International GCSE
English Language A (Modular)
Entries listed for November 2026, June 2027; options and centre rules vary
The 2026/2027 International GCSE entry manual, physical pages 3, 16, was visually checked for these award, unit, option and series records. This does not establish individual eligibility or completed teaching.
StudyForA coverage: Planned
Original teaching and guided, independent and application practice have not yet been mapped for this entry. Official links below are resources, not completed StudyForA lessons.
Specialist review is pending. Self-check answers are learning support, not official exam marks or proof of mastery. Practical, oral, performance and coursework requirements, where applicable, need appropriate teacher or centre supervision and assessment.
Examination-year entries: 2026–2027
Pearson Qualifications Information Manual 2026/2027 · pages 3, 16 ↗
These entries were checked on 2026-10-17. Confirm the current rules and your centre’s eligibility before making an examination entry.
Award codes and required units
- 4XEA1 · English Language Specification A (modular) · International GCSE
4WEA1 and 4WEA2, plus cash-in 4XEA1. The spoken-language endorsement 4WEAE is optional and is not a third required qualification unit.
Listed award series: November 2026; June 2027.
Teaching: Planned.
Paper and unit entry options
- 4WEA1 · A · English Language Specification A (Unit 1)
Listed series: November 2026; June 2027.
- 4WEA1 · R · English Language Specification A (Unit 1R)
Listed series: June 2027.
- 4WEA1 · C · English Language Specification A (Unit 1C)
Listed series: November 2026; June 2027.
- 4WEA1 · V · English Language Specification A (Unit 1CR)
Listed series: June 2027.
- 4WEA2 · A · English Language Specification A (Unit 2)
Listed series: November 2026; June 2027.
- 4WEA2 · R · English Language Specification A (Unit 2R)
Listed series: June 2027.
- 4WEA2 · C · English Language Specification A (Unit 2C)
Listed series: November 2026; June 2027.
- 4WEA2 · V · English Language Specification A (Unit 2CR)
Listed series: June 2027.
- 4WEAE · English Language Specification A (Optional Spoken Language Endorsement)
Listed series: November 2026; June 2027.
- 4WEAE · T · English Language Specification A (Optional Spoken Language Endorsement Transferred from previous series)
Listed series: June 2027.
Which contributing units run in each series?
An available award cash-in does not mean all its units are offered in that series.
- 4WEA1 · English Language A Unit 1
Listed unit series: November 2026; June 2027.
- 4WEA2 · English Language A Unit 2
Listed unit series: November 2026; June 2027.
- Required units and a separate cash-in entry are needed for the award. Units may be banked under the candidate UCI across series, subject to current aggregation and resit rules. A cash-in alone does not enter the contributing units.
- Regional and regional-onscreen options in this manual are listed for June 2027 only. Follow the centre-location rules on manual page 3; several subject tables mistakenly cross-refer to page 2. Confirm the required entry with the centre.
- Onscreen or mixed paper/onscreen choices require suitable approved centre provision. C or CR in a paper title is not necessarily the entry-option code; use the exact option shown below.
- This modular route is for international centres only; linear papers and coursework options are not interchangeable with its units.
- For the optional spoken-language endorsement, the manual requires entry for at least one qualification unit, 4WEAE and cash-in 4XEA1 in the final series, with the other unit sat previously. The transferred endorsement option is T, listed for June 2027 only. Confirm the exact final-series arrangement with the centre.
- This is award and entry reconciliation only. Original teaching, guided, independent and application practice, book mapping, specialist approval and formal assessment validation remain incomplete.
Specification edition checked
Official specification · Issue 2 ↗
Issue 2 - August 2025. Award identity and assessment structure checked on physical pages 1, 10, 11, 12, 25, 31. Full topic teaching, practice and book mapping remain incomplete.
Confirm your specification and entry
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Confirm the award, unit combination, examination year and centre eligibility. Listing in the catalogue alone does not establish that every unit is available in every examination series.
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Specification document links found on the official page
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Book editions and official resource mappings for this entry remain to be reconciled.