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Sprachliches Profil — Language Profile for the Abitur Exam

Students who choose the sprachliches Profil (language profile) in the German Gymnasium focus on German and foreign language skills. This profile requires excellence in Deutsch, two foreign languages, and may include classical languages or linguistics. The language Abitur demands sophisticated text analysis and production skills.

Locale-specific study guides

Pass-rate data, regulatory context, and study tips for Sprachliches Profil — Language Profile all change by candidate locale. Pick your context:

Common failure modes

These are the patterns that cause most candidates to lose marks on this topic. Recognising them in advance is half the work.

  • !Not differentiating between descriptive linguistics (Beschreibung) and prescriptive norms
  • !Confusing sprachliche Mittel across different text types
  • !Insufficient preparation in the second foreign language (often French, Spanish, or Latin)

Study tips

  • 1For linguistics topics (Sprachwandel, Varietäten, Sprachkritik): study the key concepts and be able to apply them to example texts.
  • 2For the second foreign language Abitur, complete past papers under timed conditions.
  • 3Build analysis vocabulary in German for describing language: rhetorische Mittel, Argumentationsstruktur, Textsortenmerkmal.

Sample Abitur Sprachliches Profil — Language Profile questions

These sample items mirror the format and difficulty of real Abitur questions. Practice with thousands more on the free Koydo question bank.

  1. 1

    In einem Abitur-Aufsatz über "Sprachwandel" (language change) sollte folgendes behandelt werden:

    • ANur historische Beispiele für Sprachveränderungen
    • BUrsachen, Erscheinungsformen, Bewertungsperspektiven und eigene StellungnahmeCorrect
    • CNur normative Kritik an modernem Sprachgebrauch
    • DAusschließlich anglizistische Einflüsse auf das Deutsche
    Why this answer?

    Abitur essays on Sprachwandel should cover: causes (Anglizismen, social media, migration), forms of change (Bedeutungswandel, Neologismen, syntaktische Veränderungen), evaluative perspectives (sprachkritische vs. deskriptive Linguistik), and the candidate's own position. A one-dimensional treatment cannot reach the upper score bands.

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