1 Economic, historical, moral, political, and social

The role and value of history in modern society	Wars, conflicts, and terrorism
Political systems, leadership, nationalism, and forms of government	The role of international organizations
The state and its institutions	The provision and politics of aid
Justice and the justice system; prison and rehabilitation	The role of the individual in society
Family, marriage and partnerships, social pressure, class, and social attitudes	Globalization and its impacts
Wealth and equality in society	Population and migration
Education	Welfare
Sport and leisure	Work and employment
Industry and commerce	Freedom of speech, thought, and action
Human rights	Animal welfare
Matters of conscience, faith and tolerance

2 Science, including its history, philosophy, ethics, general principles and applications; environmental issues; technology and mathematics

Medical and scientific advances and their ethics	Drug testing, manufacture and provision
Diet, health education and provision of healthcare	Space exploration and its associated industry
Information and communications technology	Surveillance and privacy
Environmental concerns	Natural disasters including mitigation and management
Rural and urban concerns	Food and water security
Transport, travel and tourism	The uses and applications of mathematics

3 Literature, language, the arts, crafts, and the media

Literature	Non-fiction writing
Language	Performing arts
Visual arts	Applied arts
Arts institutions and venues	Traditional arts and crafts; heritage
Print and digital media	Advertising
Censorship and freedom of the media and the arts

Source: EGP8021 Syllabus

The AS Level English General Paper course encourages you to think critically about modern issues as a means of developing your skills in reading and writing. It also seeks to strengthen your ability to communicate in English. Your experiences in this course can help you become a stronger critical reader, writer and thinker.

Unlike some of your other classes, where you need to learn about and retain content-based material, AS Level English General Paper is a skills-based course. The skills you learn as a student on this course can transfer to most other academic fields you are studying, therefore your learning experiences can set a valuable foundation for your educational experience across all disciplines.

In short, the skills you practise in this course are extremely valuable because they are the ones that are required at university level, valued in the professional world, and necessary for citizens living in twenty-first century society.

Key Benefits

This course can help you to:

• develop your own opinions
• analyse the opinions of others
• evaluate the quality, value or significance of ideas before judging them
• make new insights and enter the academic conversation.

We are all shaped by our own experiences and hold different values, so not everyone sees the world in the same way. Learning how to address today’s issues (and the opinions surrounding them) in a sensitive and mature way can improve your approach to global conversation. It is hoped that success in this course will inspire you to play an active role in global society and as you do so, you may help to make positive changes in the world around you.




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