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German
| Head of German |
 Mr Owen Lewis MA |
| Teachers |
Mr Jonathan Thomson-Glover BA
Mr Bobby Trivic BA
Dr Chris Waller MA PhD FIL FRSA |
| Teaching Assistant |
| Nina Herzberg |
German is one of the world's major languages, spoken by approximately 110 million people in over 40 countries. German is an official language in Germany, Austria,
Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium and the European Union.
German enjoys a long tradition of success at Clifton College. The German department prides itself on its academic results, on the wide variety of German language trips
and activities on offer and on the individual level of attention given to students who opt to study this great European language.
Teaching
In the Third Form pupils have two opinions. They have the opportunity to continue with studies begun in their Pre School or can begin the study of German ‘ab initio’
with little or no prior knowledge.
We use a new course - Na Klar! - which we supplement with a variety of other Listening and Reading materials as well as ICT resources to reinforce and extend learning.
The Year 10 and 11 courses broaden and deepen the students’ understanding of German and provide them with a very solid foundation in German grammar. The students enjoy
the added benefit of individual or small group oral sessions with our German Assistant. We pride ourselves on our GCSE results. The A-C pass rate in 2006 was 100%.
In the sixth form German is on offer at various levels and in various places in the timetable. There are A2 and AS classes on offer in the main sectors and also in
sector E providing the opportunity for an 'extra' AS. 'Ab initio' GCSE classes are also an option and these succeed in getting students up a level where they can achieve
the A* grade in one year. The staff-to-student ratios are extremely generous. During their courses students will have contact with all three teachers of German and in
addition will have weekly oral session with the German Assistant. The opportunity to interact with the ten or more visiting German students is also very beneficial.
The 2006 AS/A2 A/B pass rate was 100%.
Oxbridge Success for Clifton College Germanists
We are particularly proud of the achievements of our Germanists Sophie Brown, Iona Turnbull and Sophie Reece-Trapp who all received places to study German at Oxbridge
in the last four years.
Language Trips and Activities
In addition to German film and theatre visits, the
German department organises a variety of trips and activities to support those
studying German and to promote an understanding of German culture within Clifton
College. In 2006 there was a trip to the Rheinland. The 2007 language trip is to Berlin.
There are also annual trips to Dyffryn.
German Festivals and Events
This year our events programme includes:
- our annual Fasching party 2006 and 2007 on Rosenmontag
- the Year 9 German Zoo Trip
- a Sixth Form Beer Tasting Evening and Dinner (in
German.)
- a Sixth form German dinner and theatre trip with
Badminton School.
- deutsches Frühstück - a regular ‘working’ breakfast
for deserving Germanists!
- a German lunch for sixth formers, visiting German students and staff
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