German

Year 12 Topic 1

Aspects of German-speaking society

• The changing nature of family

• The digital world

• Youth culture: fashion and trends, music and television

Year 12 Topic 2

Artistic culture in the German-speaking world

• Festivals and traditions

• Art and architecture

• Cultural life in Berlin, past and present

Film

Das Leben der Anderen

Year 13 Topic 1

Multiculturalism in German-speaking society

• Immigration

• Integration

• Racism

Year 13 Topic 2

Aspects of political life in the German-speaking world

• Germany and the European Union

• Politics and youth

• German re-unification and its consequences

Book

Der Besuch der alten Dame

Costs

Berlin trip (optional) - approx. £400 

German exchange (optional) - approx.  £350

Set text (Year 13) - approx.  £20

Film (Year 12) - approx.  £3

Assessment

Paper 1

• Listening and Reading on the 4 topic areas, translation into English and German.  

• 2½ hours

• 40% 

Paper 2

• 2 essays on book/film.  

• 2 hours 

• 30%

Paper 3

• Discussion of a sub-topic from one of the 4 areas followed by a 2 minute presentation and an 8-10 minute discussion of a topic of your own choice

• 21-23 minutes

• 30%

Destinations for AHS students who studied this subject are on display outside the subject classrooms

AHS students can use Unifrog to explore how this subject might be used in life after A Levels