German A Level
Languages, Literature and Culture


What will you be working towards?
Code | CA14 |
Qualification Type | GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent |
Qualification Level | Level 3 |
Course type | Full Time |
Overview
The principal aim of this course is for you to be able to communicate fluently in Europe’s most widely spoken language, thus making you stand out from the woeful and chronic shortage of multilingual school leavers. Knowledge of German can be vital to international work in the areas of science, engineering, business and the humanities. German holds the key to a deeper understanding of where our modern world has come from and where it might be going.
Through its authors, philosophers, composers, painters and scientists, German-speaking Europe has not only been at the crossroads of history for the past 800 years, but promises to remain one of the most important world cultures for the foreseeable future.
Details
How will it be delivered?
Please click on the following link for this information.
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/as-and-a-level/german-7662/specification-at-a-glance
Entry requirements
The Academy’s general entry criteria of a minimum of five 4s at GCSE apply. Students need to have a 5 grade in German at GCSE, although this really is an absolute minimum. Critically, students should be fiercely passionate about the language, and the desire to learn how to read, speak and write it and be committed to understanding about the culture in which it has thrived and thrives now.
Your next steps...
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