The Higher International General Certificate of Secondary Education (HIGCSE) English as a Second Language Module 1 is the first in a set of three books developed by the Cambridge Open Learning Project (COLP) in South Africa. The Project aims to provide access to quality education by producing course materials to support the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) English as a second language syllabus for HIGCSE. The HIGCSE examinations are available through the Southern Africa office of CLES, based in Cape Town.