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GROUP TWO: LANGUAGE B
The language B courses are language acquisition courses for students with some previous experience of the target language.
French, German, Spanish (available at HL and SL)
Aiming to create a be琀琀er and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect? If so, you may want to consider
how to become an "Intercultural Speaker". Language B courses o昀昀er an exciting programme that allow you to bene昀椀t from both
the academic and professional advantages of being bilingual.
These courses will quickly develop your language skills as well as your knowledge and understanding of French, German and
Hispanic culture and society. The syllabus for all language B’s is organised into 昀椀ve prescribed themes: identities, experiences,
human ingenuity, social organisation and sharing the planet.
Knowledge of vocabulary and grammar (the what of language) is reinforced and extended by understanding audience, context,
purpose, meaning and variation (the why and how of language). Students will be exposed to a variety of authentic text types in
relation to the prescribed themes and related course content.
Topics will develop from the context of the individual in society, to the consideration of more complex global, political, cultural, social,
moral and ethical issues by the end of the second year, when you will be able to engage in discussion and debate.
These topics or issues are then studied through a range of authentic media sources - television, press, radio, internet, 昀椀lm and
through some literary texts and extracts and 2 pieces of literature are studied at HL. The IB curriculum o昀昀ers a lot of 昀氀exibility
with the literature and 昀椀lms choices and substantial parts of the content will vary depending on each year students' interests and
motivations.
Students are assessed both externally and internally:
• External assessment consists of Paper 1: productive skills—writing
(25%) and Paper 2: receptive skills (50%)—with separate sections for
listening and reading
• Internal assessment at SL and HL consists of an individual oral
assessment—productive and interactive skills (25%).
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