German

Mrs L Bould - Head of Department - lvb@bws.wilts.sch.uk

Mrs L Drummond – Teacher of German - lcd@bws.wilts.sch.uk

Every student is allocated a First Foreign Language (German, French or Spanish) in Year 7. Languages are taught in form groups. All pupils study this First Language up to GCSE in Year 11. Students can then continue with German, French or Spanish into A-Level

In Year 9, students are allocated a Second Foreign Language and complete a one-year foundation course. Pupils with an outstanding talent for languages will have the opportunity of taking two languages up to Year 11. The foundation course in their Second Language offers enough core knowledge for a gifted linguist to start a GCSE course.

Our comprehensive Key Stage 3 MFL courses guarantee our students solid preparation to face the challenge of the new GCSEs introduced in September 2016.

Learning German at Bishop’s is all about:

• Having a go and trying to express yourself as best you can at your level;
• Getting to grips with grammar, so that you can experiment with the language yourself;
• Getting a real idea of what it’s like today and how it was in the past in German speaking countries;
• Making the most of all the extras – the trips, the assistant, the clubs;
• Taking responsibility for your enjoyment of the subject by engaging fully in lessons;
• Pushing your competence to its limit at every opportunity.

Year 7

The text book issued to students is called "Stimmt 1" and boys may also wish to purchase "Stimmt 1 Arbeitsheft B" for help with class and homework tasks.

Year 7 Curriculum Plan

Beginners German is taught for 4 lessons per week. The full list of topics covered is listed below:-

Year 8

The text book issued to students is called "Stimmt 2"

There are 2 lessons per week, the full list of topics covered is listed below:-

Year 8 Curriculum Plan (1st Language)

Year 8 Curriculum Plan (2nd Language)

Students taking German as a second language will study a condensed version of the topics in Year 7 and Year 8 first language. Boys may also wish to purchase "Stimmt 2 Arbeitsheft B" for help with class and homework tasks.

Year 9 - First and Second Language

First and second language students to follow the same course with allowances in pace made for second language students to catch up on grammar and basics.

The text book issued to students is called "GCSE German" and boys may also wish to purchase "Edexcel International GCSE German: EDEXCEL Certificate in German Grammar Workbook" for help with class and homework tasks.

The full list of topics covered is listed below:-

GCSE German

GCSE German is studied using The Edexcel Certificate (iGCSE). The text book issued to students is called "GCSE German" and boys may also wish to purchase "GCSE German Grammar Book” for help with class and homework tasks.

The iGCSE vocabulary list can be downloaded by clicking here

The Revision Tips document can be downloaded by clicking here

There are four components to the iGCSE exam which are as follows:-

• Reading and Writing (60 marks/50% of examination)-end of year 11 examination
• Listening (50 marks/25% of examination)-end of year 11 examination
• Speaking (40 marks/25% of examination)- end of year 11 examination

The full list of topics covered are listed below:-

AS German - Year 12

Year 12 German students follow the AQA AS examination

The text books used are called “AQA AS German Student Book” and “AQA A Level Grammar Book”. Students will also have access to the online software “Kerboodle”.

The full list of topics covered are listed below:-

A2 German - Year 13

Year 13 German students follow the AQA A2 examination

The text books used are called “AQA AS German Student Book” and “AQA A Level Grammar Book”. Students will also have access to the online software “Kerboodle”.

The full list of topics covered are listed below:-