German Language and Literature

For German, I followed the curriculum leading to the Dutch state AP (VWO) examinations for German Language and Literature, which included writing an essay, comprehensive reading exercises and an oral exam with a presentation, a discussion of a current topic and a review of my knowledge of German literature and literary history.

The subject of my presentation was "Rostock" and I had to make a poster for that with imagery, but with a maximum of 8 words, to illustrate my presentation.

I was well prepared and attained a very high mark on my exam. Considering that I was only 16 years old when I took it, I am quite proud of this achievement.

Some of the books I read and analyzed for the exam included:

- Nibelungenlied, a medieval narrative poem, author unknown

- Til Eulenspiegel, author unknown

- Die Räuber, Friedrich Schiller

- Faust, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

- Nackt unter Wölfen, Bruno Apitz

- Das Parfum, Patrick Süßkind