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CXC CSEC English Language Syllabus
The complete CXC CSEC English Language specification mapped to 166 topics. Click any topic for free revision notes and practice questions.
Cloze Passages
Grammar and Vocabulary
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Descriptive Writing
People, Places and Events
People, Places, Events and Scenes
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Directed Writing
Responding to a Specific Task and Audience
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Transforming Information from One Text Type to Another
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Dramatic Techniques
Dialogue, Stage Directions, Dramatic Irony
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Expository Writing
Explaining and Informing
Explanation and Information
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Extended Response to Reading
Analysis and Evaluation
Fact and Opinion
Distinguishing and Evaluating
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Figurative Language
Identification and Interpretation
Figurative Language in Literature
Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Symbolism, Imagery
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Formal Letter Writing
Conventions and Purpose
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Grammatical Structures
Parts of Speech
Letter Writing
Formal and Informal Letters
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Literary Appreciation
Drama — Plays
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Poetry — Unseen and Prescribed Poems
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Prose Fiction — Novels and Short Stories
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Literary Devices
Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Symbolism, Irony
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Mechanics of Writing
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling in Composition
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Media Texts
Advertisements, Notices and Announcements
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Modifiers
Adjectives and Adverbs
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Narrative Writing
Short Story and Personal Narrative
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Story and Personal Recount
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Paragraph Coherence
Use of Connectives and Transitional Devices
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Paragraph Development
Topic Sentences, Supporting Evidence, Elaboration
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Paragraph Structure
Topic Sentences, Development and Conclusion
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Plot Structure
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
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Poetic Devices
Rhyme, Rhythm, Metre and Stanza Forms
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Punctuation
Commas, Full Stops, Colons, Semicolons, Apostrophes, Inverted Commas
Identification and Correct Use
Reading Comprehension
Distinguishing Fact from Opinion
Expository and Argumentative Texts
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Factual and Inferential Understanding
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Factual and Informational Texts
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Identification of Main Idea and Supporting Details
Identifying Literary and Rhetorical Devices in Prose Passages
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Inference and Implied Meaning
Literary and Narrative Texts
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Literary Texts (Prose Extracts)
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Purpose and Audience of a Text
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Summary Skills and Note-Making
Text Structure and Organisation (e.g. chronological, compare/contrast, cause/effect)
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Tone, Mood and Attitude of the Writer
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Understanding and Interpreting Visual and Graphic Texts (tables, charts, cartoons)
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Understanding Argumentative and Persuasive Texts
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Vocabulary in Context
Report Writing
Format and Language
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Format, Structure and Purpose
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Review Writing
Critical Evaluation of Text or Event
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Sentence Structure
Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences
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Sentence Types
Simple, Compound, Complex and Compound-Complex
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Speech Writing
Structure and Persuasive Techniques
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Standard English vs Creole and Dialect
Awareness and Code-Switching
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Summary Writing
Identifying and Condensing Key Information from a Passage
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Identifying and Condensing Key Points
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Text Organisation
Cohesion and Coherence
Usage and Grammar
Active and Passive Voice
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Clauses and Phrases (noun, adjective, adverbial)
Correct Use of Pronouns (case, reference, agreement)
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Degrees of Comparison (adjectives and adverbs)
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Direct and Indirect (Reported) Speech
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Editing and Proofreading a Passage for Errors
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Idiomatic Expressions and Phrasal Verbs
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Paragraph Coherence and Cohesion (linking devices, transitions)
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Parts of Speech (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections)
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Punctuation (comma, full stop, colon, semicolon, apostrophe, quotation marks, exclamation mark, question mark)
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Register and Appropriateness of Language for Context
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Sentence Errors — Fragments, Run-ons, Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
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Sentence Structure — Simple, Compound, Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences
Spelling and Commonly Confused Words
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Subject-Verb Agreement
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Tense Consistency and Correct Verb Forms
