German

St Mary's College

Cranbrook Avenue, Hull, HU6 7TN

GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent

Level 3

Available start dates

Wednesday, 04 September 2024

St Mary's College

2 Year(s)

Course Summary

The course will help you to develop your general study skills, but most of all you will learn to communicate at a higher level in German. You will also learn much more about a wide range of aspects of the society or societies in which the language is spoken.

Reading—You will be able to read, understand and extract information from written passages in the target language taken from authentic sources, such as magazines and newspapers, reports or books.

Listening—You will be able to listen to, and understand contemporary spoken language and answer questions on what you have heard. The passages that you will learn to listen to will be taken from a range of sources such as news reports on the radio or TV, weather forecasts, announcements, interviews and discussions.

Speaking and Writing—You will learn how to write essays or longer pieces and to hold conversations and discussions in the target language. You will learn all the appropriate grammar, words and phrases that will help you to:

Present information in the target language
Organise your argument
Provide opinions and justify them
Analyse your ideas

Course Details

Year 12 Topics

Aspects of German speaking society: The changing nature 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 addition to the above, you will also study a film.

Year 13 Topics:

Multiculturalism: Immigration, Integration and Racism

Political Life: Germany and the European Union, Politics and Youth, German re-unification and its consequences.

In addition to the above you will also study a novel.

How will it be delivered and assessed?

Entry requirements

As well as meeting our general entry requirements for Level 3 study, you’ll need to achieve a minimum of Grade 6 in GCSE German.

Your next steps...

Being able to speak at least one other language is a highly valued skill amongst employers, university admissions officers and wider society, in fields including Politics and Diplomacy, Sport, Music, Armed Forces, Global Events Management, Marketing, Finance, Engineering, Manufacturing, Tourism, Hospitality, and more. Many organisations now operate on a global scale and a language is a real asset. Most universities offer degrees in a single language, or joint honours with another language or subject; for example, you could study German and Italian, or German and Chemistry.

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