Lower 6th Form CurriculumSyllabus Followed: Edexcel
Entry Requirements: Grade B in GCSE German
The advanced study of German is of clear practical use in career terms. The German-speaking countries are close neighbours, and Germany in particular has been one of the most successful and prosperous members of the European Union and a major trading partner of the United Kingdom. Whatever your future career path, it is likely that it will be an advantage to you to if you have studied at least one foreign language to an Advanced Level. Germany continues to play a key role in the development of the EU so demand for German speakers in the field of business, even within the UK, is likely to increase.
Through the AS/A2 German courses the Department aims to enable you to:
In order to facilitate the transition from GCSE, the course is introduced in the first few weeks by a revision course conducted both in English and German. After that, lessons are increasingly in German, as we are aiming to encourage good listening and speaking skills. The content of the course is very broad and includes major social, political and environmental issues, current affairs, and matters specific to German-speaking countries. Lessons are based on authentic material (newspapers, magazines, books, audio and video recordings) from the German-speaking world. There is also a coursework option in A2, which can replace one of the written papers.
We expect that you will arrange to spend some time in a German speaking country in order to put your classroom learning into practice. This can be facilitated through the School’s European Initiative, which offers opportunities such as work experience placements arranged through our partner school - Liebigschule in Frankfurt.
The Department has a large stock of recorded audio and video material and considerable use is made of schools’ programmes produced by the BBC or ITV, as well as authentic German radio and satellite TV, and German cinema films.
