German

Our comprehensive Key Stage 3 MFL courses guarantee our students solid preparation to face the challenge of the GCSE course.

Mrs L Bould - Head of Department - lvb@bws.wilts.sch.uk
Mrs L Drummond – Teacher of German – lcd@bws.wilts.sch.uk
Ms O Telford – Teacher of German – ot@bws.wilts.sch.uk

Every student will study all three languages in Year 7. At the end of Year 7, they will choose their First Language to study up to GCSE. Students will also continue with an allocated Second Language in Year 8 and Year 9, and they may also choose to continue studying this one to GCSE. Students can then continue with French, German or Spanish at A-Level.

Learning German at Bishop’s is all about:

• Having a go and trying to express yourself as best you can at your level;
• Getting to grips with grammar, so that you can experiment with the language yourself;
• Getting a real idea of what it’s like today and how it was in the past in German speaking countries;
• Making the most of all the extras – the trips, the assistant, the clubs;
• Taking responsibility for your enjoyment of the subject by engaging fully in lessons;
• Pushing your competence to its limit at every opportunity.

Year 7

The text book issued to students is called "Stimmt 1" 

Year 7 Curriculum Plan

There are 2 lessons per week

The full list of topics covered is listed below:-

Year 8

The text book issued to students is called "Stimmt 2"

There are 5 lessons per week.

The full list of topics covered is listed below:

Year 8 Curriculum Plan

GCSE German

GCSE German is studied using the New Edexcel German GCSE specification. This new specification culminates in four papers taken at the end of Year 11: Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening. The four skills have got equal weight in the final grade.

The text book issued to students is called "Stimmt Edexcel GCSE German" and boys may also wish to purchase "Edexcel GCSE Grammar and Translation Workbook" for help with class and homework tasks.

Year 9 First Language and Second Language (Quick-Start) Curriculum Plans

Year 9 First Language German is taught for 3 lessons per week.

The full list of topics covered is listed below:-

Year 9 Second Language (Quick-Start) German is taught for 3 lessons per week.

The text books used for this course are called "Stimmt 1" and “Stimmt 2”. Students will also use sections of the Stimmt GCSE textbook.

The full list of topics covered is listed below:-

Year 10 Curriculum Plan

Year 10 German is taught for 4 lessons per week.

The full list of topics covered is listed below:-

Year 11 Curriculum Plan

Year 11 German is taught for 4 lessons per week.

The full list of topics covered is listed below:-