edexcelINTERNATIONALGCSEEnglish Literature(9-1)SPECIFICATIONPearson Edexcel International GCSE in English Literature (4ET1)For first teaching September 2016First examination June 2018Issue 2P PearsonEdexcel,BTEC and LCCI qualificationsEdexcel,BTEC and LCCI qualifications are awarded by Pearson,the UK's largest awardingbody offering academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognised andbenchmarked.For further information,please visit our qualifications website atqualifications.pearson.com.Altematively,you can get in touch with us using the details onour contact us page at qualifications.pearson.com/contactusAbout PearsonPearson is the world's leading learning company,with 35,000 employees in more than70 countries working to help people of all ages to make measurable progress in their livesthrough leaming.We put the leamer at the centre of everything we do,because whereverlearning flourishes,so do people.Find out more about how we can help you and yourlearners at qualifications.pearson.comAcknowledgementsThis specification has been produced by Pearson on the basis of consultation with teachers,examiners,consultants and other interested parties.Pearson would like to thank all thosewho contributed their time and expertise to the specification's development.References to third party material made in this specification are made in good faith.Pearsondoes not endorse,approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials,which maybe subject to change,or any opinions expressed therein.(Material may include textbooks,jourals,magazines and other publications and websites.)All information in this specification is correct at time of going to publication.ISBN9781446954355All the material in this publication is copyrightPearson Education Limited 2017Summary of Pearson Edexcel International GCSE inEnglish Literature specificationIssue 2 changesSummary of changes made between previous issue and this currentPageissuenumberNB:references to 'paper/papers'have been amended to read 'component/components'as this more accurately reflects the structure of the qualification.Component 1 Assessment overview:the information for Section A-Unseen12Poetry and Section B-Anthology Poetry has been separated out into twoseparate sections to better reflect the assessment of these sections.References to the JCQ document title have been updated to show the full20+23document title.Component 3:on the assessment grid for 'Assignment A:Modern Drama'in21Level 5,the third bullet descriptor has been amended from 'Cohesiveevaluation language,form and structure'to now read 'Cohesive evaluation oflanguage,form and structure'.Breakdown of Assessment Objectives and raw mark table:the heading for26Component 2 has now been amended to also include Component 3:Coursework.Appendix 4:prescribed editions of set texts:the table has been amended so36the texts are separated out into Component 1 and Component 2 andstatements have been added to the start of each table outlining the status ofthe prescribed edition i.e.for Component 1 the editions arerecommendations and for Component 2 the prescribed editions must be usedby students.If you need further information on these changes or what they mean,contact us viaour website at:qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/contact-us.html.