CCEA Level 3 Advanced GCE in German

equality/inequality and discrimination/prejudice;

poverty at home and abroad – causes, consequences and measures to combat it;

immigration and emigration – causes, benefits and related issues;

multicultural society and cultural identity – benefits and challenges;

causes, consequences and resolution of conflict; and

sustainable living and environmental issues.

part-time jobs;

education and employment;

career planning – aspirations and/or intentions;

young people and democracy;

European citizenship – advantages, disadvantages and opportunities; and

societal attitudes and young people.

Use of long adjective phrases (R)

Use of the prepositional adverb (da(r)+preposition, for example darauf) to anticipate dass clauses and dependent infinitive clauses (R)

Perfect (modal verbs)

Future perfect

Conditional perfect

Conditional sentence with omitted wenn, for example Hätte ich mehr Zeit gehabt, wäre das nicht passiert (R)

Passive with sein

Subjunctive in conditional clauses (pluperfect)

All forms of indirect speech

Adjectival endings

Comparative and superlative

Adjectives with the dative (for example es ist mir klar)

Adjectives with prepositions (for example stolz auf)

Time

Place

Direction (for example hin, heraus)

Manner

Degree (for example sehr)

Interrogative (for example wann, warum)

Comparative and superlative

Numbers and fractions

Clock time, days of the week, months

Main clause word order

Questions and commands

Position of pronouns

Position of adverbials

Position of nicht

Word order variation to change emphasis

Subordinate clauses introduced by a conjunction (for example dass, obwohl)

Co-ordinating

Subordinating

Definite article

Indefinite article, including kein

Demonstratives, including der/die/das

Possessives

Other determiners (for example alle, viel/viele, welcher)

For example ja, doch, wohl

Gender

Singular and plural forms

Case marking on nouns

Weak masculine nouns

Fixed case and dual case

Prepositional adverbs (da(r)+preposition, for example darauf)

Personal pronouns

Reflexive pronouns

Relative pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns

Possessive pronouns

Indefinite pronouns (for example jemand)

Interrogative pronouns (for example wer)

Present

Past (i.e. simple past/imperfect)

Perfect

Perfect (modal verbs) (R)

Pluperfect

Future

Future perfect (R)

Conditional

Conditional perfect (R)

Passive with werden

Imperative

Subjunctive in conditional clauses (past)

Subjunctive in conditional clauses (pluperfect) (R)

Subjunctive in indirect speech (R)

The subject and the finite verb

Accusative objects

Dative objects

Prepositional objects

The use of the nominative case with copular verbs (for example sein, werden, bleiben)

Principal parts of weak, strong and irregular verbs

Reflexive verbs

Separable/inseparable

Auxiliary verbs (haben, sein, werden)

Use of haben or sein in the perfect

Modal verbs (dürfen, können, mögen, müssen, sollen, wollen): present and imperfect tenses; imperfect subjunctive of mögen and können

Infinitive constructions (um… zu, ohne… zu, verbs with zu)

Infinitive constructions (lassen and sich lassen with infinitive)

Compound nouns

Forming nouns from verbs

Forming nouns from adjectives

Forming verbs from nouns

Forming verbs from adjectives

Separable and inseparable verb prefixes

physical well-being, for example diet or exercise;

risk taking behaviour, for example smoking, alcohol and drugs or extreme sports;

dealing with stress and challenges, for example school or examinations;

hobbies and interests, for example sport or music;

the arts, film, fashion and design;

social media and new technology; and

holidays, festivals and tourism.

different family structures;

roles, responsibilities and relationships within families;

challenges for families;

intergenerational issues; and

influences on young people, for example peers, family and friends.

Students develop knowledge and understanding by studying themes relating to the society and culture, past and present, of a country or community where the German language is spoken.

Candidates study a cultural aspect of a German-speaking country or community, for example the arts, music, sport, folklore, festivals or traditions.

Candidates study a historical period from the twentieth century of a German-speaking country or community.

Candidates study a region of a German-speaking country or community.

understand, infer meaning and draw conclusions from a variety of spoken sources covering different contexts, registers and styles;

express information, facts and ideas and justify opinions in spoken German;

understand and accurately apply the grammatical system and a wide range of structures;

adapt spoken and written language appropriately for different situations and purposes; and

speak knowledgeably about the topic that they have researched.

understand, infer meaning and draw conclusions from a variety of spoken sources covering different contexts, registers, styles and genres;

adapt spoken and written language appropriately for different situations and purposes;

understand, infer meaning and draw conclusions from a variety of written texts (including authentic sources) covering different contexts, registers, styles and genres;

summarise information from written sources, report key points and subject matter in writing;

transfer meaning from English into German; and

understand and accurately apply the grammatical system and a range of structures.

Dürrenmatt: Der Besuch der alten Dame (first publication 1956)

Frisch: Andorra (first publication 1954)

Herrndorf: Tschick (first publication 2012)

Kaminer: Russendisko (first publication 2000)

developing arguments;

presenting views, opinions and justifications;

analysing critically;

evaluating;

comparing characters; and

appreciating themes and literary styles.

demonstrate their ability to write in German about the literary text they have studied;

express information, facts and ideas in written German and justify opinions by studying a literary text;

demonstrate their capacity for critical and analytical thinking in German by developing arguments and presenting views, opinions and justifications;

demonstrate a capacity for critical analysis, evaluation and comparison of characters, plot and themes, literary style and motivation; and

apply grammatical structures accurately.

express information, facts and ideas and justify opinions in German;

understand and apply accurately the grammatical system and a range of structures;

adapt spoken and written language appropriately for different situations and purposes; and

speak knowledgeably about the topic that they have researched for their presentation.

understand, infer meaning and draw conclusions from a variety of spoken sources covering different contexts, registers, styles and genres;

adapt spoken and written language appropriately for different situations and purposes;

understand, infer meaning and draw conclusions from a variety of written texts (including authentic sources) covering different contexts, registers, styles and genres;

transfer meaning from German into English;

express information, facts and ideas and justify opinions in written German; and

understand and accurately apply the grammatical system and a range of structures.

Samdereli: Almanya Willkommen in Deutschland (first release 2011)

Rothemund: Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage (first release 2005)

Becker: Good Bye Lenin! (first release 2003)

König: Ich fühl mich so fifty-fifty (first publication 1991)

develop knowledge and understanding of aspects of German culture and society or a German-speaking country or community;

express information, facts and ideas in written German and justify opinions through the study of a set film or a literary text;

demonstrate their understanding and knowledge of the work in German; and

apply grammatical structures accurately.