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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 better 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:
l External assessment consists of Paper 1: productive
skills—writing (25%) and Paper 2: receptive skills
(50%)—with separate sections for listening and
reading
l Internal assessment at SL and HL consists of
an individual oral assessment—productive and
interactive skills (25%).
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