Upper 6th Form CurriculumSyllabus Followed: Edexcel
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 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 and the introduction of the Euro and is also one of the UK’s major trading partners. Demand for German speakers, even within the UK, is likely to increase over the years to come.
Through the A2 German course the Department aims to enable you to:
In contrast to AS, lessons are almost exclusively held in German. As most of the grammar required for A2 has been covered at AS Level, the focus is on developing students’ fluency and manipulation of the German language. The topics covered are wide-ranging and include matters specific to German-speaking countries as well as major international issues. Students are required to interpret and discuss such issues in much greater depth than at AS, thereby acquiring better cultural and general knowledge. Oral communication is still significant, although at A2 Level one of the written papers can be replaced with coursework.
We expect you to have spent 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, if this has not been done in your AS year.
The Department has a large stock of recorded audio and video material and considerable use is made of school’s programmes produced by the BBC or ITV, as well as authentic German radio and satellite TV and German cinema films.
