German

Assessment

The course is linear and students will sit three exams: Paper 1: Listening, Reading and Translation • Comprehension of the language is assessed in this paper • Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes • 50% of A Level Paper 2: Writing • A written piece on a text and a film or two texts from the list set in the specification • Grammar is also assessed in the writing paper • Written exam: 2 hours • 20% of A Level Paper 3: Speaking • Students undertake and discuss an individual research project in the Speaking assessment • One of the four sub-themes will also be discussed • Oral exam: 21–23 minutes (including 5 minutes preparation time) • 30% of A Level