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View topicsWJEC GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature are separate qualifications in Wales, each fully examined with no coursework, plus a non-graded spoken language endorsement.
English Language assesses reading of unseen 20th and 21st century fiction and non-fiction, including comparison across texts, alongside narrative, descriptive and transactional writing produced under exam conditions. English Literature covers a Shakespeare play, a 19th century novel, a contemporary text, the WJEC poetry anthology and unseen poetry.
The two papers reward different habits: Language rewards precision about method and effect, Literature rewards a sustained argument. Learning to switch cleanly between them is the single most useful thing a tutor can build.
Important Topics
- Reading Unseen TextsAnalysing and comparing 20th and 21st century fiction and non-fiction.
- ShakespeareExtract and whole-text response on a set play, with context and technique.
- 19th Century NovelSet novel study covering theme, character, language and social context.
- Poetry Anthology & UnseenComparing anthology poems and analysing unseen poetry.
- Creative & Descriptive WritingNarrative and descriptive writing crafted and produced to time.
- Transactional WritingArticles, letters, reports, reviews and speeches for a stated audience.
- Spoken Language EndorsementIndividual researched presentation, assessed separately from the grade.
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