The assessment comprises four papers: the first is a reading paper and the second is a writing paper, each of which provide separate tasks; the third is a listening paper that uses recorded monologues and dialogues; and the fourth is a spoken language (oral) element that provides students with an opportunity to show their language skills.

AO1 Reading: Understand and respond to written language

AO2 Writing: Communicate in writing

AO3 Listening: Understand and respond to spoken language

AO4 Speaking: Communicate and interact in speech

We made changes to the assessments of International GCSE English as a Second Language in 2021, These were made following feedback from OxfordAQA teachers in order to support our commitment to Fair Assessment. Details of the changes to International GCSE ESL can be found here.

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