German

Course Specification

What will you study?

• Aspects of German-speaking society
• Artistic culture in the German-speaking world
• Multiculturalism in German-speaking society
• Aspects of political life in German-speaking society
• Grammar
• Two cultural Elements: a play and a film

What skills will you develop?

• Increased fluency, accuracy and precision in German
• Using a range of key expressions and structures
• Using language spontaneously; asking and answering questions
• Presenting viewpoints and developing arguments
• Analysing, evaluating and pursuading
• Using a range of expression – including the list of grammar
• Using self-correction and repair strategies
• Reading and responding to a variety of texts
• Understanding the main points, gist and inferring
• Researching and using case studies/evidence to justify arguments
• Summarising information
• Translating from German to English and English to German

How will you be assessed?

Paper 1

• Written exam: 2 hours 30 minutes
• 100 marks
• 50% of A-level

Paper 2

• Written exam: 2 hours
• 80 marks in total
• 20% of A-level

Paper 3

• Oral exam: 21–23 minutes (including 5 minutes preparation time)
• 60 marks in total
• 30% of A-level