German

Course summary

The A-level course encourages you to use your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills to learn about issues affecting the world today. You will, of course, be looking at them through the medium of German/French/Spanish and considering particularly how they affect the German/French/Spanish speaking countries. Topics covered will include: German: family, youth culture, media, festivals & traditions, multiculturalism, the German reunification, art, Berlin and politics. German uses the AQA specification. French: family, media, education & the world of work, festivals & traditions, immigration, multiculturalism, the French Occupation and Resistance. The French use the Edexcel specification. Spanish: family, tourism, the world of work, music, media, festivals & traditions, multiculturalism, immigration, the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship All languages also study a novel/play and a film in a foreign language. Learning Strategies: A mixture of teaching and learning methods is used e.g. teacher presentation and explanation, group discussion, paired work and individual study. Articles from the press, current audio recordings and podcasts are used to provide extra up-to-date material. As far as possible, lessons are conducted in German/French/Spanish, although grammar explanations are given in English. We have French, German and Spanish assistants for regular conversation practice.