GCSEs form a basis upon which higher education and successful careers are built, our tutor supported open distance learning GCSE English course provides the necessary knowledge, skills and qualification without disrupting your current lifestyle.
The DCA Home Learning English GCSE course provides the core knowledge and skills needed to embark on a rewarding pathway to success. The distance learning English GSCE course is specially designed, allowing you to learn about English through flexible and cost-effective home study at your own time and pace.
With the distance learning English GCSE course, online study resources and a personal tutor are available to guide you throughout your studies, and your Student Advisor is a Freephone call away.
The DCA English GCSE course provides an award from the AQA, a nationally recognised body. The GCSE award is recognised by employers and higher education providers as proof of your ability and determination to succeed. Many people pass GCSEs through home study.
If you'd like to advance your knowledge or to earn more money from a career where GCSE English is an essential qualification, and to enjoy increased status and security, the DCA home study GCSE English course is the ideal distance learning home study course for you.
The GCSE English course is divided into two parts. The first part deals with language skills and is divided into five modules. In this section you will write about personal experience. The next section explores poetry and prose, and is then followed by essay technique. Module four looks at reading and response, and the last module covers speaking and listening. The second part of the course centres on coursework texts, dealing with Macbeth and Charlotte Brontλs Jane Eyre.
Examinations
Examinations are normally in June, although you may be able to arrange to sit some part of the GCSE in January.
Examination Entry Information
DCA will provide whatever help we can with examination information, finding an exam centre and authenticating coursework but entering examinations is entirely the responsibility of the student and the contract for sitting the examinations is between the student and the exam centre. We are not an exam centre and therefore although we can give information and guidance, we cannot make your entry for you, or change an incorrect entry. Full details about exams can be obtained on application. Students will sit external examinations and receive a certificate from the awarding body AQA
Textbooks
In addition to the recommended text, each course has a suggested reading list to help you achieve a broader understanding of the subject. Some subjects also require an accompanying textbook(s) which you will need to obtain.
Part One: Language Skills
Module One: Personal Experience
Writing about Yourself
How it is told
Imaginary Experiences
Module Two: Poetry and Prose
Poetic Form
Real or Imaginary?
Comparing Different Versions of an Event
Plot and Setting
Character and Dialogue
Module Three: Essay Technique
Persuasion
Paragraphing
Planning Essays
Points of View
Constructing an Argument
Module Four: Reading and Response
Reports and Brochures
Newspapers and Advertisements
Writing from Other Cultures and Traditions
More Writing from Other Cultures and
Traditions
Module Five: Speaking and Listening
Your Speaking Voice
Giving a Talk
Communication
Part Two: Coursework Texts
Literature Module One: Macbeth
Background and Characters
The Language and Structure of Macbeth
Literature Module Two: Charlotte Brontλs Jane Eyre
Context and Characters
Jane Eyre Themes and the Romance Genre |
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