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IGCSE English Literature (0486) Past Papers

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The syllabus enables learners to read, interpret and evaluate texts through the study of literature in English. Learners develop an understanding of literal meaning, relevant contexts and of the deeper themes or attitudes that may be expressed. Through their studies, they learn to recognise and appreciate the ways in which writers use English to achieve a range of effects, and will be able to present an informed, personal response to the material they have studied.

The syllabus also encourages the exploration of wider and universal issues, promoting learners’ better understanding of themselves and of the world around them.

The last examination series for Cambridge IGCSE Literature (English) (0486) will be November 2019.

From 2020 this syllabus will be replaced by the updated syllabus,  Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English (0475) .

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Please note: The left-hand column (A*-G grading) contains papers from the 0475 and 0486 syllabuses. In 2020, the 0475 specification replaced the 0486 specification. However, in CAIE’s words, “The only change is the title and the syllabus code. Past papers and other resources for Cambridge IGCSE Literature (English) (0486) are still largely applicable for teaching Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English (0475).”

For the 0992 syllabus, CAIE says “This syllabus is graded from 9 to 1 but is otherwise the same as Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English (0475) and the previous version of this syllabus, IGCSE Literature (English) (0486)”. Thus, a student studying the 0475 (A*-G) or 0992 (9-1) qualifications can use any of the papers below.

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Teachers complain of ‘obscure’ English lit GCSE extract

Teachers have warned that GCSE English literature students could be disadvantaged by a “difficult” and “obscure” Shakespeare extract.

Some teachers say they have complained to exam board AQA about the extract from Romeo and Juliet that students were presented with last week.

The extract was from a scene in the play where Juliet waits for her nurse to return with news from Romeo. Students were asked to write about how Juliet’s difficulties are presented in the extract and the whole play.

There are concerns that an extract in the paper from Macbeth was easier to analyse for students who had studied that play, and that those who had studied Romeo and Juliet would therefore be in a worse position when papers are marked.

Melissa Wells, head of English at Stanchester Academy in Somerset, said: “I think the Macbeth extract is one that is commonly explored in depth in GCSE scenes, whereas the Romeo and Juliet one is not so much, and I think AQA could consider the parity of questions and extracts across all of the text in terms of challenge to make it fairer.

“Particularly if you are a weaker student, I think they will have found it more difficult to pick things up.”

GCSE English extract ‘disadvantaged’ students

While teachers “have a responsibility” to ensure that students understand the whole text, a difficult extract “can throw [students] and has an impact on their confidence more than anything else”, Ms Wells said.

The way that grade boundaries are worked out means that students with a more difficult text are “disadvantaged compared to others who may have had a slightly easier one”, she added.

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A deputy head of English at a school in Dorset, who wishes to remain anonymous, told Tes they had filed a complaint to AQA.

The Macbeth extract included “widely considered ‘key’ quotations for Lady Macbeth” and was one that “all students” would know and have “lots of prepared analysis for”, unlike the Romeo and Juliet extract, they said.

“Students liked the question but many said they had to read the extract several times to find something to comment on,” they added.

Students ‘mortified’

The extract also generated debate on social media.

English teacher Grace Johnston posted on X that she had complained about the “lack of parity” between the extract and other texts in the paper, and said she believed students who had studied Romeo and Juliet could be “at a significant disadvantage”.

Have raised a complaint with AQA about the lack of parity between the R+J extract and all other texts on yesterday’s paper. I believe that students who study RJ could be at a significant disadvantage and examiners need to be trained around this to ensure equity #TeamEnglish - Miss Johnston (@Miss_GJohnston) May 14, 2024

Another user posted that students were “mortified” because the extract is “obscure and of very little significance to the whole text”.

A spokesperson for AQA said its subject experts “think carefully when they write exam questions so that they are the same level of difficulty across all options”.

Examiners mark the paper using the same mark scheme, “which makes sure that the same demonstration of skills receives the same reward - regardless of which text a student has studied”, they added.

After students have sat an exam, their performance is analysed across different optional questions to make sure the level of difficulty in the questions was comparable, the spokesperson said.

“If we find that there was a difference in difficulty between two optional questions then we can take this into account before we issue results, making sure that exams are fair to all students, past and present.”

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