A LEVEL
Let’s not forget:
And Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft – the Association for Subordinate Officials of the Main Maintenance Building of the Danube Steam Shipping Electrical Services.
Welcome to Germany, a country of unrivalled productivity, chequered history, and some of the world’s most breath-taking lakes and mountains.
On this course you’ll be immersed in the rich culture of this charming and curious country. Germany boasts Europe’s largest economy – it’s the world’s second largest export market – the first printed book, and some of the most revered filmmakers in history, from Fritz Lang to Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
It’s the home of engineering. The language of philosophers Goethe, Marx, Nietzsche, and Kafka, of musical geniuses Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and Wagner.
You’ll be immersed in the rich tapestry of Germany’s heritage, culture and traditions, studying alongside other linguists thirsty to discover what makes this captivating country tick – and building a vocabulary that will stand everyone in good stead for future success.
During this lively session you’ll be working alongside Xaverian’s German students to tackle a variety of mini challenges spanning music and film.
No lesson is the same on this German course. Your teachers make the most of the abundance of multimedia resources available to make sure you gain the widest range of perspectives and experiences of the country’s cultural melting pot.
By the end of your German A Level at Xaverian you’ll be keen to further extend your knowledge of its enchanting homeland through further study, and maybe even working there in the future.
As you’d expect from a modern language degree, your options are vast beyond graduation.
Roles that may be of interest include:
Continue your German studies at degree level and in addition to honing your language skills you might be gaining expert-level knowledge in such diverse areas as:
Alternatively you might wish to continue your studies at a German-speaking university.
There are broadly three kinds of German universities.
A research project and presentation. 5-6 minutes theme-based discussion.
Questions which may include true/false statements, multiple choice, questions and answers and comprehension questions in French, German or Spanish.
Questions based on texts in French, German or Spanish
An unseen passage or passages from French, German or Spanish into English plus an unseen passage or passages from English into French, German or Spanish.
Candidates write an essay of approximately 300 words on each of the two works, one book, one film, they have studied.
Six good passes at GCSE including two at grade 6 or above
Grade 5 from English, Grade 5 from German.
2 years
Exams and externally moderated assessments
Linear A-level
Eduqas
The MFL Department at Xaverian offers A-level courses in French, German or Spanish. There are currently 135 students following the taught programmes but we also aim to give Xaverian students the opportunity to try new languages or hone their own language skills.
Students applying for A-level courses are encouraged to have a grade 6 at GCSE. Our native speaker programme meant AS & A2 levels were sat in many languages in the 2019 session, including Farsi, Portuguese, Turkish Polish and Dutch. The results were outstanding with 100% achievement rates in all subjects
Thanks to its excellent A Level results, Xaverian College has been chosen by University of Cambridge as the north west hub of its Widening Participation for Languages Project.
What does that mean for you? Students will get the chance to learn from visiting expert linguists not only in German but many other unusual languages – such as Japanese, or Czech.
It’s all part of an initiative by University of Cambridge to establish language hubs around the country and develop and encourage learning.
Two Xaverian students, Ben Haughton, previously a student at West Hill School and studying A Levels in Biology, Geography and Psychology and Reuben Rowbotham-Keating, previously …
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance visit Xaverian College on an annual basis to run performance masterclasses, spending hours coaching A Level Music and …
Ten outstanding students from Xaverian College have received offers to study at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. Following months of intensive …
Two Xaverian students, Ben Haughton, previously a student at West Hill School and studying A Levels in Biology, Geography and Psychology and Reuben Rowbotham-Keating, previously …
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance visit Xaverian College on an annual basis to run performance masterclasses, spending hours coaching A Level Music and …
Ten outstanding students from Xaverian College have received offers to study at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. Following months of intensive …
