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Contents
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 2
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
Assessment at a glance
Syllabus aims
Assessment objectives
Description of papers Cambridge International AS and A Level English Language 9093
Exam combinations
Assessment at a glance
Syllabus aims
Assessment objectives
Description of papers Cambridge International AS and A Level Literature in English 9695
Exam combinations
Assessment at a glance
Syllabus aims
Assessment objectives
Description of papers Cambridge International AS Level Language and Literature in English 8695
Exam combinations
Introduction
1.
Introduction
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Cambridge International AS and A Level Language and Literature in English. Syllabus for examination in 2015.
Introduction
Cambridge International AS and A Level Language and Literature in English. Syllabus for examination in 2015.
Introduction
Learners studying Cambridge International AS and A Levels have the opportunities to:
present reasoned explanations, understand implications and communicate them clearly and logically
the ability to use appropriate styles and registers for different contexts
the ability to analyse a variety of complex texts in a variety of forms and styles
Prior learning
We recommend that candidates who are beginning this course should have previously completed a
Cambridge O Level or Cambridge IGCSE course in English Language, or Literature in English.
Cambridge International AS and A Level Language and Literature in English. Syllabus for examination in 2015.
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Progression
Cambridge International A Level English Language provides a suitable foundation for the study of English
Language or related courses in higher education. Equally it is suitable for candidates intending to pursue
careers or further study, or as part of a course of general education.
Cambridge International A Level Literature in English provides a suitable foundation for the study of English
Literature or related courses in higher education. Equally it is suitable for candidates intending to pursue
careers or further study, or as part of a course of general education.
Cambridge International AS Level English Language constitutes the first half of the Cambridge International
A Level course in English Language and therefore provides a suitable foundation for the study of English
Language at Cambridge International A Level and thence for related courses in higher education. Depending
on local university entrance requirements, it may permit or assist progression directly to university courses
in English, Humanities or some other subjects. It is also suitable for candidates intending to pursue careers
or further study, or as part of a course of general education.
Cambridge International AS Level Literature in English constitutes the first half of the Cambridge
International A Level course in Literature in English and therefore provides a suitable foundation for the study
of English Literature at Cambridge International A Level and thence for related courses in higher education.
Depending on local university entrance requirements, it may permit or assist progression directly to
university courses in English, Humanities or some other subjects. It is also suitable for candidates intending
to pursue careers or further study, or as part of a course of general education.
Cambridge International AS and A Level Language and Literature in English. Syllabus for examination in 2015.
Introduction
Cambridge International AS and A Level Language and Literature in English. Syllabus for examination in 2015.
Teacher support
2.
Teacher support
2.3 Training
We offer a range of support activities for teachers to ensure they have the relevant knowledge and skills to
deliver our qualifications. See www.cie.org.uk/events for further information.
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Duration
Weighting
Passages
2 hours 15 minutes
50%
Paper 2
Duration
Weighting
Writing
2 hours
50%
and
Cambridge International AS and A Level Language and Literature in English. Syllabus for examination in 2015.
Duration
Weighting
Passages
2 hours 15 minutes
25%
Paper 2
Duration
Weighting
Writing
2 hours
25%
Paper 3
Duration
Weighting
Text Analysis
2 hours 15 minutes
25%
Paper 4
Duration
Weighting
Language Topics
2 hours 15 minutes
25%
and
and
and
A critical and informed response to texts in a range of forms, styles and contexts
Cambridge International AS and A Level Language and Literature in English. Syllabus for examination in 2015.
Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4
AO1
AO2
AO3
Each question is based on one passage (or thematically related shorter passages) printed in the question paper.
Texts will be drawn from a range of English language sources such as advertisements, brochures, leaflets,
editorials, news stories, articles, reviews, blogs, investigative journalism, letters, podcasts, (auto)biographies,
diaries, essays, scripted speech (e.g. a speech by a politician) and narrative/descriptive writing.
