First Year Visit the BFI

On Wednesday, First Year Germanists made their way to the BFI IMAX in London (home to the second largest screen in Europe – after Germany, of course) for a German film study day. Pupils had the chance to review and expand vocabulary and phrases they have been learning around the topics of family, identity, and culture, as well as explore these themes by watching clips from German films. Each of the films took place in a different period of time in Germany’s history, from the rigid strictness of school in the 1870s to the uncertainties and fears for people who were different in the 1930s, the changing cultural diversity after the war through to dealing with family life in a modern world. Pupils were therefore encouraged to explore not just vocabulary and the mechanics of language, but also building relationships and understanding cultures. Pupils can now look forward to incorporating more film viewing as they build their knowledge – watch this space!