Description
Tutor:
Johannes Henkel
1) Language B in the IBDP:
Language B is a language acquisition course designed for students with some previous experience of the target language. In the language B course, students further develop their ability to communicate in the target language through the study of language, themes and texts. In doing so, they also develop conceptual understandings of how language works, as appropriate to the level of the course.
Most language B subjects are available at both SL and HL. A list of languages offered at language B SL and HL is released each year in the Diploma Programme Assessment procedures.
Language B Aims:
The following aims are common to both language B and language ab initio.
- Develop international-mindedness through the study of languages, cultures, and ideas and issues of global significance.
- Enable students to communicate in the language they have studied in a range of contexts and for a variety of purposes.
- Encourage, through the study of texts and through social interaction, an awareness and appreciation of a variety of perspectives of people from diverse cultures.
- Develop students’ understanding of the relationship between the languages and cultures with which they are familiar.
- Develop students’ awareness of the importance of language in relation to other areas of knowledge.
- Provide students, through language learning and the process of inquiry, with opportunities for intellectual engagement and the development of critical- and creative-thinking skills.
- Provide students with a basis for further study, work and leisure through the use of an additional language.
- Foster curiosity, creativity and a lifelong enjoyment of language learning.
2) Syllabus Outline:
Theme 1: Identities
Explore the nature of the self and what it is to be human.
Theme 2: Experiences
Explore and tell the stories of the events, experiences and journeys that shape our lives.
Theme 3: Human Ingenuity
Explore the ways in which human creativity and innovation affect our world.
Theme 4: Social Organisation
Explore the ways in which groups of people organize themselves, or are organised, through common systems or interests.
Theme 5: Sharing the Planet
Explore the challenges and opportunities faced by individuals and communities in the modern world.
3) Assessment Outline:
SL:
- Paper 1: Productive Skills-Writing (75 minutes)
- Paper 2: Receptive Skills-Reading and Listening (105 minutes)
- Internal Assessment: Individual Oral
HL
- Paper 1: Productive Skills- Writing (90 minutes)
- Paper 2: Receptive Skills-Reading and Listening (120 minutes)
- Internal Assessment: Individual Oral
For more information check out the: IB Language B Guide
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