German

Entry Requirements

The minimum entry requirement is a grade 6 at GCSE. You will need to work hard in the early stages of the course to build up your confidence in using and manipulating German grammar, in order to succeed in the translation and writing components. To achieve really good grades, you will also need to take an interest in wider aspects of life in Germany or other German-speaking countries. During Years 12 and 13, you should be starting to read articles from German newspapers and magazines regularly, to watch films or television and listen to the radio to broaden your knowledge both of vocabulary and of the society you are studying. You also need to develop the ability to use resource material such as a dictionary effectively.