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GERMAN We aim to: • Provide a learning environment in which pupils can enjoy language learning activities and find intellectual stimulation • Support the acquisition of study skills across the curriculum e.g. systematic learning, clarity of presentation, language awareness, independence, dictionary and ICT skills What staff and facilities are available to the department? The department is staffed by six full-time and part-time German teachers. We also have a German assistant. The Languages building has five classrooms, a dedicated Sixth Form classroom, a language laboratory and a multi-media centre. Both are equipped with the latest Sanako language learning software which allows pupils to listen to the language at their own pace and record oral answers. How much time will I spend on this subject per ten day cycle? Lower School ...................................................3 lessons with 2 x 30 minutes of homework GCSE .......................................................................... 5 lessons with 2 hours of homework A Level ..............................................................10 lessons with additional individual study All A Level pupils have one session per week with the German assistant What is German in the Lower School like? There is no setting or streaming by ability at any stage. The course book used in the Lower School is Logo. Other materials used include German websites, videos, German magazines and the Collins School Dictionary. First Year topics include: greetings, pets, countries and towns, food, colours, numbers, time, age and birthdays, timetable and school subjects, days of the week. Second Year topics include: weather, seasons, past tense, holidays, trips and arrangements, lost property, illnesses and exercise, money and shopping, directions, suggestions for activities, TV programmes, and birthday celebrations. Third Year topics include: asking for and giving personal details, nationalities, preparations for a visit to Germany, past and future tense, shopping, school rules, comparisons with German schools, directions, media. What happens further up the school? In Fourth and Fifth Year we follow the CIE IGCSE syllabus. On average each group has 18 pupils. By the end of the course, pupils should be able to communicate effectively in most situations when visiting Germany on holiday or on an exchange visit. The course also offers excellent preparation for further study of the language. We subscribe to the language learning website Vocab Express which allows pupils to learn the official exam board vocabulary on their own at home. The department has an excellent record of results with a high percentage of candidates gaining A* and A grades. At A Level, sets are, on average, between eight and ten pupils. The groups are taught by two or three teachers, each of whom is responsible for a particular area of the specification. The course book used is Zeitgeist. We prepare pupils for the OCR examination. Topics taught in Lower Sixth include: • The family: different structures and relationships • Food, drink, health, obsessions and addictions 24
• Transport: trends • Tourism and related themes: tourism as a changing phenomenon, tourism and the environment • Leisure activities: aspects of cultural life, e.g. film, theatre • Communication technology: patterns and changes to communication in daily life • Media, e.g. written press, radio, television (roles and influences) • School and work Topics taught in Upper Sixth include: • Integration and exclusion: age, gender, race, religion, equality of opportunity • Law and order: trends of crime and punishment, civil unrest, policing • Unemployment: causes and consequences • The individual and the environment: pollution, recycling; reducing individual energy usage and impact; conservation • Medical progress: development and change • Scientific and technological advances: change and innovation • Literature and the arts • Political issues • Heritage and history: influence and impacts of heritage (including colonial heritage) and historical events (national and international) on contemporary society GERMAN Are there any trips and clubs? There is a Second Year trip to the Christmas Markets in Aachen. Pupils visit the market and use the language to complete various tasks around the town. We have a well-established exchange with a school in Bad Segeberg, near Hamburg in North Germany. Approximately 20-30 pupils in the Fifth Year take part in the programme each year. Stockport Grammar pupils host in the Autumn Term and our pupils spend ten days in Germany in February. The department organises study visits for the Sixth Form to Berlin every two years. Trips to the Cornerhouse cinema and the Goethe Institut to see German and other foreign films are offered. 25
Page 1: STOCKPORT GRAMMAR SCHOOL Informatio
Page 5 and 6: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LOWER SCHOOL
Page 7 and 8: Coupled with this system of discipl
Page 9 and 10: INFORMATION ON FIRST YEAR CO-CURRIC
Page 11 and 12: THE HALLAM LIBRARY RESOURCE CENTRE
Page 13 and 14: We aim to: Sustain a lively and cre
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Page 23 and 24: What happens further up the school?
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Page 33 and 34: Can I do my homework at school? Yes
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