German

Course summary

There are four topics which cover: 1. Society in Germany including school, the environment, and the world of work 2. Political and artistic culture in the German-speaking world 3. Immigration and Multicultural Society in Germany 4. The re-unification The Edexcel specification offers a diverse range of contemporary and classical German titles, from authors and directors such as Dürrenmatt, Hermann, Brecht, Becker, Link, Weingartner, and more. A-level students must study either one text and one film, or two texts. Many of the works have links to the themes shown above. German at A level opens doors to many university courses and careers. It is particularly valuable in engineering, commerce, banking, finance, business, the pharmaceutical industry, journalism, and any job dealing with travel and translation. ‘It is easier to train a linguist in engineering, than an engineer in a language’ (Professor S Kemp, Oxford University).