French Ab initio (available at SL only)The language ab initio course is a language acquisition course for studentswith no prior experience of the target language, or for those students withvery limited previous experience. Studying French at a beginner's level provides students with an exciting opportunity to acquire new language skills, aswell as develop an appreciation of the cultural di昀昀erence of French-speakingcommunities and function successfully in a French-speaking environment,helping students improve their opportunities for employment, travel andentertainment. The language ab initio syllabus is organised into the same昀椀ve themes as the SL and HL courses above and students are exposed to avariety of authentic text types in relation to the prescribed themes and topics,as well as the content contained within the language-speci昀椀c syllabuses.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 listeningand readingInternal assessment consists of an individual oral assessment—productiveand interactive skills (25%).Interested in French?In French, books and 昀椀lms previously studied include: L’étranger, Bonjourtristesse, No et moi, Huis clos, Le gone du chaâba, La haine and Welcomewhich explore the wider and global themes of Identities, Immigration, racismand Francophone culture. You will work with authentic materials aimed atFrench speakers and will explore a huge variety of texts (articles, blogs,literary ones, interviews to name a few) and audio as well as video materialsthat will ensure you get a very current view of what is going on in the Frenchspeaking world, culturally and politically.What our past students say about the IB“What I particularly enjoyed most was the wayI was challenged and pushed by the IB.”Luca Buckley McDonald (2020-2022): Biology,University of Manchester17
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