ENGLISH LANGUAGE iGCSE COURSE

Our English iGCSE Course concentrates on language skills and students will learn to understand and respond to what they read and experience. Students are encouraged to use relevant vocabulary, correct grammar, spelling and punctuation, and to demonstrate a sense of style and an awareness of audience. Through reading, students will learn to understand and collate meanings, summarise, paraphrase, and understand how writers achieve effects. Through writing students will learn to articulate their own experience; express thought, feelings and imagined ideas clearly; order and present facts, ideas and opinions; understand and use vocabulary and register appropriate to audience and context; use grammatical structures, paragraphs, sentences, punctuation and spelling accurately and effectively. The syllabus also promotes students' personal development, and helps them explore wider areas of human concern. The Syllabus: English IGCSE course is designed to prepare students for the Edexcel IGCSE in English (4EA0) Specification A for first examination in June 2011. The course consists of 6 modules and 22 lessons in total, with 10 Tutor Marked Assessments (including 2 practice examinations). Part 1 - Language Skills: Personal Experience Poetry and Prose Essay Technique Reading and Response Content and Form

Price: 295.00 Instalment Options: You can spread the payments for this course over 4 monthly payments. 1 initial payment of 145.00, followed by 3 monthly payments of 50.00. Course Format: Paper Based Course Materials Assessment: 2 Examinations Approximate Study Time: 200 Hours of Self Study

Part 2 - Anthology Texts: Anthology Texts

Examinations: Assessment is by two written examinations. Paper 1: 2 hours 15 minutes Paper 2: 1 hour 30 minutes.

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Coursework: No coursework is required. Additional Reading: You will need to download a copy of the Anthology from the Edexcel website which covers the following texts: Touching the Void Joe Simpson Your Guide to Beach Safety RNLI leaflet Climate Change: The Facts (adapted from an article by Kate Ravilious in The Guardian Science Course) From A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat Emma Levine From A Passage to Africa George Alagiah From The Explorers Daughter Kari Herbert Explorers, or Boys Messing About Steven Morris (The Guardian) From Taking on the World Ellen MacArthur From Chinese Cinderella Adeline Yen Mah Technical Support: Every student receives a personal tutor with whom they need to keep in regular contact. The essential relationship between student and tutor begins with an introductory letter and a telephone call to help decide on a study plan. All course tutors are fully qualified teachers holding either a Postgraduate Certificate in Education or a degree in education. So when you enrol on a course you can be assured of the assistance of a professionally qualified subject specific tutor. We dont set a limit on how often you can contact your tutor. The Advice and encouragement our tutors provide are an important part of your learning experience. You can contact your tutor by Phone, Post or Email. There are tutor-marked assignments (TMAs) in every course. The TMAs help the student consolidate the learning he or she has done and prepare for examinations. All tutors have a local rate telephone number such as a 0845 number. This means that when you phone your tutor it will only cost you the price of a local call. Whilst you are still actively submitting assignments, you should expect to be in contact with your tutor regularly. Remember, to get the most out of your tutor, you will need to tell them when you need assistance. Examination Centres: There are approximately 300 testing centres in the UK, so finding one close by should not be very difficult. In December/January we contact you to start arranging your examination dates. We always try to give whatever help we can with examination information, but the entering of students for examinations and any dealings with the examination centres are entirely the responsibility of the student. iGCSE Examination Fees: On average the iGCSE examination fee is approximately 35.00 per subject regardless of the amount of examinations, plus an administration fee which is at the discretion of the exam centre. Studying from Abroad: It is possible to study any of our courses from anywhere in the world. The iGCSE is offered to students in over 150 countries. We advise contacting the British Council or your local schools and colleges to enquire if they can offer the Edexcel iGCSE examinations. Page 2 of 2 Distance Learning Centre www. distance-learning-centre.co.uk