German

Why study A Level German?

You will enjoy it! In addition to becoming increasingly fluent in German, you will study a wide variety of fascinating topics. These topics will give you an amazing insight into the German speaking world, its people, culture and history.

German is the most spoken language in the European Union and the tenth most widely-spoken language in the world and, as such, opens up potential business and career opportunities. In our 21st century global economy, your future will be greatly enhanced by the study of language. Indeed, according to a recent article in The Independent, speaking another language can be ‘extremely lucrative’ for your career opportunities.

How will I be assessed?

There are three exams at A Level, all taken in the summer of Year 13:

• Paper 1: A Listening, Reading and Writing test
• Paper 2: A Written exam based on the film and book studied
• Paper 3: An Oral exam, including questions based around an independent research project

In the listening exam you have individual control of the material which you can pause, repeat etc as you wish.

entry requirements

• Students should have achieved a strong Grade 6 or above at GCSE

What skills will I gain from studying German?

There are so many cognitive benefits to being able to speak more than one language including improved memory and decision making as well as increased literacy skills.                                       

Universities and employers value an A Level in a language because of the impressive range of transferable skills you develop. According to various research studies, these include:

• Interpersonal
• Communication
• Confidence
• Problem solving
• Intercultural understanding and awareness
• Multi-tasking
• Enhanced productivity

Where can German lead?

Good language skills open the door to an array of exciting opportunities and careers. A survey of employers by the Confederation of British Industries (CBI) and Pearson found that almost two thirds of businesses say foreign language skills are important among their employees, particularly in helping build relations with clients, customers and suppliers.

Languages can be combined with almost any other subject at university; from Sciences to Journalism, Law to Accountancy and Engineering to Marketing. Many graduate application forms include a separate section for language ability, showing how much employers value languages.

Staff

The following members of staff form the Modern Foreign Languages department at King Edwards: