German
The Robert Smyth Academy - Leicestershire
01858440770
Burnmill Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7JG
Course summary

This course aims to: • Build on the knowledge you gained at GCSE, furthering your language skills in reading, listening, speaking, and writing. You will become fluent, independent, and confident when interacting. • Explore key issues in the context of German-speaking countries which will inspire cultural curiosity. You will be able to develop your own views and express them in German. • Analyse German literary and cinematographic work. • Enable you to consolidate a range of general and language-specific study and communication skills through research, group work, oral presentations, essay writing, use of ICT, etc. Course content: In year 12, the course will focus on the following themes: Aspects of German-speaking society: • The changing state of the family. • The digital world. • Youth culture: fashion and trends, music, television.

Entry requirements

In order to gain entry into Robert Smyth Academy Sixth Form you will need a minimum of 40 points, including a grade 4 in English and maths, from your best eight GCSEs. Grade 5 or above in GCSE German. You should also have a genuine interest in language and foreign culture, with a desire to communicate in German as much as possible.

How you'll be assessed

The A-level examination content will cover the themes, books, and films studied in years 12 and 13. The exam will include: Paper 1: Listening and reading tasks and translation into English and translation into German Paper 2: Essays on the book and film study Speaking: A discussion about your independent research project, and one of the sub-themes studied in class

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast Midlands
Local AuthorityLeicestershire
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressBurnmill Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7JG