<![CDATA[New O Level Format for 2013]]>Yes confirmed. My son also attended the http://www.olevelenglish.com workshop and very happy with the improvement 🙂 I had a chit chat with the trainer after the 1st day and I rmb he said the new syllabus is 1128 and not the old 1127. There's editing in the new syllabus and listening also 🙂

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/56434/new-o-level-format-for-2013RSS for NodeWed, 13 May 2026 00:58:15 GMTTue, 02 Jul 2013 16:23:23 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to New O Level Format for 2013 on Sun, 30 Jun 2013 13:25:18 GMT]]>Actually I wasn't that aware of the new syllabus until I read this thread. I thought at most they will change a few questions here and there. I recently sent my son for this course at


http://www.OLevelEnglish.com

and I must say that the results do show and my son is actually in the running for an A Grade in school. I went to check my son's course handouts to make sure they were the updated syllabus and it mentioned something about syllabus 1128. Is that the new syllabus? Anyone one here savvy with these syllabus codes? Thanks in advance ya

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1026735https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1026735Sun, 30 Jun 2013 13:25:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New O Level Format for 2013 on Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:35:35 GMT]]>

senseimichael:
chrysophrase:

Yes, I am also looking for more practice papers with the new syllabus but none can be found in the market!


I found (while at Popular today) \"Prepare for O-Level\" series, for \"Editing\" and \"Comprehension\", published by Learner (a division of Scholastics). Browsed through them and found them good. I have bought them!

Thanks! I will have a look!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1019386https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1019386Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:35:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New O Level Format for 2013 on Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:04:47 GMT]]>

chrysophrase:
Yes, I am also looking for more practice papers with the new syllabus but none can be found in the market!

I found (while at Popular today) \"Prepare for O-Level\" series, for \"Editing\" and \"Comprehension\", published by Learner (a division of Scholastics). Browsed through them and found them good. I have bought them!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1019380https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1019380Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:04:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New O Level Format for 2013 on Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:25:49 GMT]]>Yes, I am also looking for more practice papers with the new syllabus but none can be found in the market!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1019368https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1019368Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:25:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New O Level Format for 2013 on Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:35:00 GMT]]>Hi!


We have a student who is facing O level this year. He requires an English Tutor who is familiar about the changes in O level English exam format. He is at failing grade and is only hoping to achieve a D7 in coming O level. Suggested by his school teacher to engage a current sch teacher teaching Sec 4 English this year.

Can anyone help? Stay in CCK.
Much appreciated.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1015724https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1015724Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:35:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New O Level Format for 2013 on Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:53:12 GMT]]>

bones:
Kitty2: I've never really used - or at least properly used - English assessment books until this year when my school assigned them as schoolwork/homework. Sorry! 😞

No problem, :thankyou:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1014730https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1014730Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:53:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New O Level Format for 2013 on Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:53:45 GMT]]>Kitty2: I've never really used - or at least properly used - English assessment books until this year when my school assigned them as schoolwork/homework. Sorry! 😞

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1014593https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1014593Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:53:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New O Level Format for 2013 on Tue, 04 Jun 2013 01:20:59 GMT]]>

bones:
You're welcome. 🙂

My school currently uses the Kingsway book which covers not just paper 2 but also paper 1 with editing. The only things that it doesn't cover are the listening comprehension and oral sections. Also, I recall my English teacher mentioning that the English HOD wanted the level to buy this book (https://www.popular.com.sg/images/product/book/94410.jpg) but decided against it at the time due to the price. Perhaps you could start there?
:thankyou: Do you have any good English assessment books to recomment for Lower sec level too?We can't find any good ones and the oral guide book too.

