GERMAN A LEVEL & AS LEVEL COURSES

German A Level & AS Level Courses

German the most widely spoken native language in Europe and is the language of some of the greatest musicians, poets, philosophers and scientists. The German language is also very closely related to English, with both languages sharing the same Germanic root. Our students continue to develop their knowledge and understanding of the German language, broadening their vocabulary range, grammatical competence and oral fluency, and also explore the rich culture and political history of German-speaking countries.

Course outline

Aspects of German-speaking society

The changing state of the family (Familie im Wandel)
The digital world (Die digitale Welt)
Youth culture: fashion and trends, music, television (Jugendkultur: Mode, Musik und Fernsehen)

Multiculturalism in German-speaking society

Immigration (Einwanderung)
Integration (Integration)
Racism (Rassismus)

Artistic culture in the German-speaking world

Festivals and traditions (Feste und Traditionen)
Art and architecture (Kunst und Architektur)
Cultural life in Berlin, past and present (Das Berliner Kulturleben damals und heute)

Aspects of political life in the German-speaking world

Germany and the European Union (Deutschland und die Europaïsche Union)
Politics and youth (Die Politik und die Jugend)
German re-unification and its consequences (Die Wiedervereinigung und ihre Folgen)

Assesment

AS Level German

Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing

Assessment of grammar and content across themes 1 and 3
90 marks
1 hour 45 minutes written paper
45% of total AS level

Paper 2: Writing

Assessment of grammar and one text or one film
50 marks
1 hour 30 minutes written paper
25% of total AS level

Speaking

Assessment of one sub-theme from theme 1 and one sub-theme from theme 3
60 marks
Oral exam between 12 and 14 minutes
Internally conducted and externally assessed
30% of total AS level

A Level German

Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing

Assessment of grammar and content across all four themes
100 marks
2 hours 30 minutes written paper
50% of total A level

Paper 2: Writing

Assessment of grammar and two texts or one text and one film
80 marks
2 hours written paper
20% of total A level

Speaking

Individual research project on one of the four themes
60 marks
Oral exam between 21 and 23 minutes
Internally conducted and externally assessed
30% of total A level

Set Texts

Texts

Heinrich Böll, Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum
Bertolt Brecht, Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder
Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Der Besuch der alten Dame
Max Frisch, Andorra
Heinrich Heine, Gedichte – Buch der Lieder
Jana Hensel, Zonenkinder
Franz Kafka, Die Verwandlung
Wladimir Kaminer, Russendisko
Siegfried Lenz, Fundbüro
Bernhard Schlink, Der Vorleser

Films

Good bye, Lenin!, Wolfgang Becker (2003)
Das Leben der Anderen, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (2006)
Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei, Hans Weingartner (2005)
Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland, Yasemin Samdereli (2011)
Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage, Marc Rothemund (2005)
Lola rennt, Tom Tykwer (1998)

Specification

Teachers will choose the examination board for students joining in Year 12 based on their expertise and specialist knowledge. For Year 13 and retake students, teachers will continue students’ studies with AQA, Edexcel/Pearson, OCR or WJEC/Eduqas. Please note that we do not offer CIE but can more than map to one of the boards listed.

Tutors

Jason Poon
BA (UCL), PGCE (Institute of Education, London)

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GERMAN A LEVEL & AS LEVEL COURSES