Cambridge O Level English Language offers candidates the opportunity to respond with understanding to a rich array of reading texts during the course as a whole. Candidates will use these texts to inform and inspire their own writing, and write in a range of text types for different purposes and audiences.
The reading texts cover a range of genres and types, including fiction and non-fiction, and may also include other forms of writing, such as essays, reviews and articles.
The syllabus is aims to enables students to:
read a wide range of texts, fluently and with good understanding, enjoying and appreciating a variety of language
- read critically, and use knowledge gained from wide reading to inform and improve their own writing
- write accurately and effectively, using standard English appropriately
- work with information and with ideas in language by developing skills of evaluation, analysis, use and inference
- acquire and apply a wide vocabulary, alongside a knowledge and understanding of grammatical terminology and linguistic conventions.
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
All candidates are expected to take two components- paper 1 and 2. Candidates will be eligible for grades A* to E
Paper 1
- 2 hours
- Reading 50%
- 50 marks
- Structured and extended writing questions
- Questions are based on two reading texts
- Externally assessed
Paper 2
- 2 hours
- Writing 50%
- 50 marks
- Directed writing question and a composition task
- Externally assessed
Main Areas