... and they are a good tool for Language/Writing/Reading if they are used properly, which for me means as a vehicle for student/student and student/teacher communication, not as a vehicle for cutting teaching costs - see for example http://www.sheffcol.ac.uk/gcse_english/ - an online taught course leading to the "gold standard" English Language qualification which pupils are expected to get at aged 16 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and adults need to have to enter a big range of university-level courses.
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... and they are a good tool for Language/Writing/Reading if they are used properly, which for me means as a vehicle for student/student and student/teacher communication, not as a vehicle for cutting teaching costs - see for example http://www.sheffcol.ac.uk/gcse_english/ - an online taught course leading to the "gold standard" English Language qualification which pupils are expected to get at aged 16 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and adults need to have to enter a big range of university-level courses.