A Level German

Course summary

The course develops your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills as well as your general knowledge of the country where the language is spoken. You will develop these skills through researching and discussing topics in written and spoken language. Course Content: Two teachers teach the course to Year 12 and Year 13, with nine lessons per fortnight. You will also have an hour of speaking a fortnight with our German Foreign Language Assistant. Year 12 We cover the following topics: • Environment • Education • Work • Music • Media • Festivals You will also study a German film (‘Goodbye, Lenin!’ dir. Wolfgang Becker). The oral exam consists of a response to a stimulus card. Year 13 We cover the following topics: • Immigration • The Reunification of Germany – life in the DDR before reunification, key events leading up to reunification, life after reunification • You will also study a German novel (‘Der Vorleser’ by Bernhard Schlink). The oral exam consists of an independent research project on a topic of your choice and a response to a stimulus card on two of the other topics you have studied.