Course information
German
Whitley Bay High School - North Tyneside
01917317070
Deneholm, Whitley Bay, NE25 9AS
Course summary

Year 12 Content: Aspects of German-speaking society: family, digital world, youth culture, fashion, music, TV Artistic culture in the German-speaking world: festivals, art and architecture, Berlin film: Goodbye Lenin – a film set in Berlin around the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The film cleverly reveals the difference between life in East and West Germany at the time. Grammar – will revise and go beyond that of GCSE. Year 13 Content: Multiculturalism: immigration, integration, racism Aspects of political life in the German-speaking world: Germany and the EU, Youth and politics, the reunification of Germany Literary text: Die verlorene Ehre der Katherine Blum – a tragic heroine, or an evil manipulator? You will discuss this whilst looking at the background of the setting of this book. Grammar – a revision of Year 12, moving onto university level.

Entry requirements

You will need to be a higher candidate at GCSE German and achieve at least a grade 6.

How you'll be assessed

There are three exam papers: Paper 1 – Listening, reading and writing - Listening and responding to spoken passages. Reading and responding to passages. Translation into English. Students are in charge of operating the recordings. Paper 2 – Writing – Writing about a novel and film and translating into German. Paper 3 – speaking card on a topic studied and research project.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionNorth East
Local AuthorityNorth Tyneside
Ofsted RatingOutstanding
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressDeneholm, Whitley Bay, NE25 9AS