Why choose German?

• You want to travel/study/work abroad

• You enjoy the subject and have been successful in it

• You are a good communicator

• You are interested in the history, culture and lifestyle of fellow Europeans

• You want a qualification which is recognised and valued by universities and employers (language graduates are among the most employable)

• You would like to combine your language skills with other subjects (www.ucas.com will show you the wide range of degree courses which include a language)

• You are aware that employment possibilities extend beyond education, translation and tourism – in 2000 over 50% of language graduates gained employment in business services, manufacturing or finance

Courses available and minimum entry requirements:

• AS  - B grade at GCSE and teacher approval

• A2   - pass at AS

Students are entered for the OCR examination (www.ocr.org.uk for more detailed information)

Brief outline of the course:

AS Topics - Media, Advertising, the Arts, Food and Drink, Sport and Leisure, Travel, Transport and Holidays, Human Interest News items, World of Work

• AS assessment – Oral exam – Presentation + discussion.

• Extended role-play (business /travel context)           30%

• Listening, Reading and Writing exam   

• (includes work related tasks)       40%

• Reading and Writing exam       30%

A2 Topics – Modern German Cinema, Areas of Germany, the Environment, Foreigners in Germany, Social Issues (Drugs, Alcohol, Unemployment), Technology, History (Third Reich, East-West, Germany since 1989), Political systems and issues.

• A2 assessment - Oral exam– discussion of text and topical issues30%

• Written Coursework       30%

• Final exam – listening, reading and writing     40%

• For the AS oral exam and the A2 coursework and oral exam students are able to research any

subjects of their own choosing which relate to a German speaking country.

Work Load:

• You have 5 timetabled German lessons a week. In addition you benefit from weekly conversation sessions with our Foreign Language Assistant (AS - 20 minutes, A2 - 30 minutes).

• The key to Language learning is frequent practice, so you can expect regular, short

assignments. At AS one piece of work (written, preparation, research or learning) is usually

set each lesson.

• At A2 regular essays are set as preparation for the written coursework.

Additional information:

• It is very difficult to study a language properly without going abroad. Participation in our well-established Exchange programme with Herrenberg in the South of Germany is encouraged. Some of our current Year 12 students have applied for Work Experience placements with an outside agency. This year we are also organising a Year 13 study trip to Berlin.

Tel No. 01480 375700 extn 5797