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EnglishIntermediate 1(C270 10)

English

Course outline

The Course is designed to enrich the experience of candidates through the study of language and literature and to develop the skills of understanding and communicating. The content to be covered by the Course is specified by two component Units, one of which contains options. The component Units are as follows.

F796 10 English: Language Study (Int 1) 1.5 credit (60 hours)
F797 10 English: Literary Study (Int 1) 1.5 credit (60 hours)

Course assessment

In order to gain an award in the Course, the candidate must pass the internal assessments associated with the component Units. In addition, the candidate must meet the standards targeted by the external assessment instrument.

The external assessment will consist of two externally set question papers and a writing folio (20% weighting).The writing folio will consist of one piece of writing as specified in the Arrangements Documents.

Close Reading (1 hour) - 40% weighting

In response to a series of questions, candidates will be required to demonstrate their ability to understand, analyse and evaluate a passage of unseen prose.  Questions will require either a short answer (a few words) or a restricted response (a few sentences or a paragraph).

Critical Essay (45 minutes) - 40% weighting

In response to one question from a range of questions, candidates will be required to produce a Critical Essay demonstrating their ability to understand, analyse and evaluate previously studied text(s) or topic(s).

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