German

Course summary

Would you like to be able to communicate confidently and clearly in German? Would you like to know more about German culture and how the language works? Would you like to stand out from the crowd? All of these are achieved within the German A level course. Topics covered in Year 12 are: • ‘Aspects of a German speaking society’ (The changing state of the family, The digital world, Youth culture: fashion and trends, music, television) • ‘Artistic culture in the German-speaking world’ (Festivals and traditions, Art and architecture, Cultural life in Berlin, past and present). In Year 13, the topics are: • ‘Multiculturalism in German-speaking society’ (Immigration, Integration and Racism) • ‘Aspects of political life in the German-speaking world’ (Germany and the European Union, Politics and youth, German re-unification and its consequences). Students will study a film (Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei, Hans Weingartner, 2005) and a piece of German literature (Der Vorleser, Bernhard Schlink, 1995) in depth. Students will also complete an Individual Research Project in German on a topic of interest to them, forming the basis for a discussion in the speaking exam.