Transcript IB Language B - AISJ Online!
Changes to syllabus for all languages from August 2011
communicate clearly and effectively in a range of situations, demonstrating linguistic competence and intercultural understanding use language appropriate to a range of interpersonal and/or cultural contexts understand and use language to express and respond to a range of ideas with accuracy and fluency organize ideas on a range of topics, in a clear, coherent and convincing manner understand, analyse and respond to a range of written and spoken texts understand and use works of literature written in the target language of study (HL only).
SL= core +
2
in total) options (
5
HL core +
2
options +
2
literary works.
topics
Core =Social Relationships;communication and media;global issues.
Options = any
2
traditions;leisure; cultural diversity;science and technology from health; customs and
Written assignment, interactive oral, Paper
1
from core, Individual oral,Paper options
2
from
Written assigment, interactive oral, paper 1, paper
2
B from core Indivdual oral, Paper
2
A from options Written Assigmnent from literature texts.
External assessment 70% Paper 1 (1 hour 30 minutes): Receptive skills 25% Text-handling exercises on four written texts, based on the core.
Paper 2 (1 hour 30 minutes): Written productive skills 25% One writing exercise of 250–400 words from a choice of five, based on the options.
Written assignment: Receptive and written productive skills 20% Intertextual reading followed by a written exercise of 300–400 words plus a 100-word rationale, based on the core.
Internal assessment 30% Internally assessed by the teacher and externally moderated by the IB.
Individual oral (8–10 minutes) 20% Based on the options: 15 minutes’ preparation time and a 10-minute (maximum) presentation and discussion with the teacher.
Interactive oral activity 10% Based on the core: Three classroom activities assessed by the teacher.
External assessment 70% Paper 1 (1 hour 30 minutes): Receptive skills 25% Text-handling exercises on five written texts, based on the core.
Paper 2 (1 hour 30 minutes): Written productive skills 25% Two compulsory writing exercises.
Section A: One task of 250–400 words, based on the options, to be selected from a choice of five.
Section B: Response of 150–250 words to a stimulus text, based on the core.
Written assignment: Receptive and written productive skills 20% Creative writing of 500–600 words plus a 150-word rationale, based on one of the literary texts studied
Internal assessment 30% Internally assessed by the teacher and externally moderated by the IB.
Individual oral (8–10 minutes) 20% Based on the options: 15 minutes’ preparation time and a 10-minute (maximum) presentation and discussion with the teacher.
Interactive oral activity 10% Based on the core: Three classroom activities assessed by the teacher.
SL – 100 word rationale HL – 150 word rationale Externally assessed Language 5 marks Format 4 marks 20% of total grade Content 10 marks Rationale 3 marks
produced in class under test conditions – can run over several lessons (guideline hours)
3
– 6 students must take nothing home with them. Students provided with
3
sources on one of the optional topics ( a topic already researched and taught (in some depth) in class) write a response. Student choice of task (guided by Teacher)eg Journal Intime/Discours/Lettre etc, each student must have a different title. No help/correcting/use of computers. Up to 12 students may use the same texts, thereafter teacher must produce a second set of 3 texts.
similar to SL but based on one of the works studied in class Journal intime etc – choice by student. Students allowed dictionary/copy of text (not annotated), can’t take it home. Literature: teacher’s choice, based on student interest, level of languages.
It does NOT have to be a ‘classical’ piece of literature.
Must be handwritten. Students may have access to a copy of syllabus (marking criteria/type of task etc.) No online dictionaries
Article Blog/diary entry Brochure/leaflet Advertisement Interview News report Official report Proposal Review Correspondence Set of instructions
Each text 300 – 400 words
Option topics: Health; traditions; leisure; cultural diversity; science and technology Visual stimulus – choice of 2 previously unseen 15 min prep time 10 minute exam
Photo needs to be good: Students need to be able to describe the scene; link it to the target culture; give a personal opinion; broaden the conversation (within the topic)
Photograph with title/caption (provided by teacher) Same photo can be used 5 times Each student must have a different title/caption Student has 15 minutes to prepare, may take notes (up to 10 bullet points (30/40 words) no whole phrases Student speaks for 3 minutes, then must answer questions about the issues in the picture, followed by questions on a wider range of issues from the same topic.
If student really struggling, may go onto the other topic studied. If student speaks for less than start the second part of the test, but do give the student sufficient thinking time in order to respond to questions..
8 3
– 10 minutes, minutes in total. Only marked for language/message Must be a photo- no cartoons/drawings etc.
Both SL and HL Criterion A Productive skills: 10 Criterion B Interactive and receptive skills: 10 20%
2
A from core
250
– 400
words Paper
2
B from Options
150
– 200
words student must choose own writing task eg genre/audience etc from a written stimulus No choice of question
90
mins for both questions (v. tight for time)
pretty much the same Core no written task
Must do
3
one from a listening stimulus students’ best mark put forward.
10%
There are changes to the mark scheme – not huge but significant.
Look at the Language B spec.
When designing the course, teachers are expected to keep in mind the IB learner profile and make links between TOK and the Group 2 courses. There are 14 suggested TOK questions on page 7 of the Language B Guide.
Guidance for language provision in groups 1 and 2 http://occ.ibo.org/ibis/documents/dp/gr2/language_b/d_ 2_ablan_gui_0908_1_e.pdf
Subject outline (first exams 2013) http://occ.ibo.org/ibis/documents/dp/gr2/language_b/d_ 2_ablan_gui-out_1102_1_e.pdf
Guide (first exams 2013) http://occ.ibo.org/ibis/documents/dp/gr2/language_b/d_ 2_ablan_gui_1102_1_e.pdf
List of kanji characters for Japanese B (first exams 2013) http://occ.ibo.org/ibis/documents/dp/gr2/language_b_ja panese/d_2_abjap_csp_1102_1_e.pdf
It is essential that teachers are allowed the prescribed minimum number of teaching hours necessary to meet the requirements of the language B course. At SL the minimum prescribed number of hours is 150 and at HL it is 240 hours.