12GER

NCEA Level 2 German

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms C. Currie.

There is a continued emphasis at Level 2 on realistic communicative use of the language.

Speaking and listening skills developed in previous years will be extended, and the scope of the work is much wider because students are competent in the language. Language training teaches problem solving skills. Language-trained people can be found heading research units in Treasury, Trade and Commerce; in various sections of Internal and Foreign Affairs, in all fields of the media, in teaching commerce, medicine and law.

At Level 2 more emphasis is put on reading and writing than at Level 1. Students will learn to read, comprehend and discuss themes that are of interest and relevance to young people today. They will also be encouraged to communicate using German as much as possible. Good listening skills are of utmost importance in our modern society, and the ability to listen constructively is practised continuously in the classroom.

Self-reliance is encouraged and the course aims to stimulate the students’ ability to find answers for themselves.

As a Partner School in the PASCH program with the German Ministry of Education, students have the opportunity to be selected for a scholarship to attend a three-week German language and cultural course held at a Goethe-Institut in Germany.

Participation in the New Zealand-German exchange is encouraged where students have the opportunity to host a German exchange student for two months and to go to Germany and stay with a German host family, attending school in December and January.

You are also encouraged to sit the international benchmark examinations for German (A2, B1 or B2) from the European Framework. These examinations take place at the end of Term 3 and are subsidised by the Goethe-Institut through the PASCH program.

NCEA Level 2

Recommended Prior Learning

15 credits Level 1 NCEA German, or HOD approval

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

There is a course contribution of $30 to cover digital resources.
Students are expected to supply their own stationary.

Pathway

German can be studied at tertiary level (polytechnic or university)
Study at a German university: Students studying German with Merit and Excellence grades in Level 2 and 3 NCEA can enter a German university to follow a course of study in Germany. (As well as any combination of any academic subjects such as English, Foreign Languages, History, Geography, Biology, Physics and Chemistry at Level 2 or 3 Merit and Excellence level)
Also B2 in German will get you entry into a German university. (European Framework Language Examination)

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 24 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 10 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 14 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91123 v3
NZQA Info
German 2.1 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken German texts on familiar matters
Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91124 v2
NZQA Info
German 2.3 - Interact using spoken German to share information and justify ideas and opinions in different situations
5
5
5
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91125 v2
NZQA Info
German 2.2 - Give a spoken presentation in German that communicates information, ideas and opinions
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91126 v3
NZQA Info
German 2.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual German text(s) on familiar matters
Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91127 v2
NZQA Info
German 2.5 - Write a variety of text types in German to convey information, ideas, and opinions in genuine contexts
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 24
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0