Pearson Edexcel IGCSE English Language A specification
The specification (4EA1) is Pearson Edexcel's own description of the English Language A course: what you can be examined on, how the exams are set out and how they are marked. The link below opens the board's PDF on qualifications.pearson.com, so you always get its current version.
Open the 4EA1 specification (PDF) (opens qualifications.pearson.com in a new tab)Everything for Pearson Edexcel IGCSE English Language A, with the past papers, grade boundaries and the notes and flashcards people have shared.
How Pearson Edexcel IGCSE English Language A is examined
From Edexcel's grade boundaries for June 2026. Some boards list every optional paper or time-zone variant, so you sit only the ones for your route; the specification says which.
| Paper | Marks | Time | Next exam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 014EA1/01 | 90 | 2 hours 15 minutes | Tuesday 3 November 2026, morning |
| Paper 01R4EA1/01R | 90 | 2 hours 15 minutes | Monday 24 May 2027, morning |
| Paper 1C4EA1/1C | 90 | ||
| Paper 1CR4EA1/1CR | 90 | ||
| Paper 024EA1/02 | 60 | Thursday 5 November 2026, morning | |
| Paper 02R4EA1/02R | 60 | Tuesday 8 June 2027, morning | |
| Paper 2C4EA1/2C | 60 | ||
| Paper 2CR4EA1/2CR | 60 | ||
| Paper 034EA1/03 | 60 | ||
| Paper 03T4EA1/03T | 60 |
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Revising from the English Language A specification
Work through the specification's content list and mark what you are unsure of, then practise those parts with Edexcel's past papers and read your marks against the same year’s grade boundaries.
Common questions
Where can I find the Edexcel IGCSE English Language A specification?
The link on this page opens Pearson Edexcel's own copy of the English Language A specification (4EA1), a PDF on its website, so you always get the current version. We link to it rather than keep a copy.
What is in the English Language A specification?
A specification is the board's own description of the course: the content you can be examined on, how the exams are set out and how they are marked. It is the most useful single document to revise from, because every exam question has to come from it.
Can I make practice questions from the specification?
Yes. cookie can make exam-style questions from a specification and mark your answers, so you can practise the parts you are least sure of once you run out of past papers.
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