IGCSE ESL (English as Second Language)

1- Why choose Cambridge IGCSE ESL?

Cambridge IGCSE ESL offers learners the opportunity to gain lifelong skills and knowledge including:

• Better communicative ability in English
• Improved ability to understand English in a range of everyday situations and in a variety of social registers and styles
• Greater awareness of the nature of language and language-learning skills
• Wider international perspective.

2- Summary of Aims:

Some of the aims of the syllabus are:

• 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.

3- Assessment and Exam Format:

Cambridge IGCSE ESL candidates take three components:

• Reading and writing (Component 1 or Component 2) (70% of total mark)
• Listening (Component 3 or Component 4) (30% of total mark)
• Speaking component (Component 5 or Component 6). (separately endorsed)

Candidates who study the Core curriculum take Components 1 and 3, and candidates who study the Extended curriculum take Components 2 and 4. It is not possible for candidates to combine Component 1 with Component 4 or Component 2 with Component 3.