GCSEs form a basis upon which higher education and successful careers are built, our tutor supported open distance learning GCSE English Literature course provides the necessary knowledge, skills and qualification without disrupting your current lifestyle.
The DCA Home Learning English Literature GCSE course provides the core knowledge and skills needed to embark on a rewarding pathway to success. The distance learning English Literature GSCE course is specially designed, allowing you to learn about English Literature through flexible and cost-effective home study at your own time and pace.
With the distance learning English Literature 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 Literature 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 Literature is an essential qualification, and to enjoy increased status and security, the DCA home study GCSE English Literature course is the ideal distance learning home study course for you.
The GCSE English Literature course is divided into eight modules. The first module looks at literary analysis and is followed by a section which develops your essay writing technique. You will then focus on Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. The next module is a study of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Module five concentrates on Chaucer’s The General Prologue and then you will focus on Willy Russell’s Educating Rita. You will then study war poetry from 1914 to 1918. The last module is a study of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-four.
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.
Module One: Literary Analysis
• Writing about Yourself
• Comparing Different Versions of an Event
• Imagery and Setting
• Character
• Point of View
Module Two: Essay Technique
• Persuasion
• Paragraphing
• Planning Essays
• Argument
Module Three: Hardy: Far from the Madding Crowd
• Characters and Characterisation
• Setting and Themes
• Structure and Plot
• Style and Viewpoint
Module Four: Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
• Studying Shakespeare
• Acts I and II
• Acts III, IV and V
• Characters and Themes
Module Five: Chaucer: The General Prologue
• Understanding the Prologue
• Chaucer’s Characters
• Chaucer’s Criticism of Society
• Summary and Conclusion
Module Six: Willy Russell: Educating Rita
• Background and Characters
• Structure and Language
Module Seven: Up The Line To Death: The War Poets
1914 – 1918
• War Poetry: Introduction and Background
• War Poetry: Poets and Themes
Module Eight: George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-four
• Characters
• Themes, Structure and Language |
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