Course Length: Full Year

Teacher in Charge: Nicole Polke (PKE)

In this course, students will explore in-depth identity and culture through flavours and festivals in the German speaking world.

Students will engage in sustained interaction and produce extended text in German. They will listen to, read and refer back to information, ideas, and opinions through increasingly complex and varied materials.

COURSE COSTS

There is a $25 per student course contribution as part of this course.  This covers the cost of various in-class activities, and the amount will be confirmed in 2026.

There may also be the opportunity for a course-related trip, with an approximate cost of $10 (to be confirmed in 2026).

ACADEMIC COURSE OUTLINE

The following standards will be offered throughout this course:

Achievement Standard 91550 v1 German 3.3 - Interact clearly using spoken German to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives in different situations

Internal Assessment, worth 6 credits

Achievement Standard 91552 v1 German 3.5 - Write a variety of text types in clear German to explore and justify varied ideas and perspectives

Internal Assessment, worth 5 credits

Achievement Standard 91548 v2 German 3.1 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended spoken German texts

External Assessment, worth 5 credits

Achievement Standard 91551 v1 German 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of extended written and/or visual German texts

External Assessment, worth 5 credits

Total credits available for this course: 21 NCEA Level 3 credits

This course is endorsable