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This course will give you an opportunity to develop effective and confident communication skills as well as foster your interest in and enthusiasm for language learning, giving you a solid foundation for further study of this highly valued world language. 

By the end of the course you will be confident discussing in German your thoughts and opinions on current trends and issues in German-speaking societies, such as multiculturalism and crime and punishment. Political and artistic culture forms a large part of the course and you will be able to debate topics such as teenagers and the right to vote and the politics of immigration. You will also study a book and a film in depth. 

You will sit the following exams: 

  • Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing (50%) 
  • Paper 2: Writing (20%) 
  • Paper 3: Speaking (30%) 

 

Requirements:

To study languages, Jane Austen College Sixth Form requires students to have a Grade 5 in the language of their choice at GCSE. 

German course information