Each question is in two parts:
(a) commentary on use of language in the passage(s) [15 marks]
(b) directed writing task based on the passage(s) [10 marks]
In all questions, candidates are required to:
identify distinguishing features of the texts, relate them to the function and context of the writing, and
organise information in their answers
comment on aspects such as vocabulary, figurative language (e.g. use of metaphor and simile), word
ordering and sentence structure, formality/informality of tone, and the communication of attitudes, bias
or prejudice, structure
write for a specific purpose and/or audience using appropriate vocabulary, tone, and style.
Candidates are advised to spend approximately 15 minutes reading the whole paper before they begin
writing.
Dictionaries may not be used.
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Cambridge International AS and A Level Language and Literature in English. Syllabus for examination in 2015.
The paper contains two sections: Section A and Section B. There are three questions in each section.
Candidates answer two questions: one question from Section A and one question from Section B.
Each question is based on text(s) printed on the question paper. One of the texts (either for Question 1 or
Question 2) will be a transcription of speech/spoken material/scripted speech (e.g. a campaigning broadcast
or political speech). The other texts will be drawn from forms such as advertisements, brochures, leaflets,
editorials, news stories, articles, reviews, blogs, investigative journalism, letters, podcasts, (auto)biographies,
diaries, essays, and narrative/descriptive writing.
In Question 1(a) candidates are required to write for a specific purpose and/or audience using appropriate
vocabulary, tone, and style.
In Question 1(b) and Question 2 candidates are required to:
identify and analyse distinguishing features of written and spoken language in the text(s), such as
vocabulary, word order and the structure of sentences/utterances, figurative language (e.g. use of
metaphor and simile), formality/informality of tone, and the communication of attitudes, bias or prejudice
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One essay question will be set on each topic area. These topic areas will also be examined in 2016.
Each question will incorporate a short stimulus (such as a relevant text extract or speech transcription)
relating to the topic area. Candidates will be expected to refer to this and to their own wider reading and
research in answering.
Dictionaries may not be used.
Topic A: Spoken language and social groups
Relevant areas for study include:
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idiolect/sociolect/dialect
theories and studies of social variation in language, for example variations according to gender, age,
occupation, social class
Cambridge International AS and A Level Language and Literature in English. Syllabus for examination in 2015.
language death
the main stages of early development, for example, the holophrastic, telegraphic and post-telegraphic
stages
instrumental function: language used to fulfil a need obtaining food, drink and comfort.
heuristic function: language that is used to explore the world and to learn and discover
imaginative function: using language to tell stories and create imaginary worlds
knowledge of some of the theories of how children acquire language, such as imitation and
reinforcement (Skinner), the language acquisition device (Chomsky), cognitive development (Piaget),
child-directed (or caretaker) speech.
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4.
Duration
Weighting
2 hours
50%
Paper 4
Duration
Weighting
Drama
2 hours
50%
Paper 3
Duration
Weighting
2 hours
25%
Paper 4
Duration
Weighting
Drama
2 hours
25%
Paper 5
Duration
Weighting
2 hours
25%
and
and
and
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Cambridge International AS and A Level Language and Literature in English. Syllabus for examination in 2015.
and either
Paper 6
Duration
Weighting
2 hours
25%
Paper 7
Duration
Weighting
2 hours
25%
Paper 8
Duration
Weighting
or
or
Coursework
25%
Appreciation of and informed personal response to literature in English in a range of texts in different
forms, and from different periods and cultures.
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The table shows how the assessment objectives relate to the components of the scheme of assessment.
Assessment
objective
Paper 3
Paper 4
Paper 5
(A Level
only)
Paper 6
(A Level
only)
Paper 7
(A Level
only)
Paper 8
(A Level
only)
AO1
AO2
AO3
AO4
AO5
For the Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary (AS) Level qualification, each paper is worth 50% of
the total marks and each question carries equal marks.
For the Cambridge International Advanced (A) Level qualification, each paper (including coursework) is
worth 25% of the total marks and each question carries equal marks.
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Cambridge International AS and A Level Language and Literature in English. Syllabus for examination in 2015.
In all answers, candidates must show understanding of the text and an informed independent opinion;
they must communicate these clearly and appropriately.
The ways in which writers choices of form, structure and language shape meanings,
Poetry
*Wilfred Owen
*Songs of Ourselves
*Ted Hughes
Section B
Prose
E.M. Forster
A Passage to India
Stories of Ourselves
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In all answers, candidates must show understanding of the text and an informed independent opinion;
they must communicate these clearly and appropriately.
The ways in which writers choices of form, structure and language shape meanings,
Text
Edward Albee
*William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Richard III
*Robert Bolt
*Alan Ayckbourn
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Cambridge International AS and A Level Language and Literature in English. Syllabus for examination in 2015.
There are two questions on each text; one essay question, and one passage-based question.
All questions carry equal marks.
In all answers, candidates must show understanding of the text and an informed independent opinion;
they must communicate these clearly and appropriately.
The ways in which writers choices of form, structure and language shape meanings,
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Examinations in June and November 2015 contain questions on the following texts:
Section A
Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
As You Like It
*William Shakespeare
Othello
Section B
Jane Austen
*Geoffrey Chaucer
*George Eliot
*John Keats
Thomas Hardy
*Christina Rossetti
Selected Poems
(see full list of poems to be studied in Appendix A)
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Cambridge International AS and A Level Language and Literature in English. Syllabus for examination in 2015.
There are two questions on each text, one essay question and one passage-based question.
All questions carry equal marks.
In all answers, candidates must show understanding of the text and an informed independent opinion; they
must communicate these clearly and appropriately.
Questions will test candidates understanding of:
The ways in which writers choices of form, structure and language shape meanings,
Text
*Katherine Mansfield
Arundhati Roy
*Liz Lochhead
Harold Pinter
W. H. Auden
*Athol Fugard
L. P. Hartley
The Go-Between
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Candidates write a critical appreciation of previously unseen passages printed on the question paper.
The passages cover at least two of the categories: prose, poetry and drama.
The questions will test candidates ability to read literature critically and to demonstrate, by informed
discussion and opinion, an understanding of the ways in which meaning is expressed through a writers
choices of form, structure and language. The authors of the passages are named, with either the dates of
the author or the date of the passage. Knowledge of the literary or historical background, or of other works
by the named author, is not expected.
Dictionaries may not be used.
Candidates submit a folder of two essays on two texts; the texts must not be set for study elsewhere in
the Syllabus, and must be whole works, originally written in English.
The two texts must be taken from two different forms (prose/poetry/drama).
A minimum of 2000 and a maximum of 3000 words should be submitted in total (including quotations).
Candidates whose work is required for external moderation will be selected by Cambridge.
The general coursework rules, published in the Cambridge Handbook, describe what is needed and give
guidelines for internal (school-based) assessment of coursework.
If you wish to apply to offer Paper 8 Coursework, you must first write to Cambridge with a detailed plan and
rationale for a proposed course. This component is not available to private candidates.
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5.
Duration
Weighting
Writing
2 hours
50%
Paper 9
Duration
Weighting
2 hours
50%
and
A critical and informed response to writing in a range of forms, styles and contexts.
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The table shows how the assessment objectives relate to the components of the scheme of assessment.
Assessment objective
Paper 2
Paper 9
AO1
AO2
AO3
AO4
AO5
AO6
Each paper is worth 50% of the total marks and each question carries equal marks.
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Cambridge International AS and A Level Language and Literature in English. Syllabus for examination in 2015.
The paper contains two sections: Section A and Section B. There are three questions in each section.
Candidates answer two questions: one question from Section A and one question from Section B.
In all answers, candidates must show understanding of the text and an informed independent opinion;
they must communicate these clearly and appropriately.
Questions will test candidates understanding of the ways in which writers choices of form, structure and
language shape meanings.
