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Intro To IB DP English B

The document provides an overview of the IB Diploma Programme English B: Language Acquisition syllabus. It discusses the course content which focuses on 5 themes and contexts, the internal assessment requirements which includes a 12-15 minute oral exam, and the syllabus weightings with the writing exam weighted at 25% and the reading and listening exam together weighted at 25%. It also lists the 8 subject-specific aims of the course which are to develop international-mindedness, communication skills, cultural awareness, language skills, thinking skills, a basis for further study and work, and a lifelong enjoyment of language learning.

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Intro To IB DP English B

The document provides an overview of the IB Diploma Programme English B: Language Acquisition syllabus. It discusses the course content which focuses on 5 themes and contexts, the internal assessment requirements which includes a 12-15 minute oral exam, and the syllabus weightings with the writing exam weighted at 25% and the reading and listening exam together weighted at 25%. It also lists the 8 subject-specific aims of the course which are to develop international-mindedness, communication skills, cultural awareness, language skills, thinking skills, a basis for further study and work, and a lifelong enjoyment of language learning.

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IB Diploma Programme

English B: Language Acquisition


P RE S ENTAT IO N B Y:
Contents:
• 1. English B: HL Syllabus
• 2. Internal Assessment
• 3. Syllabus Weightings
• 4. Subject-Specific Aims
• Questions?
1. English B Syllabus
Content: Themes / units of inquiry:
• Identities
• Experiences

Concepts • Human ingenuity


• Social organisation
• Sharing the planet
Concepts: Broad, powerful organising ideas
Contexts: Local & Global contexts enabling students to link

Content Contexts various text types through exposure to language:


• IB English B course book & pre-selected novels
• Personal texts: letters to family, email friends, diary
• Professional texts: academic articles, newspapers
• Mass media texts: magazines, online blogs
1. English B: Language Acquisition Syllabus
• students develop the ability to communicate in the target language
through the study of language, themes and texts. In doing so, they
also develop conceptual understandings of how language works.
Communication is evidenced through receptive, productive and
interactive skills across a range of contexts and purposes that are
appropriate to the level of the course.

• The study of language requires careful attention to forms,


structures, functions and conceptual understandings of language.
Knowledge of vocabulary and grammar—the what of language—is
reinforced and extended by understanding the why and how of
language: audience, context, purpose, meaning.

IB DP English B Subject Guide p.17


Content: Units of Inquiry
1. Identities
• Explore the nature of the self and what it is to be human.

2. Experiences
• Explore and tell the stories of the events, experiences and journeys that shape our lives.

3. Human ingenuity
• Explore the ways in which human creativity and innovation affect our world.

4. Social Organisation
• Explore the ways in which groups of people organise themselves, or are organised, through common systems or
interests.

5. Sharing the planet


• Explore the challenges and opportunities faced by individuals and communities in the modern world.
2. Internal Oral Assessment (IO) = 25%
Conversation with teacher: 12 – 15 minutes (20 minutes preparation time)

• The IO is based on an extract of up to approximately 300 words taken from one of the literary works
(novel) studied in class as part of the language B HL course.

• The aim of this assessment is to measure the student’s ability to understand and produce communication
in the target language, and to use it for successful interaction.

• The individual oral assesses the degree to which the student is able to:
1. communicate clearly and effectively in a range of contexts and for a variety of purposes
2. understand and use language appropriate to a range of interpersonal and intercultural contexts
3. understand and use language to express and respond to a range of ideas with fluency and accuracy
4. identify, organise and present ideas on a range of topics
5. understand, analyse and reflect within the context of presentation and conversation.
3. Syllabus Weightings
• Paper 1: Writing is centred around the five themes and
consists of a choice from three tasks with a variety of
audiences, contexts, and purposes. Assessment Requirements Weighting
Paper 1: 1 hour 30 mins 25%
• Paper 2: Listening & Reading is divided into two separate Writing
sections: listening (three audio passages) and reading (three Paper 2: 1 hour 25%
written passages) covering different topics drawn from the Listening 1 hour 25%
Reading
five themes. The students’ understanding of the six passages IA: 12 – 15 mins 25%
is assessed in this examination: it does not test the students’ Individual Oral
knowledge of any factual content of a specific topic.

• The Internal Oral Assessment (IO) is a recorded conversation


based on one of the texts studied in-class, followed by a
discussion about one of the themes.
4. Subject-Specific Aims
The English B: Language Acquisition course aims are to enable students to:
1. Develop international-mindedness through the study of languages, cultures, and ideas and issues of global
significance.

2. Communicate in 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 a variety
of perspectives of people from diverse cultures.

4. Develop students’ understanding of the relationship between the languages and cultures with which they are
familiar.

5. Develop students’ awareness of the importance of language in relation to other areas of knowledge.

6. Provide students, through language learning and the process of inquiry, with opportunities for intellectual
engagement and the development of critical- and creative-thinking skills.

7. Provide students with a basis for further study, work and leisure through the use of an additional language.

8. Foster curiosity, creativity and a lifelong enjoyment of language learning.


Questions?

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