German

Course Content

There are 4 core topic areas at A-level.

1. Aspects of German-speaking society
2. Artistic culture in the German-speaking world
3. Multiculturalism in German-speaking society
4. Aspects of political life in the German-speaking world

In addition, you will study a literary text and a film, Andorra and Das Leben der Anderen.

Within Aspects of German-speaking society you will look at:

• Familie im Wandel
• Die digitale Welt
• Jugendkulture: Mode, Musik und Fernsehen

Within Artistic culture in the German-speaking world you will study:

• Feste und Traditionen
• Kunst und Architektur
• Das Berliner Kulturleben damals und heute

Within Multiculturalism in German-speaking society you will look at:

• Einwanderung
• Integration
• Rassismus

And within Aspects of political life in the German-speaking world you will study:

• Deutschland und die Europäische Union
• Die Politik und die Jugend
• Die Wiedervereinigung und ihre Folgen

There are 3 exams:

• Paper 1: listening, reading & translation into both English & German (2 hours 30 mins, 100 marks) 50%
  Students will have individual control of the listening recording. Questions in German to be answered with non-verbal responses or in German for both reading (50 marks) & listening (30 marks).
• Paper 2: writing – literature/film essays (2 hours, 80 marks) 20%
  Two essays to be written from choice of 2 possible titles on Andorra and Das Leben der Anderen of approximately 300 words. These require a critical appreciation of the concepts and issues covered in the work and a critical and analytical response to features such as the form and the technique of presentation, as appropriate to the works studied.
• Paper 3: speaking (16-18 minutes + 5 minutes preparation time, 60 marks) 30%
  Discussion of a sub-theme with the discussion based on a stimulus card (5 – 6 minutes, 25 marks), followed by a presentation (2 minutes) and discussion (9 – 10 minutes) of an individual research project (35 marks).