A Level German

A Level German Edexcel

Dates Available

• Week 1: Monday 25 March – Friday 29 March
• Week 2: Monday 1 April – Friday 5 April
• Week 3: Monday 8 April – Friday 12 April

Boards

Edexcel 9GN0

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 Edexcel (Pearson) specification. Particular attention will be given to grammar and vocabulary related to the following prescribed topics:

• Environmental issues in Germany
• Artistic culture in the German-speaking world: media, music, festivals
• Immigration and the multicultural society
• Political issues in Germany: the fall of the Berlin wall, the reunification process
• 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 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 nonverbal 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 translations tasks and cloze tests from past papers, i.e. exercises testing their knowledge.

Paper 2: Written response to works and translation

Students will practise their writing skills 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.