German

Assessment

Paper 1 – written exam (2 hour 30 minutes), 160 marks; 40% of A-level. • Listening and responding to spoken passages from a range of contexts and sources, covering different registers (60 marks) • Reading and responding to a variety of texts written for different purposes, drawn from a range of authentic sources (60 marks) • Translation into English (20 marks) • Translation into German (20 marks) Paper 2 – Written exam (2 hours), 90 marks 30% of A-level marks. One question on the book with a choice of two questions and one question on the film with a choice of two questions. Section A – books Section B – films Students must answer one question from Section A and one from Section B Questions are set and answered in German. They require a critical appreciation of the concepts and issues covered in the work studied and a critical and analytical response to features, such as the form and the technique of presentation, as appropriate to the work studied (e.g. the effect of narrative voice in prose text or camera work in film) Paper 3 – Speaking (21-23 minutes, including 5 minutes’ preparation time at the start of the test), 60 marks 30% of AS. • Discussion of a sub-theme based on a stimulus card (5-6 minutes), from a choice of two cards, studied for 5 minutes before the test begins. • Presentation (2 minutes) (10 marks) followed by discussion of individual research project (9-10 minutes) (25 marks).