German

Content

This course aims to prepare students for studying year 11 German, further develop and consolidate students’ ability to read, speak and write in German, and facilitate an appreciation of German life and culture.

Topics may include:

• Entertainment and youth culture in Berlin
• Problems facing young people and relationships with parents and friends
• Accommodation, sightseeing, directions, cars and trains
• Student exchange, lifestyles, how and where people live
• After-school activities, recycling, the environment and climate change
• Sports and sporting events
• Concepts of identity, nationality, homeland and migration
• German culture and traditions
• Technology in the German classroom
• Germany, Europe and the global community
• Translation
• Advanced understanding, practising and analysing systems of language, including grammar, spelling, polite form, dialects, linguistic features and meta-language

Assessment

Students are assessed as they read, write, listen to, and speak German. Understanding of language structure and culture is also assessed. Assessment items include research projects, oral presentations, performances, written work, role-plays, essays, letters and creative writing. 

Additional Information

Students must have studied German A and B in year 9 to be able to study German in year 10.