AQA A-level German (includes AS)
Published on 27. May 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-4718-5802-4 (ISBN)
Description
Exam Board: AQA
Level: AS/A-level
Subject: German
First Teaching: September 2016
First Exam: June 2017
Our Student Book has been approved by AQA.
Support the transition from GCSE and through the new A-level specification with a single textbook that has clear progression through four defined stages of learning suitable for a range of abilities.
We have developed a completely new textbook designed specifically to meet the demands of the new 2016 specification. The Student Book covers both AS and A-level in one textbook to help students build on and develop their language skills as they progress throughout the course.
- Exposes students to authentic target language material with topical stimulus, and film and literature tasters for every work
- Supports the transition from GCSE with clear progression through four stages of learning: transition, AS, A-level and extension
- Builds grammar and translation skills with topic-related practice and a comprehensive grammar reference section
- Develops language skills with a variety of tasks, practice questions and research activities
- Gives students the tools they need to succeed with learning strategies throughout
- Prepares students for the assessment with advice on essay-writing and the new individual research project
Audio resources to accompany the Student Book must be purchased separately. They can be purchased in several ways: 1) as part of the Boost digital teacher resources; 2) as a separate audio download; 3) as part of the Boost eBook.
The audio resources are not part of the AQA approval process.
Level: AS/A-level
Subject: German
First Teaching: September 2016
First Exam: June 2017
Our Student Book has been approved by AQA.
Support the transition from GCSE and through the new A-level specification with a single textbook that has clear progression through four defined stages of learning suitable for a range of abilities.
We have developed a completely new textbook designed specifically to meet the demands of the new 2016 specification. The Student Book covers both AS and A-level in one textbook to help students build on and develop their language skills as they progress throughout the course.
- Exposes students to authentic target language material with topical stimulus, and film and literature tasters for every work
- Supports the transition from GCSE with clear progression through four stages of learning: transition, AS, A-level and extension
- Builds grammar and translation skills with topic-related practice and a comprehensive grammar reference section
- Develops language skills with a variety of tasks, practice questions and research activities
- Gives students the tools they need to succeed with learning strategies throughout
- Prepares students for the assessment with advice on essay-writing and the new individual research project
Audio resources to accompany the Student Book must be purchased separately. They can be purchased in several ways: 1) as part of the Boost digital teacher resources; 2) as a separate audio download; 3) as part of the Boost eBook.
The audio resources are not part of the AQA approval process.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Learning
Target group
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 16 to 19 years
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 212 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
820 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4718-5802-4 (9781471858024)
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Amy Bates | Helen Kent | Paul Stocker
AQA A-level German (includes AS)
E-Book
06/2016
Hodder Education
€26.99
Available for download
Persons
Amy Bates is Head of MFL at Brine Leas School and has experience as a teacher, author, and examiner. Helen Kent is an experienced teacher and author of German and French and is currently Head of MFL at Barnard Castle School. Previously she was a Senior Lecturer in German in a university Business School. Paul Stocker is the author of many German textbooks, formerly Head of Modern Languages at Uppingham School, and he now runs Youthbridge, the charity of the British-German Association which supports the teaching of German in UK schools. Louise Fenner is an experienced French and German teacher and Languages Advanced Skills teacher. She has been Head of MFL in three schools, currently at Queen Elizabeth's Hospital School, Bristol.
Content
Maps About the AS and A-level exams Understanding how this book works Theme 1 Aspects of German-speaking society Unit 1 Familie im Wandel 1.1 So viele verschiedene Familienformen! 1.2 Auf immer und ewig? 1.3 Das heutige Familienleben Unit 2 Die digitale Welt 2.1 Soziale Netzwerke 2.2 Die Sucht nach Technik 2.3 Das Internet Unit 3 Jugendkultur: Musik, Mode und Fernsehen 3.1 Musik und Lieder 3.2 Promis aus dem Herkunftsland 3.3 Mode und Image 3.4 Die Rolle des Fernsehens Theme 2 Artistic culture in the German-speaking world Unit 4 Feste und Traditionen 4.1 Frohe Festtage! 4.2 Vielfaeltige Feste und Traditionen in verschiedenen Regionen 4.3 Fest oder Geschaeft? Unit 5 Kunst und Architektur 5.1 Meilensteine der Architektur bis 1900 5.2 Deutsche Kunst 5.3 Der Zeit ihre Kunst ' der Kunst ihre Freiheit 5.4 Wiederaufbau oder Neuaufbau? Unit 6 Das Berliner Kulturleben damals und heute 6.1 Berlin ' gepraegt durch seine Geschichte 6.2 Kulturmetropole Berlin 6.3 Berlin im Schatten des Dritten Reichs 6.4 Berlin ' Hauptstadt der Vielfalt Literature and film 1 Wladimir Kaminer: Russendisko 2 Jana Hensel: Zonenkinder 3 Tom Tykwer: Lola rennt 4 Wolfgang Becker: Good Bye, Lenin! 5 Heinrich Boell: Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum 6 Bernhard Schlink: Der Vorleser 7 Friedrich Duerrenmatt: Der Besuch der alten Dame 8 Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck: Das Leben der Anderen 9 Hans Weingartner: Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei 10 Bertolt Brecht: Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder 11 Yasemin Samdereli: Almanya: Willkommen in Deutschland 12 Marc Rothemund: Sophie Scholl ' Die letzten Tage 13 Max Frisch: Andorra 14 Franz Kafka: Die Verwandlung 15 Siegfried Lenz: Fundbuero 16 Heinrich Heine: Gedichte Writing an AS essay Writing an A-level essay Theme 3 Multiculturalism in German-speaking society Unit 7 Einwanderung 7.1 Einwanderungsland Deutschland 7.2 Neue Wege nach Deutschland 7.3 Massnahmen gegen Masseneinwanderung Unit 8 Integration 8.1 Woher kommst du? 8.2 Ein Volk, viele Einfluesse 8.3 Radio Multikulti Unit 9 Rassismus 9.1 Alltagsrassismus 9.2 Die Urspruenge des Rassismus 9.3 Der Kampf gegen Rassismus Research and presentation Theme 4 Aspects of political life in the German-speaking world Unit 10 Deutschland und die EU 10.1 Sind Sie Deutsche(r) oder Europaeer(in)? 10.2 Die Auswirkungen der EU-Erweiterung auf Deutschland 10.3 Die Rolle Deutschlands in Europa Unit 11 Politik und die Jugend 11.1 Macht mit! 11.2 Engagier dich! 11.3 Wehrpflicht: Ja oder Nein? Unit 12 Die Wiedervereinigung und ihre Folgen 12.1 Friedliche Revolution in der DDR 12.2 Wie vereinigt ist Deutschland ueberhaupt? 12.3 Alte und neue Bundeslaender ' Kultur und Identitaet Unit 13 Vertiefung 13.1 Pflegekinder und Adoptivkinder 13.2 Unruhen in Stadtbezirken 13.3 Hassliebe: Die komplizierte Beziehung zwischen Bildhauern und Politik 13.4 Wie schaut man in die Zukunft, ohne die Gegenwart zu vergessen? Grammar Index of strategies Acknowledgements