British (UK)

The National Curriculum of England (UK) is a very structured curriculum that is designed to meet the needs of all students, stretching brighter children and supporting those who need it through differentiated teaching and learning activities. The curriculum extends and excites all students, whatever their interests or ability. Through it, teachers are able to identify, celebrate and nurture the talents and intelligences of students.

British education is renowned for concerning itself with the development of the whole personality.

In the British education system, students are taught to learn by questioning, problem-solving and creative thinking rather than by the mere retention of facts, hence giving them analytical and creative thinking skills that they will need in the working world. A variety of teaching and assessment methods designed to develop independent thought as well as a mastery of the subject matter is used.

The National Curriculum of England has a clearly defined series of academic and other objectives at every level. mydrasa focuses on Key stage 3 (Year 7-9), Key stage 4 IGCSE/GCSE (Year 10-11) and Key stage 5 A-Level (Year 12-13).

mydrasa added subjects related to Key stage 4 to Year 9, and added subjects related to Key stage 5 to Year 11 for student preparation.

IGCSE stands for the "International General Certificate of Secondary Education". It is a program leading to externally set, marked and certificated examinations from the University of Cambridge. Any student who takes an IGCSE subject will be gaining a qualification that is recognized globally.

The exam boards covered under the International GCSE are Cambridge, Edexcel, and Oxford AQA.

SUbjects

Subjects

Cambridge - English - Language and Literature - 8695

  • Overview
  • Chapters

The aims describe the purposes of a course based on this syllabus.

The aims are to enable students to:

• enjoy the experience of studying English language and reading literature

• communicate effectively, accurately and appropriately in writing

• develop the interdependent skills of reading, analysis and communication

• develop an appreciation of texts in a range of forms and styles produced for a variety of audiences and from different periods and cultures

• build a firm foundation for further study of language and literature.

  • 1: Writing
    1.1: Knowledge and understanding
    1.1.1: The conventions of a wide range of written textual forms
    1.1.2: The linguistic elements and literary features of texts
    1.1.3: The significance of audience in both the design and reception of texts
    1.1.4: The ways in which genre, purpose and context contribute to the meaning of texts
    1.2: Skills and techniques
    1.2.1: Writing for a specified audience and purpose, to fulfil the brief provided
    1.2.2: Producing an appropriate structure for longer pieces of writing
    1.2.3: Organising writing to achieve specific effects
    1.2.4: Structuring paragraphs
    1.2.5: Using a range of appropriate linguistic elements and literary features
    1.2.6: Expressing ideas accurately and clearly at both sentence and word level
    1.2.7: Reflecting upon and evaluating the qualities of their own writing
  • 2: Drama, Poetry and Prose
    2.1: Drama
    2.1.1: Arthur Miller
    2.1.2: William Shakespeare
    2.1.3: Wole Soyinka
    2.1.4: Thomas Middleton and William Rowley
    2.2: Poetry
    2.2.1: Robert Browning
    2.2.2: Owen Sheers
    2.2.3: Songs of Ourselves, Volume 2
    2.2.4: Gillian Clarke
    2.3: Prose
    2.3.1: E M Forster
    2.3.2: Andrea Levy
    2.3.3: Stories of Ourselves, Volume 2
    2.3.4: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

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