Completing GCSE Spanish as an Adult Learner
Good evening. Is anybody able to please offer some advice regarding completing GCSE Spanish as an Adult Learner.
I have been using Duolingo on a daily basis now for over two years and have completed all Intermediate Levels.
I would now like to expand this knowledge with some structure behind my learning, and believe completing GCSE Spanish would help.
However, I am unsure how to sign up for a GCSE or who to use to support this.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Jim
I have been using Duolingo on a daily basis now for over two years and have completed all Intermediate Levels.
I would now like to expand this knowledge with some structure behind my learning, and believe completing GCSE Spanish would help.
However, I am unsure how to sign up for a GCSE or who to use to support this.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Jim
Hello Jim,
I would start with my local colleges to see if any offered Spanish GCSE. If I had no joy here then I'ld look to doing GCSE distant learning course. I would choose between distant learning Cambridge International Spanish iGCSE or standard GCSE. Distant learning GCSE's are expensive so I may elect to self-study this level. Then do A/S or even an A-level this would depend on what other academic qualifications I had previously obtained.
You need to locate your nearest private exam centre and find if they can host the listening and the speaking part of the Spanish exam. If you live in or near a major city you'll probably be fine for this.Some distance learning provider materials are very flimsy but you do have the option of returning or withdrawing from the course if not satisfied.
1.Syllabus (I recommend that you download the syllabus and put it in a file)
2. Recommended Textbook
3. GCSE/A-level Book CGP Revision book
4. Locate you useful Youtube links.
I don't like, "How I got an A* tend to find the video lack content and conclude such students maybe a product of a very good school/teacher. My fellow students on the otherhand may find them motivational. I go through such video in order to find something that will aid me in my studies.
Examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg5020y1bH0&list=PLkafMRYyE9DFBUl11F1MrgzpBBrLUH9oz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwbnplmHxTI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkvyRApASmo
Writing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUW7WfAwMZk
Higher writing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C8BSCwwwRQ
GCSE Spanish:
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/gcse/subjects/spanish/
https://flyp.academy/gcse-revision/
A-level Spanish:
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/a-level/
Advance learner funding:
https://www.gov.uk/advanced-learner-loan/how-to-apply
Also why not checkout open university have Spanish language courses.
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/languages/spanish/beginners-spanish-getting-around/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/languages/spanish/advanced-spanish-language-context/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
https://gb.coursera.org/search?query=Spanish%20
All the best...
I would start with my local colleges to see if any offered Spanish GCSE. If I had no joy here then I'ld look to doing GCSE distant learning course. I would choose between distant learning Cambridge International Spanish iGCSE or standard GCSE. Distant learning GCSE's are expensive so I may elect to self-study this level. Then do A/S or even an A-level this would depend on what other academic qualifications I had previously obtained.
You need to locate your nearest private exam centre and find if they can host the listening and the speaking part of the Spanish exam. If you live in or near a major city you'll probably be fine for this.Some distance learning provider materials are very flimsy but you do have the option of returning or withdrawing from the course if not satisfied.
1.Syllabus (I recommend that you download the syllabus and put it in a file)
2. Recommended Textbook
3. GCSE/A-level Book CGP Revision book
4. Locate you useful Youtube links.
I don't like, "How I got an A* tend to find the video lack content and conclude such students maybe a product of a very good school/teacher. My fellow students on the otherhand may find them motivational. I go through such video in order to find something that will aid me in my studies.
Examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg5020y1bH0&list=PLkafMRYyE9DFBUl11F1MrgzpBBrLUH9oz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwbnplmHxTI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkvyRApASmo
Writing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUW7WfAwMZk
Higher writing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C8BSCwwwRQ
GCSE Spanish:
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/gcse/subjects/spanish/
https://flyp.academy/gcse-revision/
A-level Spanish:
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/a-level/
Advance learner funding:
https://www.gov.uk/advanced-learner-loan/how-to-apply
Also why not checkout open university have Spanish language courses.
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/languages/spanish/beginners-spanish-getting-around/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/languages/spanish/advanced-spanish-language-context/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
https://gb.coursera.org/search?query=Spanish%20
All the best...
(edited 1 year ago)
Original post by JJROWLEY
Good evening. Is anybody able to please offer some advice regarding completing GCSE Spanish as an Adult Learner.
I have been using Duolingo on a daily basis now for over two years and have completed all Intermediate Levels.
I would now like to expand this knowledge with some structure behind my learning, and believe completing GCSE Spanish would help.
However, I am unsure how to sign up for a GCSE or who to use to support this.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Jim
I have been using Duolingo on a daily basis now for over two years and have completed all Intermediate Levels.
I would now like to expand this knowledge with some structure behind my learning, and believe completing GCSE Spanish would help.
However, I am unsure how to sign up for a GCSE or who to use to support this.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Jim
Dear Jim
I am a Seconday School GCSE Spanish teacher and hopefully can offer you some guidance.
The materials you need are of course all available online.
There are, however, three things which you cannot find on youtube which will probably be of help towards you achieving your best possible grade whilst also being in control of your journey.
1. A study group. It is very beneficial to have a group of fellow students who are going through the same journey with whom you can practise, discuss difficult problems, and mentally prepare for the exams themselves. You should have a passion for this, and you should want to talk about it, and a peer-group is a much better forum for this than family/friends who probably won't share your degree of enthusiasm for the topic.
2. A clear understanding of the markscheme. Whilst attaining the best possible grade is probably not your sole motivation, you will feel very pained if your grade is not what you expected. GCSE markschemes clearly specify the requirements to achieve certain scores, and in some parts of the paper you really only need to give simple, concise answers for full marks, while in others you will need to use higher phrases with extra justifications and detail.
3. Periodical check-ins with a teacher who can identify your errors and misconceptions and set you appropriate challenges to make sure you overcome them. The problem with distance learning can be that your errors, untended, can grow like weeds. Occasionaly pruning is essential in order to arrive at exam time with as few fundamental errors as possible.
They very best of luck to you!
Kieran
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