German – Edexcel – 2GN01
Course Outline
The key topics covered for the Listening and Reading examinations are: out and about; customer
service and transactions; personal information and future plans, education and work. In addition
students will prepare one or more topics for their Speaking and Writing Controlled Conditions
Assessments.
The objectives of the course are to understand German in a variety of contexts, to build knowledge
of German vocabulary and grammatical structures, to develop transferable language-learning skills,
to be able to communicate effectively in German and to have an awareness and understanding of
countries and communities where German is spoken.
Skills that will be developed will be to listen to and understand spoken German in a range of
contexts and a variety of styles and to communicate in speech for a variety of purposes. Students
also learn to read and respond to different types of written language as well as to learn to
communicate in writing for a variety of purposes. Students understand and apply a range of
vocabulary and grammatical structures and to develop language learning and communication skills
which can be applied broadly.
Course Details
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Unit
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Unit
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3
4
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Listening and Understanding in German (20% of total GCSE)
Speaking in German (30% of total GCSE)
Reading and Understanding in German (20% of total GCSE)
Writing in German (30% of total GCSE)
Assessment Criteria
Unit 1 Listening and understanding: One terminal examination paper, worth 20% of the GCSE.
Unit 2 Speaking: Two controlled conditions speaking assessments which can be undertaken at
any time during the course prior to the deadline selected by the Edexcel for the submission of
marks. Each Speaking assessment is worth 15% of the GCSE, therefore the Speaking component is
worth a total of 30% of the GCSE.
Unit 3 Reading and understanding: One terminal examination paper.
Unit 4 Writing: Internally assessed in controlled conditions. Students are expected to produce
two essays of at least 200 words. Each of these must be undertaken in controlled conditions in a
single assessment session. Each Writing assessment is worth 15% of the GCSE, therefore the
Writing component is worth a total of 30% of the GCSE.
Career Prospects
Students who achieve a Grade B or above will have the opportunity to continue their German
studies to AS Level. Many st Y[