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Examinations in June and November 2015 will contain questions on the following texts:
Poetry
*Wilfred Owen
*Songs of Ourselves
*Ted Hughes
Selected Poems
(see full list of poems to be studied in Appendix A)
Prose
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
E.M. Forster
A Passage to India
Stories of Ourselves
Drama
*Robert Bolt
Edward Albee
William Shakespeare
Richard III
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Cambridge International AS and A Level Language and Literature in English. Syllabus for examination in 2015.
6.
Her Husband
Cadenza
Second Glance at a Jaguar
Skylarks
Full Moon and Little Frieda
A March Calf
The River in March
Swifts
The Harvest Moon
A Cranefly in September
Football at Slack
When Men Got to the Summit
A Memory
Deaf School
You Hated Spain
The Tender Place
Snow
Disabled
Dulce et Decorum Est
Soldiers Dream
Inspection
Wild With All Regrets
Miners
The Last Laugh
Insensibility
Exposure
The Send-Off
Futility
Mental Cases
Strange Meeting
The Sentry
Spring Offensive
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Edith Wharton
Sredni Vashtar
Virginia Woolf
Bernard Malamud
The Prison
J.G. Ballard
Billennium
V.S. Naipaul
The Enemy
Doris Lessing
Janet Frame
The Bath
Raymond Carver
Elephant
Amit Chaudhuri
Real Time
Annie Proulx
The Contest
Cambridge International AS and A Level Language and Literature in English. Syllabus for examination in 2015.
George Peele
Sonnet 11
Anonymous
Queen Elizabeth I
Michael Drayton
Sonnet 61
Edmund Waller
Queen Elizabeth I
Sonnet 31
Chidiock Tichbourne
Thomas Nashe
Sonnet 19
Ben Jonson
From Underwoods
Thomas Carew
A Song
Walsingham
Aemilia Lanyer
Christopher Marlowe
Edmund Spenser
Sonnet 54
Edmund Spenser
Sonnet 75
Thomas Nashe
William Shakespeare
Sonnet 18
William Shakespeare
Sonnet 73
Edmund Spenser
Thomas Campion
Robert Greene
A Mind Content
Queen Elizabeth I
Ben Jonson
Song: To Celia
Thomas Dekker
Golden Slumbers
Isabella Whitney
The poems on this list may be found in Part 1 of the Anthology. See the Cambridge website for further
details.
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Monna Innominata
My Dream
Promises like Piecrust
Remember
A Royal Princess
Song (When I am dead, my dearest)
Winter: My Secret
Shut Out
Twice
Memory
Up-Hill
Summer is Ended
To Lalla, reading my verses topsy-turvey
Cambridge International AS and A Level Language and Literature in English. Syllabus for examination in 2015.
W. H. Auden from Selected Poems (ed. Edward Mendelson, Faber and Faber)
Paper 6
From the very first coming down
Control of the passes was, he saw, the key
It was Easter as I walked in the public gardens
This lunar beauty
O where are you going? said reader to rider
Though aware of our rank and alert to obey
orders
O what is that sound which so thrills the ear
Look, stranger, at this island now
Now the leaves are falling fast
Lay your sleeping head, my love
As I walked out one evening
Muse des Beaux Arts
In Memory of W. B. Yeats
Refugee Blues
Bliss
Psychology
Mr and Mrs Dove
At the Bay
A Married Mans Story
The Garden Party
The Dolls House
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Other information
7.
Other information
Language
This syllabus and the associated assessment materials are available in English only.
the components taken for the Cambridge International A Level by the candidate in that series included all
the components making up a Cambridge International AS Level
the candidates performance on these components was sufficient to merit the award of a Cambridge
International AS Level grade.
For languages other than English, Cambridge also reports separate speaking endorsement grades
(Distinction, Merit and Pass), for candidates who satisfy the conditions stated in the syllabus.
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Entry codes
To maintain the security of our examinations we produce question papers for different areas of the world,
known as administrative zones. Where the component entry code has two digits, the first digit is the
component number given in the syllabus. The second digit is the location code, specific to an administrative
zone. Information about entry codes, examination timetables and administrative instructions for your
administrative zone can be found in the Cambridge Guide to Making Entries.
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