Clayesmore

Sixth Form A-level Courses German

German

Board: WJEC

Syllabus: AS – 2221; A2 – 3221

Modules

1. AS Leisure and Lifestyles – travel and tourism, sport, hobbies
   and entertainment, customs and traditions, healthy living,
   unhealthy living.
2. The Individual and Society – relationships and
   responsibilities, gender issues, youth culture, fashions and
   trends, education, future careers.
3. A2 Environmental Issues – pollution, global warming,
   transport, energy, conservation and sustainability, recycling.
4. Social and Political Issues – EU, multi-culturalism,
   immigration, social exclusion and integration, terrorism,
   the world of work, globalisation. Guided Studies Essay –
   any two of the following need to be studied: a book, a film
   or an area of Germany.

Method of Assessment

AS 2 exams: an oral examination of 12-15 minutes (20%)
and a 2½ hour paper involving listening, reading and
essay-writing, (30%)

A2 2 exams: an oral examination of 15-20 minutes (20%)
and a 3 hour paper involving listening, reading, translating
and essay-writing (30%).

Further information

The course involves a mixture of various learning activities,
including oral work, discussion in class and with the German
conversation assistant, grammar practice, reading, listening,
multi-media work in the language lab, and writing essays in
German. There is no course-work in German A Level.

If you study German in the Sixth Form you will develop fluency
in speaking German, which is the most-widely spoken mother
tongue in Europe. This fluency will stay with you for the rest of your
life. The course is stimulating and interesting, and you will have
an opportunity in the Sixth Form to take part in our long-running
exchange to Düsseldorf and our annual U6th trip to Berlin to
further your language skills.

The facilities and resources for learning languages at Clayesmore
are excellent, with conversation lessons available with a native
speaker, and a state-of-the-art multi-media language learning centre.
The fluency you develop in the Sixth Form will enable you to study
in a number of different European countries, should you wish to
do so. It will also give you an advantage in the job market and may
well lead to opportunities to work in German-speaking Europe.
Germany is Britain’s most important trading partner in the world.