Cambridge International AS Level Urdu Language Syllabus - Use for Exams in 2025 and 2026

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Cambridge International AS Level Urdu Language syllabus provides guidance for examinations in 2025 and 2026, covering the June and November series delivery arrangements. Version 1 is issued with updates to the syllabus content, including revisions to Section 4.2 for Component 3: Essay, and highlights of significant changes indicated by black vertical lines. The document outlines assessment at a glance, aims and objectives, topic areas, component descriptions, mark schemes, and practical information on entries, administration, retakes, and grading and reporting, including accessibility and equality.

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Introduction

Why choose Cambridge International?

Why choose Cambridge International AS & A Levels?

Why choose Cambridge International AS Level Urdu Language?

Supporting teachers

1 Assessment at a glance

2 Syllabus aims and assessment objectives

2.1 Syllabus aims

2.2 Assessment objectives

3 Topic areas

4 Description of components

4.1 Component 2: Reading and Writing

4.2 Component 3: Essay

5 Topic areas – further guidance

6 Mark schemes

6.1 Component 2: Reading and Writing

6.2 Component 3: Essay

7 Other information

Language

Accessibility and equality

Making entries

Exam administration

Retakes

Grading and reporting

How students, teachers and higher education can use the grades

Syllabus Cambridge International AS Level Urdu Language 8686 Use this syllabus for exams in 2025 and 2026. Exams are available in the June series. Exams are available in the November series to centres in Mauritius only. Version 1 For the purposes of screen readers, any mention in this document of Cambridge IGCSE refers to Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education. | Changes to the syllabus for 2025 and 2026 | | | | --- | --- | --- | | The syllabus has been updated. The latest syllabus is version 1, published September 2022. Section 4.2: The topics for Component 3: Essay, have been updated. | | | | | Significant changes to the syllabus are indicated by black vertical lines either side of the text. | | | You are strongly advised to read the whole syllabus before planning your teaching programme. | | | © Cambridge University Press & Assessment September 2022 Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is a department of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge University Press & Assessment retains the copyright on all its publications. Registered centres are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use. However, we cannot give permission to centres to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within a centre. Contents Introduction 4 Why choose Cambridge International? Why choose Cambridge International AS & A Levels? Why choose Cambridge International AS Level Urdu Language? Supporting teachers 1 Assessment at a glance .................................................................................................. 10 2 Syllabus aims and assessment objectives ....................................................................11 2.1 Syllabus aims 2.2 Assessment objectives 3 Topic areas ....................................................................................................................... 12 4 Description of components ............................................................................................ 13 4.1 Component 2: Reading and Writing 4.2 Component 3: Essay 5 Topic areas – further guidance....................................................................................... 14 6 Mark schemes .................................................................................................................. 16 6.1 Component 2: Reading and Writing 6.2 Component 3: Essay 7 Other information ............................................................................................................ 19 Language Accessibility and equality Making entries Exam administration Retakes Grading and reporting How students, teachers and higher education can use the grades Cambridge International AS Level Urdu Language syllabus. Introduction Syllabus for examination in 2025 and 2026. Why choose Cambridge International? Cambridge International prepares school students for life, helping them develop an informed curiosity and a lasting passion for learning. We are part of Cambridge University Press & Assessment, which is a department of the University of Cambridge. Our Cambridge Pathway gives students a clear path for educational success from age 5 to 19. Schools can shape the curriculum around how they want students to learn – with a wide range of subjects and flexible ways to offer them. It helps students discover new abilities and a wider world, and gives them the skills they need for life, so they can achieve at school, university and work. Our programmes and qualifications set the global standard for international education. They are created by subject experts, rooted in academic rigour and reflect the latest educational research. They provide a strong platform for students to progress from one stage to the next, and are well supported by

FAQs

For which examination sessions is this syllabus intended in 2025 and 2026?

The syllabus is for exams in 2025 and 2026. Exams are available in the June series, and November series exams are available to centres in Mauritius only.

What does “Version 1” include regarding syllabus changes?

Version 1 states that the syllabus has been updated and specifies that Section 4.2 topics for Component 3: Essay have been updated. Significant changes are indicated by black vertical lines either side of the text.

What assessment components are described in the syllabus?

The syllabus describes Component 2: Reading and Writing and Component 3: Essay, including their topic areas, descriptions of components, and corresponding mark schemes.

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