Curriculum Handbook 2012-2013 Grades 11-12 - International ...

1. develop students’ intercultural understanding
2. enable students to understand and use the language they have studied in a
range of contexts and for a variety of purposes
3. encourage, through the study of texts and through social interaction, an
awareness and appreciation of the different perspectives of people from other
cultures
4. develop students’ awareness of the role of language in relation to other areas of
knowledge
5. develop students’ awareness of the relationship between the languages and
cultures with which they are familiar
6. provide students with a basis for further study, work and leisure through the use
of an additional language
7. provide the opportunity for enjoyment, creativity and intellectual stimulation
through knowledge of an additional language.
The language Ab Initio course is organized into three themes,
• Individual and society
• Leisure and work
• Urban and rural environment
Each theme has a list of topics that provide the students with opportunities to
practise and explore the language as well as to develop intercultural understanding.
The teaching of the language functions, the related grammar, and vocabulary will be
integrated with the study of the topics. Through the development of receptive,
productive and interactive skills, students should be able to respond and interact
appropriately in a defined range of everyday situations. The topics are well suited to
fostering an international perspective.
Albeit at a basic level, the Ab Initio course seeks to develop intercultural
understanding and foster a concern for global issues, as well as to raise students’
awareness of their own responsibility at a local level.
• realize the nature and importance of an additional language, and the inherent
and stimulating opportunities it possesses for creativity, intellectual stimuli and
recreation
• to begin to see and make connections between language and culture
Throughout the course, students will learn how to write in various forms and for
different purposes (description, narration, argumentation, etc.); read a range of
written forms for a variety of purposes ((editorials, short stories, poetry, lyrics,
newspaper and magazine articles, etc); express themselves accurately and for
various communicative purposes (explanation, argumentation, descriptions, etc.);
and listen to a range of audio material (songs, movies, interviews, documentaries,
news broadcasts, etc.).
IB DP Spanish B, HL
For the higher level of the Spanish IB programme, students will strive to achieve a
superior level of language sophistication and competence. More emphasis is placed
on developing the ability to not only understand, but also effectively use a form of
expression which is clear, concise, expressive and imaginative. The course aims to
develop a variety of linguistic skills through the study of a wide range of cultural and
literary texts, to promote an appreciation of the wealth and subtleties of the language
and to facilitate clear expression of ideas. Various literary and non-literary texts are
used to aid students to become competent in text analysis, written expression and
the study of Hispanic culture. Students will learn rhetorical devices, techniques to
ensure written cohesion, as well as traditional forms and structures of texts.
IB DP German B SL/HL
The Language B programme is a foreign language-learning programme designed for
the study at both standard and higher levels by students with previous experience of
learning the language.
Students entering the B Standard level course have completed the German
Advanced level or the equivalent with good results. They are expected to be able to
read and understand literary and non-literary texts; moreover they should have the
necessary oral and written language skills to express themselves.
Students entering the B Higher Level course have reached a high level of
competence in the German language and usually have completed the Pre-IB B
course.
The main focus of the programme is the development of intercultural understanding
and further development of all four language skills within a range of contexts,
purposes, and texts of different styles and register.
The aims of the Language B programme are to:
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