Thanks :salute:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1014187https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1014187Tue, 04 Jun 2013 01:20:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New O Level Format for 2013 on Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:48:39 GMT]]>

bones:
You're welcome. 🙂

My school currently uses the Kingsway book which covers not just paper 2 but also paper 1 with editing. The only things that it doesn't cover are the listening comprehension and oral sections. Also, I recall my English teacher mentioning that the English HOD wanted the level to buy this book (https://www.popular.com.sg/images/product/book/94410.jpg) but decided against it at the time due to the price. Perhaps you could start there?
Cool! I'd look for them!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1014012https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1014012Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:48:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New O Level Format for 2013 on Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:33:40 GMT]]>You're welcome. 🙂

My school currently uses the Kingsway book which covers not just paper 2 but also paper 1 with editing. The only things that it doesn't cover are the listening comprehension and oral sections. Also, I recall my English teacher mentioning that the English HOD wanted the level to buy this book (https://www.popular.com.sg/images/product/book/94410.jpg) but decided against it at the time due to the price. Perhaps you could start there?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1014001https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1014001Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:33:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New O Level Format for 2013 on Sun, 02 Jun 2013 11:59:35 GMT]]>

Mdm Koh:
The publishers are not able to find the right authors? I've seen only one book for Paper 1 and another for Paper 2 by Kingsway... Perhaps experienced assessment book writers and ex-school teachers on KSP can send in their book proposals. We do need more of these books. 🙂

I second this! Haha!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1013486https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1013486Sun, 02 Jun 2013 11:59:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New O Level Format for 2013 on Sun, 02 Jun 2013 11:07:21 GMT]]>The publishers are not able to find the right authors? I've seen only one book for Paper 1 and another for Paper 2 by Kingsway... Perhaps experienced assessment book writers and ex-school teachers on KSP can send in their book proposals. We do need more of these books. 🙂

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1013473https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1013473Sun, 02 Jun 2013 11:07:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New O Level Format for 2013 on Sun, 02 Jun 2013 09:37:39 GMT]]>My hunt for assessment books which feature the new format has seen mixed success. I saw samples of the new editing section, but no "full paper" of the new format. I wonder why no publisher has come out with these assessment books?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1013450https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1013450Sun, 02 Jun 2013 09:37:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New O Level Format for 2013 on Sun, 02 Jun 2013 02:13:00 GMT]]>

bones:
Hi senseimichael! I'm assuming you're talking about the changes for the new O Level English syllabus. Here are the following changes:

There is now a listening comprehension component (paper 3) included and in paper 1, there is now an editing section and the essay portion now has mainly expository questions.
In paper 2, there are three different sections: section A which features a graphic stimulus, section B which is slightly more \"literature-like\" in my opinion, and section C which is the most similar to the previous English syllabus but with the reduced summary word limit, as you've mentioned earlier.
The oral exam has also changed. Students now have only two components: reading and spoken interaction. The main change in the oral exam is the spoken interaction section whereby students now discuss with the examiners on how they feel about the events portrayed in the picture, etc.
I hope this helped. 🙂

Thanks for sharing.Wonder you can recommend any good English assessment books and oral guide books? :thankyou:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1013330https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1013330Sun, 02 Jun 2013 02:13:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New O Level Format for 2013 on Sat, 01 Jun 2013 16:35:31 GMT]]>thanks for ur update 🙂

really helpful

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1013227https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1013227Sat, 01 Jun 2013 16:35:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New O Level Format for 2013 on Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:45:36 GMT]]>Wow, thank you, Bones! Now to start hunting for examples of this new format and how it looks like, to better coach my students!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1013198https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1013198Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:45:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New O Level Format for 2013 on Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:21:19 GMT]]>Hi senseimichael! I'm assuming you're talking about the changes for the new O Level English syllabus. Here are the following changes:

There is now a listening comprehension component (paper 3) included and in paper 1, there is now an editing section and the essay portion now has mainly expository questions.
In paper 2, there are three different sections: section A which features a graphic stimulus, section B which is slightly more \"literature-like\" in my opinion, and section C which is the most similar to the previous English syllabus but with the reduced summary word limit, as you've mentioned earlier.
The oral exam has also changed. Students now have only two components: reading and spoken interaction. The main change in the oral exam is the spoken interaction section whereby students now discuss with the examiners on how they feel about the events portrayed in the picture, etc.
I hope this helped. 🙂

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1013195https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1013195Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:21:19 GMT