1985/86 English O Level Syllabus?

[March-Hare]

I have looked for the above online but can't find it .... can anyone help?

[bhg481]

Hadn't they moved on to GCSE by then? You might be searching for the wrong thing. You might also need to specify the Examining Board.

[ducksie]

Have you tried the publishers? I know it a silly question but there was a school book here that was so popular the publishers were approached and re published it, became a best seller - Soundings - leaving cert English

[Buenchico]

I doubt that anyone has put it online. You'd probably need to hunt down books which were aimed at students taking the examination.

Further, you'll need to specify WHICH examination board you're referring to (since each of the 9 boards will have had their own syllabi) and WHICH 'O'-level English examination you're referring to (since all of the boards will have offered both 'English Language' and 'English Literature'). So there will be at least 18 different syllabi for that year.

[March-Hare]

No was still O Level .... I did my exams in 1989 and I was the second year of GCSEs - 1985/6 was my husband's exam year .....

[Buenchico]

>>> Hadn't they moved on to GCSE by then?

No. GCSE was introduced in 1988.

[sherrardk]

I sat my o levels in 1985 - we did the Tale of the Ancient Mariner, Cider with Rosie, Romanov and Juliet and some Shakespeare play (can't remember which). This was with WJEC but I expect it varied by exam board.

[sherrardk]

Think the play was Midsummer's Dream.

[Jennykenny]

The play was always Midsummer's Night Dream.
It was in Scotland in 1966 when I did my 'O' Levels. Have hated it ever since.

[ichkeria]

Seems a bit hard on Scotland :-)

[Jennykenny]

Ich.
Good for you and good sense of humour.

[March-Hare]

Thanks everyone .... no idea of the examination board - it was English Literature we were looking for .... my husband can only remember doing The Pit and the Pendulu and To Kill a Mockingbird ..... if that might ring any bells?