External Evaluation of the European Baccalaureate (Annexes)

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Mapping Table – European Baccalaureate / Abitur
Comparability Study – L1 - Germany
Subject: L1
Syllabus compared: EB and the German Abitur
28. Complete the first column with a detailed list of the topic areas covered in the
European Baccalaureate syllabus.
29. Insert a tick, or similar, to show where the topic is covered by the comparator
specification – please delete option columns if there are no options.
30. Include comments to describe where a topic is covered in greater depth in one or
other specification, where possible estimate how much time it would take to deliver
the extra depth.
EB syllabus content Present in
core of
comparator
Oral work
Reading
Covered in greater/
less depth in EB
Writing from different
periods
No
Play by Shakespeare No
One pre-20 th century
text
No
Variety of works from Yes Evidence of Abitur
different genres
limited to prose
writing, either fictional
or non-fictional
Thematic work Year 7 No
Personal reading
programme
No
Other literatures
Writing
No
148
Covered in more/ less depth
in IB Language A1
Write accurately Candidates have to translate
from English to German: this
is a high level skill in the
candidate’s own language,
not in English
Translation from German to
English shows very high
levels of language
understanding, akin to A
Write effectively to
instruct, describe,
argue, explore,
entertain
Write with
understanding of
Literature and critical
sources
level in the UK
No Only in response to limited
task comprehension
questions
No evidence in Abitur