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Syllabus Overview - Academic Year 2021 /2022 - GRADE 9: Cambridge IGCSE-English As A Second Language (0510)

The document provides an overview of the Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language syllabus for 2022. It outlines the aims of developing practical communication skills, forming a foundation for further study using English, and promoting personal development. It describes the content, including opportunities to develop reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. It also summarizes the assessment components, including papers on reading and writing, listening, and speaking, and their objectives of evaluating comprehension and production of English.

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Syllabus Overview - Academic Year 2021 /2022 - GRADE 9: Cambridge IGCSE-English As A Second Language (0510)

The document provides an overview of the Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language syllabus for 2022. It outlines the aims of developing practical communication skills, forming a foundation for further study using English, and promoting personal development. It describes the content, including opportunities to develop reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. It also summarizes the assessment components, including papers on reading and writing, listening, and speaking, and their objectives of evaluating comprehension and production of English.

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Cambridge IGCSE -English as a Second Language 0510 syllabus for 2022.

Syllabus overview
Cambridge IGCSE-English as a Second Language (0510)

Syllabus Overview – Academic Year 2021 /2022 – GRADE 9

Aims
The aims describe the purposes of a course based on this syllabus.
The aims are to:
• develop learners’ ability to use English effectively for the purpose of practical
communication.
• form a solid foundation for the skills required for further study or employment using
English as the medium.
• develop learners’ awareness of the nature of language and language-learning skills.
• promote learners’ personal development.

Content overview
Cambridge IGCSE -English as a Second Language offers learners the opportunity to develop
practical -communication skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing.

- Learners will be presented with a variety of stimuli that will build up their skills in
reading and writing. They will learn to select relevant details, understand the
difference between what is directly stated and implied, and practise writing for
different purposes and audiences.
- Learners will listen to a range of spoken material, including talks and
conversations, in order to develop listening skills.
- Learners will engage in conversations on a variety of topics, and develop their
skills in responding to different situations and audiences with a degree of accuracy
and clarity.
- Cambridge IGCSE-English as a Second Language will enable learners to become
independent users of English, and to be able to use English to communicate
effectively in a variety of practical contexts.
Cambridge IGCSE -English as a Second Language 0510 syllabus for 2022. Syllabus overview

Assessment overview
Core candidates take:
Paper 1 2 hours
Reading and Writing 60 %
30 marks
Five exercises testing a range of reading and writing skills.
Task Reading exercise. Candidates read a text and answer a series of questions.
Candidates write short (single word/phrase) answers.
Text type One of the following: article, blog or webpages.
Total marks 10

and Core candidates take:


Paper 2 Approximately 15 minutes
Listening 10 %
10 marks
Candidates listen to several short extracts and complete a range of task types, including
short-answer questions, gap filling, matching, multiple choice and note-making.

and all Core candidates take:


Component 3 Approximately 10–15 minutes
Speaking Separately endorsed
10 marks
Following a 2–3 minute warm-up conversation, candidates engage in a 6–9 minute
discussion with the examiner on a given topic.
Cambridge IGCSE -English as a Second Language 0510 syllabus for 2022. Syllabus overview

Marks for Marks for Total marks


Reading skill Writing skill
Exercise 1 Reading 5 0 5
Exercise 2 Reading 5 0 5
Exercise 3 Note-making 0 4 4
Exercise 5 Summary 0 6 6
Exercise 6 Writing 0 10 10
10 20 30

Description of exercises for Listening & Speaking

Marks for Marks for Total marks


Listening skill Speaking skill
Exercise 1 Listening 5 0 5
Exercise 2 Speaking 0 5 5
10

Assessment objectives

The assessment objectives are:

Reading
1. Identify and select relevant information.
2. Understand ideas, opinions and attitudes.
3. Show understanding of the connections between ideas, opinions and attitudes.
4. Understand what is implied but not directly stated, e.g. gist, writer’s purpose, intention and feelings.
Cambridge IGCSE -English as a Second Language 0510 syllabus for 2022. Syllabus overview
Writing
1. Communicate information/ideas/opinions clearly, accurately and effectively.
2. Organise ideas into coherent paragraphs using a range of appropriate linking devices.
3. Use a range of grammatical structures and vocabulary accurately and effectively.
4. Show control of punctuation and spelling.
5. Use appropriate register and style/format for the given purpose and audience.

Listening
1. Identify and select relevant information.
2. Understand ideas, opinions and attitudes.
3. Show understanding of the connections between ideas, opinions and attitudes.
4. Understand what is implied but not directly stated, e.g. gist, speaker’s purpose, intention and feelings.

Speaking
1. Communicate ideas/opinions clearly, accurately and effectively.
2. Develop responses and link ideas using a range of appropriate linking devices.
3. Use a range of grammatical structures and vocabulary accurately and effectively.
4. Show control of pronunciation and intonation patterns.
5. Engage in a conversation and contribute effectively to help move the conversation forward.

English Department
Head of Department English Teacher
Mrs. Nazia Amjad Mr. Alaa Mekki

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