A Level German (AQA)

A Level German AQA

Dates Available

• Week 1: 30 March – 3 April
• Week 2: 6 April – 10 April
• Week 3: 13 April – 17 April

Boards

AQA 7662

Length of Course

40 hours

Times

9am to 6pm daily

The aim of this German revision course is to develop sound exam techniques while revising the A level content as per the AQA specification. Particular attention will be given to grammar, translation and vocabulary related to the following prescribed topics:

• Aspects of German-speaking society
• Artistic culture in the German-speaking world
• Multiculturalism in German-speaking society
• Aspects of political life in German-speaking society
• Describing a film and a book: Techniques on writing about a German film and book

Two hours each day will be devoted to the various aspects of German grammar and translation which cause most difficulty. These will include: verb tenses; use of indicative and subjunctive; conditional and “if” clauses; use of infinitive; passive; pronouns; articles; adjectives; adverbs and prepositions.

The remaining hours will be spent working on board-specific exam preparation as follows:

Paper 1 Listening, Reading and Writing

Listening Section
Students will be set tasks from past papers requiring non-verbal answers (e.g. true or false exercises) as well as responses in both English and German.

Reading and Writing Section
Students will be set exam-like tasks requiring non-verbal answers and responses in German. They will also be given summarising tasks and cloze tests from past papers, i.e. exercises testing their knowledge.

Paper 2 Writing

Students will practise their writing and translation skills by answering exam-like questions based on the A level topics above. They will receive feedback and advice on how to write essays in German.

Paper 3 Speaking

As in the exam, speaking practice will include oral questions on articles and photos printed on stimulus cards, as well as general conversation on the Independent Research project chosen.