German - Year13

Prerequisite – 18 Credits in German at NCEA Level 2, or at the discretion of the HOD.

The course focuses on communication in German using complex language in less familiar contexts, through the four skills, Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.

Students study at Level 8 of the document, German in the New Zealand Curriculum and achieve Personal Independence with the language.

The emphasis is on communication: about certainty and uncertainty, possibility and probability; developing an argument or point of view, with reasons; communicating the same information in different ways in different contexts; responding to literature and film from German-speaking cultures. The contexts for this communication are: a region of Germany; media and the creative arts, environmental issues; social issues and cohesion in Germany, Germany Past and Present.

The full course offered comprises 24 credits. Speaking and Writing with resources are internally assessed (9 credits), Listening, Reading and Writing are externally assessed (15 credits).