“ The best part is when someone asks a spontaneous question and you realise you can reply fluently – then you feel like a true German linguist.”
Course Title: German Specification Numbers: AS 1661 A2 2661 Examination Board: AQA
The AS and A level Specification encourages students to:
Course Summary:
• develop practical language skills
One unit for Listening, Reading
so that you can understand and
and Writing (70%). One unit for
communicate in German
Speaking (30%).
• discover the cultural, social,
A study visit to Germany will take place for AS and A2 pupils, depending
Year 12
on interest, and local cultural visits to see German films and plays are organised. In addition, you have the opportunity to undertake a week’s
Topics: media, popular culture,
work experience in Germany through
historical, geographical and
healthy living, family and
a specialised school travel company.
political background of Germany
relationships.
• reflect on some key German literary texts
Assessment: Year 13
• stimulate your intellect by thinking
One unit for Listening, Reading
through social and ethical issues
and Writing (70%). One unit for
• experience life abroad and build
Speaking (30%).
The Listening, Reading and Writing modules are examined by an externally assessed written paper, consisting of listening, reading and
up confidence in talking to lots
Topics: environment, the multi-
grammar exercises with one written
of different people
cultural society, contemporary
essay out of a choice of questions.
social issues, cultural topics,
The Speaking module is conducted
two from: a region, a period of
by your teacher examiner and
history, a novelist, a dramatist,
consists of a stimulus card and
a poet, a film director, an architect,
conversation on the AS or A2 topics.
an artist or a musician.
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