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If you are looking for a future using communication skills, interpersonal skills, problem-solving, team-work, organisational skills and independence, as well as excellent job prospects, then German is for you. Languages are a personal skill and as such are an enriching experience with plenty of added value.
A qualification in A Level German is very highly regarded by all universities too.
Examination Board: EDUQAS
Specification Number:
Sixth Form > Our Pathways
If you are looking for a future using communication skills, interpersonal skills, problem-solving, team-work, organisational skills and independence, as well as excellent job prospects, then German is for you. Languages are a personal skill and as such are an enriching experience with plenty of added value.
A qualification in A Level German is very highly regarded by all universities too.
Examination Board EDUQAS
Specification Number:
If you are looking for a future using communication skills, interpersonal skills, problem-solving, team-work, organisational skills and independence, as well as excellent job prospects, then German is for you. Languages are a personal skill and as such are an enriching experience with plenty of added value.
A qualification in A Level German is very highly regarded by all universities too.
Areas of interest | Social issues and trends | Political, intellectual and artistic culture |
Themes Sub-themes | Being a young person in German-speaking society
· Families and citizenship
· Youth trends and personal identity
· Education and employment opportunities | Understanding the German-speaking world
· Regional culture and heritage in Germany, German-speaking countries and communities
· Media, art, film and music in the German-speaking world |
Themes Sub-themes | Diversity and difference
· Migration and integration
· Cultural identity and marginalisation
· Cultural enrichment and celebrating difference
· Discrimination and diversity | The making of modern Germany: 1989 onwards
· Initial and subsequent process of reunification
· Social cohesion in present-day Germany
· The economic impact of a united Germany
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A minimum of 5 9-5 GCSE grades, which must include a grade 5 or above in either English Language or English Literature. If students do not have a grade 4+ in GSCE Maths they will be required to re-sit this qualification.
Students must be prepared to work long hours outside lesson time to regularly review the topics covered.
All assessments are to be taken at the end of Year 13.
| Assessment | Topic | Duration | Value |
| Component 1 | Speaking Exam | 21 - 23 minutes (including 5 minutes’ preparation) | 30% of qualification and worth 60 marks. |
| Component 2 | Listening, Reading and Translation | 2 hours 30 minutes | 50% of qualification and worth 100 marks. |
| Component 3 | Critical and analytical response in writing | 2 hours: A study of two works: One book and one film, leading to 2 written essays: | 20% of qualification and worth 40 marks. |
Language study contributes to a broad general education and gives you invaluable practical and transferable skills for the future. You may choose to specialise in German at university or combine your language with other subjects such as Engineering, History, Media and Journalism, Management and Business Studies, Teaching, Fashion Design, Travel and Hospitality Management, Accountancy, European Studies, or International or European Law or Medicine.
1) Read the specification and know what is expected of you during the 2 year course:
2) Know your basic verbs and grammar rules:
3) Know some topic-based vocabulary:
Miss C Lascelles
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