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IB Chinese ab initio

Standard Level:

From this group, students choose a second language. The IB philosophy stresses the importance of students having at their command more than one language in order to assist them to think internationally. The apprenticeship of learning a foreign language is both a training for other language acquisition and a testing ground for tolerance, in that it will, by its very nature, teach new ways of thinking and looking at the world.

Entry Requirements:

This is a two-year course for non-native speakers of the language who have no prior formal training in this language.

Aims:

To encourage positive attitudes to the learning of other languages and to their speakers and countries
To develop the students’ ability to communicate in the chosen language, in order to deal adequately with familiar and practical needs
To introduce the students to a different culture through the study of the chosen language.

Content:

This course comprises five themes:

Identities – Explore the nature of the self and what it is to be human
Experiences – Explore and tell the stories of the events, experiences and journeys that shape our lives
Human Ingenuity – Explore the ways in which human creativity and innovation affect our world
Social Organisation – Explore the ways in which groups of people organise themselves, or are organised, through common systems or interests
Sharing the Planet – Explore the challenges and opportunities faced by individuals and communities in the modern world

Assessment at Standard Level Ab initio

External Assessment – 75%

Paper 1: Productive skills – writing 25%

Paper 2: Receptive skills – 50%

Listening comprehension (45 mins) (25 marks)

Reading comprehension (1 hour) (40 marks)

Internal Assessment – 25%

Individual oral assessment

Assessment Criteria at Standard Level

Students will be assessed on their ability to:

Communicate clearly, fluently, accurately and effectively in a range of situations, demonstrating linguistic competence and intercultural understanding (language)
Organise and express ideas on a range of topics, in a clear, coherent and convincing manner (message/content)
Use language appropriate to a range of contexts and text types (format)
Understand, analyse and respond to a range of written and spoken texts

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