IB Diploma Guide - The International School Of Penang

Students should be able to engage in conversations to deal with everyday situations,
understand short written passages on defined topics (including the individual, education,
transport and communication, shopping, food and drink, leisure, environment and
emergencies), recognize essential notices, and be able to extract information from
texts such as brochures, guides and letters; carry out writing tasks such as short
message letters, instructions and short compositions.
The Course and Assessment Methods
The course centres around a set of topics and functions. Basic grammatical and lexical
syllabuses define the language specific content of the course. Students develop and
are assessed on the following skills: text-handling, written production, and listening
and oral ability.
External assessment: through written examination (paper 1 – text handling, paper
2 – written tasks) accounts for 70% of the final mark
Internal assessment: Oral, which is externally moderated, for 30%.
Recommended Background Knowledge
As a foreign language course for beginners, there is no background knowledge
requirement for Malay, French and German.
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