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Overview

This course is designed to offer students a flexible approach in studying English. The course has a unit-based structure and each unit assesses a particular area of content in, reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Students may choose an examination alternative to coursework and be able to enter units early, to mix and match tiers and to tailor re-sits to the fit their needs.

The course provides a sound basis to progress either directly to employment or to proceed to study for an Advanced qualification.

Specification aims

The aims of this specification are:

1. in reading, to develop students' ability to:
   • Read accurately, fluently and with understanding.
   • Understand and respond to the texts they read.
   • Read, analyse and evaluate a wide range of texts, including literature from the English literary heritage and from other cultures and traditions.
2. in writing, to develop students' effective use of:
   • Compositional skills- developing ideas and communicating meaning to a reader using a wide-ranging vocabulary and an effective style, oraganising and structuring sentences grammatically and whole texts coherently.
   • A widening variety of forms for different purposes.
3. In speaking and listening, to develop students' ability to:
   • Use the vocabulary and grammar of standard English.
   • Formulate, clarify and express ideas.
   • Adapt speech to a widening range of circumstances and demands.
   • Listen, understand and respond appropriately to others.

The specification also aims to:

• Offer Centres maximum flexibility in the planning, teaching and assessment of their courses.
• Enable Centres to use any perceived advantages of staged assessment.