GCSE (Intensive)

"This distance learning home study course is designed to prepare you for your GCSE Dutch examinations and is aimed at achieving a top grade."

The course consists of:
• 30 lessons covering all topics from the National Curriculum (that are part of the GCSE Dutch syllabus).
• All the Dutch grammar covered by the National Curriculum.
• The examination procedures, instructions, formats, and exam practice, etc.
• Textbook.
• Workbook.
• Audio CD with listening exercises.
• Templates for all the homework exercises available online. Just fill them in and send them off!
• Homework correction by e-mail.
• Unlimited e-mail support from a qualified Dutch teacher for 12 months.
• Course progress status available online.
• FREE sample past exam papers.

This is an intensive course designed to be completed in one academic year. Each lesson takes between two and four hours of study to complete. You may study at your own pace and send in your homework assignments when you are ready. The course is delivered in three parts. Part 2 and part 3 will be delivered on completion of the preceding part.

As well as preparing you for the GCSE examinations, this course also covers every area of the basic Dutch grammar, giving you a thorough grounding in the language. This course is principally focused on preparing you for the Reading and the Writing examinations.

We usually recommend that students begin this course in the autumn, say in September or October, to prepare for exams the following summer. However, you may start any time from the end of July until the beginning of December. The very latest starting date is the second week of December provided you have a very good elementary level and are prepared to complete 2 lessons per week.

This course is suitable for adults and children from the age of about 14.

What you will need before starting this course:
• A good elementary level in Dutch equivalent to about 50 to 60 hours of Dutch lessons (grammar you should be familiar with). We will ask you to complete our online Dutch test and write a short passage in Dutch before starting this course to ensure that your level is appropriate.
• Access to a computer (so that you can complete your homework assignments).
• Access to the Internet (so that you can copy your homework templates and view your course status).
• An e-mail account (so that you can return your homework assignments and communicate with your teacher).
• Microsoft Word or other software that can display the 'track changes' information created by Microsoft Word (for viewing your corrected homework assignments).

Examinations:
You may also sit your GCSE Dutch exams or mock exams at our school in Oxford. The cost of enrolling for the examinations and/or mock examinations is in addition to the cost of this course.

Investment:
£379 + £19 postage (to a UK address)
£354 + £19 postage (to a UK address) - For bookings received by 15 July 2008

Please contact us for postage rates to other countries.

To book this course simply complete and return our booking form with your payment.