German
Department:
Modern Foreign Languages
Type of Qualification:
A Level
Exam Board:
AQA
Requirements:
Grade 6 or above at GCSE recommended
Course Content
Students will explore the following general topics:
Theme 1: Aspects of German –speaking society (changes in family structures, the digital world, youth culture)
Theme 2: Artistic culture in the German speaking world (festivals and traditions, art and architecture, multicultural society)
Style Of Assessment
Paper 1:
- Listening, reading and translation into English.
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- 50% of A Level
Paper 2:
- Essay on the film / book you have studied in class and translation into German
- 2 hours
- 20% of A Level
Paper 3:
- Discussion of one sub-theme and presentation of individual research project
- 21–23mins
- 30% of A Level
Reasons for learning a language at SPH
- Our excellent results every year. Small classes which allow for individual feedback and tailored teaching and learning;
- Students who have studied a language at A Level or Degree level have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country (98% of language graduates are in employment three and a half years after graduation).
