IGCSE English – First Language (0500)

By Mehwish Hassan Categories: English
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About Course

About Teacher

I am a qualified and experienced English teacher with a B.Ed Hons degree from University of Karachi. I have dedicated all of myself to nurturing young minds and fostering a love for learning English as a second language. I have completed several intensive online courses from platforms like Coursera, Canva, and Digiskills. I pledge to pursue ongoing professional development and keep abreast of the most recent approaches and strategies in education. I aim to provide my students with the best possible learning experience. I am skilled in management, online teaching and assessment resources, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teaching pedagogies. As a English Teacher on the Eduqode, I will be getting an opportunity to teach English as a Second Language.

 

Syllabus overview

Cambridge IGCSE First Language English is designed for learners whose first language is English. The course enables learners to:

  • develop the ability to communicate clearly, accurately and effectively when speaking and writing
  • use a wide range of vocabulary, and the correct grammar, spelling and punctuation
  • develop a personal style and an awareness of the audience being addressed.

Learners are also encouraged to read widely, both for their own enjoyment and to further their awareness of the ways in which English can be used. Cambridge IGCSE First Language English also develops more general analysis and communication skills such as inference, and the ability to order facts and present opinions effectively.

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What Will You Learn?

  • Demonstrate understanding of explicit meanings
  • Demonstrate understanding of implicit meanings and attitudes
  • Analyse, evaluate and develop facts, ideas and opinions, using appropriate support from the text
  • Articulate experience and express what is thought felt and imagined
  • Organise and structure ideas and opinions for deliberate effect
  • Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures appropriate to the context
  • Articulate experience and expresses what is thought, felt and imagined
  • Present facts, ideas and opinions in a cohesive order which sustains the audience’s interest
  • Communicate clearly and purposefully using fluent language

Course Content

Paper 1 Reading
• Demonstrate understanding of written texts, and of the words and phrases within them • Summarise and use material for a specific context • Develop, analyse and evaluate facts, ideas and opinions • Demonstrate understanding of how writers achieve their effects and influence readers • Select appropriate information for specific purposes • Recognise and respond to linguistic devices, figurative language and imagery. In developing reading skills, candidates should engage with a range of genres and text types from the twentieth and/or twenty-first centuries, including literature, fiction and non-fiction, and other forms of writing, such as discursive essays, reviews and articles. This study should include focus on writers’ use of language and style and the ways in which writers achieve effects and influence readers. Candidates should study how influence may include fact, ideas, perspectives, opinions and bias. Candidates will be assessed on their ability to: Demonstrate understanding of how writers achieve effects and influence readers Select and use information for specific purposes.

Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition
• Express what is thought, felt and imagined • Organise and convey facts, ideas and opinions effectively • Demonstrate a varied vocabulary appropriate to the context • Demonstrate an effective use of sentence structures • Demonstrate an understanding of audience, purpose and form • Demonstrate accuracy in spelling, punctuation and grammar. As developing writers themselves, candidates should be introduced to a range of writing skills, including the ability to create and compose texts with a variety of forms and purposes, e.g. descriptive, narrative, discursive, argumentative and persuasive. This study should include a focus on the following text types: letter, report, article, journal, speech, interview and summary. Candidates will be assessed on their ability to: Use register appropriate to context Make accurate use of spelling, punctuation and grammar.

Paper 3 Speaking (Component 4)
• Describe and reflect on the experience, and express what is thought, felt and imagined • Organise and convey facts, ideas and opinions effectively • Understand and convey complex ideas • Communicate with clarity, focus and purpose • Communicate appropriately for the context • Engage appropriately in conversation. Candidates should explore a range of speaking and listening skills, including the ability to participate in engaging conversations and to respond spontaneously to questions and prompts. This study should include a focus on presentation skills in employing and organising content, and language devices, such as irony, tone and emphasis. Candidates will be assessed on their ability to: Use register appropriate to the context Listen and respond appropriately in conversation

Paper 4 Listening (Component 4)
• Describe and reflect on the experience, and express what is thought, felt and imagined • Organise and convey facts, ideas and opinions effectively • Understand and convey complex ideas • Communicate with clarity, focus and purpose • Communicate appropriately for the context • Engage appropriately in conversation. Candidates should explore a range of speaking and listening skills, including the ability to participate in engaging conversations and to respond spontaneously to questions and prompts. This study should include a focus on presentation skills in employing and organising content, and language devices, such as irony, tone and emphasis. Candidates will be assessed on their ability to: Use register appropriate to the context Listen and respond appropriately in conversation

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