structure and contextual factors can be used to create meanings and effects.
  • Develop skills to maintain a critical style and informed personal response.
  • Develop comparison skills.

Component 2: Modern Drama and Literary Heritage Texts

Paper code: 4ET1/02
Written examination: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Total marks available: 60 marks
Percentage of final grade: 40%

Content overview

  • One modern drama text.
  • One literary heritage text.
  • Develop skills to analyse how language, form, structure and contextual factors can be used to create meaning and effect.
  • Develop skills to maintain a critical style and informed personal response.

Things to know

Course Name: International GCSE in English Literature
Course Code: 4ET1
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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