Language B an Overview
- 1. LANGUAGE B IN THE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME An Overview
- 2. WHO IS AN IB STUDENT?
- 5. GROUP 2 AIMS - Develop students’ intercultural understanding. - Enable students to understand and use the language they have studied in a range of contexts and for a variety of purposes. - Encourage, through the study of texts and social interaction, an awareness and appreciation of the different perspectives from other cultures. - Develop students’ awareness of the role of the language in relation to other áreas of knowledge. - Develop students’ awareness of the relationship between the languages and cultures with which they are familiar. - Provide students with a basis for further study, and leisure through the use of an additional language. - Provide the opprtunity for enjoyment,
- 6. LANGUAGE B AIMS: SYLLABUS
- 8. THE OPTIONS
- 11. PAPER 1 (1 HOUR 30 MINUTES): RECEPTIVE SKILLS TEXT HANDLING EXERCISES ON FIVE WRITTEN TEXTS, BASED ON THE CORE.
- 12. PAPER 2 (1 HOUR 30 MINUTES): WRITTEN PRODUCTION SKILLS SECTION A: ONE TASK 250 – 400 WORDS, BASED ON THE OPTIONS, TO BE SELECTED FROM A CHOICE OF FIVE. SECTION B: RESPONSE OF 150 – 250 WORDS TO A STILUS TEXT, BASED ON THE CORE.
- 13. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT RECEPTIVE AND WRITTEN PRODUCTIVE SKILLS CREATIVE WRITING OF 500 – 600 WORDS PLUS A 150 – 250 WORD RATIONALE, BASED ON ONE OR BOTH OF THE LITERARY TEXTS READ.
- 14. INDIVIDUAL ORAL (8 – 10 MINUTES) BASED ON THE OPTIONS: 15 MINUTES’ PREPARATION TIME AND A 10 MINUTE (MAXIMUM) PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION WITH THE TEACHER.
- 15. INTERACTIVE ORAL ACTIVITY BASED ON THE CORE: THREE CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES ASSESSED BY THE TEACHER.