This document outlines the course objectives, aims, assessment objectives, exam parts, activities, and evaluation for a First Language English Cambridge IGCSE course taught by Daniela Barra. The course aims to develop students' communication skills in writing and speaking through activities such as role-plays, presentations, discussions, and practice of different genres. Students will be evaluated on assignments, tests, and their binder which must contain sections for classwork, writing, and mock exam practice.

1. LANGUAGE
2016

2. Important Information
• Full name: Daniela Barra
• Email: dbarra@lascumbres.edu.ar
• Blog: dbarra.cumbresblogs.com

3. Course Objectives

4.  Reflect upon different thematic issues and use language appropriate to
each context.
 Monitor our own learning process and enrich our way of studying, reading,
writing, etc.
 Communicate clearly and accurately, both in writing and in speaking,
employing suitable structures and lexical items.
 Read texts and spot elements that respond to style, register and genre.
 Gain awareness of the use of words to achieve effects on readers.
 Write different kinds of compositions, such as descriptions, narratives,
(in)formal letters, articles, discursive essays and so on.

5.  Carry out activities that will develop both fluency and accuracy in oral
English.
 Give presentations.
 Do collaborative work in the class and share experiences that will
contribute to each individual’s performance throughout the year.
 Make room for creativity and tolerance so that different viewpoints can be
expressed with ease.
 Get ready for I.G.C.S.E.

6. First Language English for the Cambridge IGCSE
examination
Aims
1) To enable students to communicate accurately, appropriately
and effectively in speech and writing
2) To enable students to understand and respond appropriately
to what they hear, read and experience
3) To encourage students to enjoy and appreciate a variety of
language
4) To complement students’ other areas of study by developing
skills of a more general application (e.g. analysis, synthesis,
drawing of inferences)
5) To promote students’ personal development and an
understanding of themselves and others.

8. Assessment objectives for WRITING
Candidates will be assessed on their ability to:
W1 articulate experience and express what is thought,
felt and imagined
W2 order and present facts, ideas and opinions
W3 understand and use a range of appropriate
vocabulary
W4 use language and register appropriate to audience
and context
W5 make accurate and effective use of paragraphs,
grammatical structures, sentences, punctuation and
spelling.

9. Assessment objectives for READING
Candidates will be assessed on their ability to:
R 1 understand and collate explicit meanings
R2 understand, explain and collate implicit
meanings and attitudes
R3 select, analyse and evaluate what is relevant
to specific purposes
R4 understand how writers achieve effects.

10. Exam parts
• PAPER 1:
– PART 1: Reading and answering questions
– PART 2: Writing a summary
• PAPER 2
– PART 1: Reading and Writing
– PART 2: Responding to effect
– PART 3: Reading and Summarising
• PAPER 3
– PART 1: Reading and Writing
– PART 2: Writing (choose: narrative / descriptive /argumentative)

11. Activities
• Role-plays
• Presentations
• Discussion of texts
• Discussion of different topics

12. Activities
• Mock Exam Practice
• Novel (as from May)
 The Village by the Sea, by Anita Desai

13. Activities
 Different genres
 Summary
 Description
 Narratives
 Article
 Report
 Essay
 Poetry
 Letters
 Blog
 Commenting
 Posting

14. Binder
It must contain three sections
1) CLASSWORK
2) WRITING
3) MOCK EXAM PRACTICE

16. Evaluation
 Writing assignments
 Oral assignments
 Tests / Mock exams
 Blog work
 Projects
 Attitude
 Behaviour
 Binder
 Assistant work
 Preparation for classes