What you will learn

You will learn to understand and express your opinions on a variety of contexts and purposes:

Theme 1: Identity and Culture

Me, my family and friends

Technology in everyday life

Free-time activities

Theme 2: Local, national and global areas of interest

Home, town, neighbourhood and region

Social issues

Global issues

Travel and tourism

Theme 3: Current and future study and employment

My studies

Life at school/college

Education post-16

Jobs, career choices and ambitions

Use

You will also have conversation in small groups and individually with our German Assistant, to help you prepare for your speaking exam.

Studying a language will give you many important personal skills. You will learn to listen carefully to people from a different cultural background, to analyse ideas and above all develop communication strategies. You will need to be organised and tackle problems independently using your knowledge in a creative and imaginative way. Trying to get your message across to a "sympathetic native speaker" is a genuine challenge. Any knowledge of languages is also a great asset when choosing a career either at home or abroad. German is a major European language. It shares its linguistic roots with English and is an introduction to Dutch, Danish and other Scandinavian languages. It is also widely used in the countries of Eastern Europe which are currently developing their economies. The German speaking countries are at the very heart of the "EU" and will feature strongly on the political and economic scene in the years ahead not only in Europe but throughout the world. You can acquire a life skill, broaden your horizons and stand out from the crowd. German has recently been cited as the most useful foreign language to learn according to British businesses. It can be combined with many degree courses later on, and the culture and history of the German speaking countries make it an interesting option.

Greek Exam Board & Specification

OCR GCSE Classical Greek

Method of Assessment

There are three exams.

Paper 1: Language, 1 hour 30 minutes, 50%

Paper 2 & 3: Papers are chosen by the teacher from the list below, both 1 hour, 25% each

Prose Literature

Verse Literature

Literature & Culture