Valencian Community PAU German II

It is the German second-language exam within the Valencian university entrance tests. It assesses reading comprehension, written production, grammar and vocabulary in use, and, depending on the option, listening, mediation and cultural knowledge. The instructions are in German and you answer in German.

The official body sets the structure, number of tasks and duration for each sitting, and these can change between years. Do not rely on figures from older model papers; check the current instructions and model exams published by the Conselleria and the Valencian public universities.

The paper is designed around the Bachillerato German curriculum, roughly B1 to B2 on the CEFR. You should handle everyday and opinion texts, write coherent short essays and emails, and control core grammar. Strong A2 candidates can pass parts of it but usually lose marks on writing and accuracy.

German is usually taken by students with fewer years of study than English, so the texts and tasks are calibrated to that. The difficulty lies in accuracy: cases, adjective endings and verb position. Candidates who read German regularly and write weekly tend to find the comprehension parts manageable.

Yes, entrance-exam language papers can normally be repeated in later sittings, and the better result is the one used for admission. The specific rules on calls, registration and validity are issued by the official bodies, so confirm the current procedure on their websites before planning a retake.

Build vocabulary and grammar first, because they feed everything else. Then work on reading comprehension with short authentic texts, and use those texts as models for writing. Practise writing under time pressure and get feedback. Add listening and mediation practice once the basics are stable.

Ignoring the word limit and the required text type in the writing task, answering comprehension questions by copying whole sentences instead of reformulating, forgetting connectors, and making repeated case or ending errors. Many also fail to read the task instructions in German carefully and lose easy marks.

Markers reward task achievement, organisation, range of vocabulary and structures, and accuracy. A clear structure with introduction, developed ideas and conclusion, appropriate register and correct connectors scores better than a longer text full of errors. Practise a few text types thoroughly rather than many superficially.

The Conselleria d'Educació and the Valencian public universities publish the current exam guidelines, model papers and marking criteria on their official websites. Use those documents as your reference for structure, timing and scoring, and ask your school's German department for the latest updates.