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1. German Language Exam Structure: A Level German 9717/32, Paper 3 Essay, October/November 2023, total marks 40, requiring one essay response.

2. Essay Requirements:
- Candidates must write one essay in German between 250 and 400 words.
- No dictionaries are allowed.
- The essay is marked out of 40, with 16 marks for content and 24 marks for language quality.

3. Essay Topics:
- Family: Parents always see their children as children, even when they are adults. Do you agree?
- Law and Order: Reducing drug-related crime through investment in addiction support programs.
- Travel and Tourism: The contradiction between wanting a clean environment at holiday destinations but contributing to its destruction.
- Technological Innovations: Will technological progress always improve life?
- Environmental Pollution: Should poorer countries change their environmental policies to help reduce global pollution, and should richer nations support them?

4. Critical Thinking and Argumentation:
- Candidates must present structured arguments and support their views with reasoning and examples.
- The response should engage directly with the question, not just discuss the general topic.

5. Language Skills Emphasis:
- Strong grammar, vocabulary, and fluency are necessary.
- The essay should be coherent, well-structured, and logically developed.

6. Evaluation Criteria:
- Content (16 marks): Relevance, depth of analysis, and coherence of argumentation.
- Language (24 marks): Accuracy, variety of vocabulary and structures, and overall fluency.