Westlake Boys High School Westlake Boys High School

Year 10 German

10GER
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms A. Marris.

Entry Criteria

This course is open entry. Students are encouraged to continue with their Year 9 Language and take this course as an additional language. Native or background speakers of German are not permitted to enter this course. 

Year 10 German




Welcome to Year 10 German. This year our goal is to strengthen your reading, writing, speaking, listening skills and cultural knowledge in German, and to prepare you for NCEA when you are in the senior school. We will also work on your understanding and appreciation of German culture.

This year you will study the following topics: 

  • German cities + history
  • My free time
  • Master Chef: Shopping and food 
  • My holidays - Berlin
  • Cultural Aspects 

This is an important feature of the course. This year our cultural focuses are:

  • Karneval
  • Cross-curricular project: MasterChef
  • German sports
  • German cinema visit
  • Modern German culture, e.g. songs, movie stars, singers etc. 

If you are a native or background speaker of German, you are not permittted to take this course. This course is designed specifically for total beginners with no prior experience in the German language or culture.

Assessment

German is assessed through a range of project based assessments as well as formal assessments throughout the year. These marks contribute to the Mid-Year Examinations and End of Year Examinations.




Course Overview

Term 1
Hobbies - talking about music, film & TV preferences.

Term 2
Masterchef - learn about German cuisine and make your own dish.

Term 3
My town - describe where you live and the activities you can do.

Term 4
Holidays - learn to talk about what you are going to do on holiday. Master the future tense.

Learning Areas:

Year 10 Elective (Group 3 Option), Year 10 Languages (Group 1 Option), Languages


Pathway

Year 11 German



			
					
					Equipment/Stationery and Course Costs
										
As this course makes extensive use of digital learning material, it is expected that you will have a laptop or other suitable learning device available for each class when required. There is a $22 course fee.

										

								


				






    

        
Disclaimer

        
Course selection does not guarantee a course will be available or that you have approval to take a course. Final course confirmation is in January and depends on your final results and in rare cases, staff availability.