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Word Formation (prefixes, suffixes, roots)
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Vocabulary in Context
Word Meaning and Usage
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All topics
Active and Passive Voice
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Argumentative and Persuasive Writing
Article Writing (newspaper/magazine article)
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Article Writing for Newspapers and Magazines
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Audience, Purpose and Register in Writing
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Author's Purpose, Tone and Attitude
Caribbean Literature and Cultural Context
Character Analysis and Development
Characterisation and Setting in Literary Texts
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Clarity, Coherence and Cohesion in Writing
Clause and Phrase Identification
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Comparison of Texts Across Genres
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Comprehension and Summary
Conflict and its Role in Literary Texts
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Critical Response and Personal Evaluation of Texts
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Descriptive Writing
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Dialogue and Script Writing
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Dialogue Writing
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Diary/Journal Entry Writing
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Direct and Indirect (Reported) Speech
Direct and Indirect Speech
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Distinguishing Fact from Opinion
Editing and Proofreading for Errors
Expository/Informative Writing
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Expressive Writing
Formal Letter Writing (complaint, application, request, to an authority)
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Functional Writing
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Grammar and Usage
Identification of Main Ideas and Supporting Details
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Identifying Main Idea and Supporting Details
Imaginative Writing
Inference and Implied Meaning
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Inference and Interpretation from Unseen Passages
Informal Letter and Personal Correspondence
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Informal/Personal Letter Writing
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Interpreting and Responding to Poetry
Interpreting and Responding to Prose Extracts
Interpreting Visual and Graphic Stimuli (Cartoons, Diagrams, Tables)
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Introductions and Conclusions in Extended Writing
Listening Comprehension
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Narrative Point of View and Narrative Voice
Narrative Writing
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Oral Communication
Organisation and Development of Written Composition
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Organised and Coherent Essay Structure (introduction, body, conclusion)
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Paragraph Construction and Coherence
Parts of Speech and Their Functions
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Persuasive and Argumentative Writing
Planning, Drafting and Organising Written Work
Point of View and Narrative Perspective
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Pronoun Reference and Agreement
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Purpose, Audience and Context across Text Types
Reading Comprehension
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Reflective and Personal Writing
Reflective Writing
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Register, Audience and Purpose in Non-Fiction Texts
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Report Writing (formal reports to an authority or organisation)
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Responding to a Stimulus (picture, quotation, statement, data) in Writing
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Review Writing (book, film, event, product)
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Rhetorical and Persuasive Devices in Writing
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Sentence Structure and Grammatical Function
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Sentence Variety and Effectiveness in Writing
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Sequencing and Logical Order of Ideas
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Setting and Its Function in Literature
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Speech Writing (address to an audience, formal and informal)
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Speech Writing and Writing for an Audience
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Spelling and Word Formation
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Spelling Conventions and Common Spelling Errors
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Style, Diction and Language Choice in Literature
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Subject-Verb Agreement
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Summarising and Note-Making
Summary Writing
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Summary Writing in Response to Extended Texts
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Synonyms, Antonyms and Word Relationships
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Tense Consistency and Verb Forms
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Text Structure and Organisation
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Theme and Mood in Literary and Non-Literary Texts
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Themes and Issues in Literary Texts
Tone, Mood and Atmosphere in Literary Texts
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Tone, Voice and Style Appropriate to Purpose and Audience
Transformation of Sentences
Understanding Figurative Language and Literary Devices
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Use of Evidence and Examples to Support Arguments
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Use of Evidence, Examples and Elaboration in Writing
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Use of Prepositions and Conjunctions
Use of Stylistic and Rhetorical Devices in Writing (repetition, contrast, rhetorical questions, anecdote, emotive language)
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Verb Tense, Agreement and Aspect
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Vocabulary and Word Meaning
Writing for a Specific Audience and Purpose
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Writing Skills
Writing with Appropriate Register and Tone
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