THE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME GROUP 2 - LANGUAGE B A NEW CULTURE! ENGLISH DEPARTMENT 2015

The Diploma Programme aims to encourage students to be knowledgeable and inquiring, but also caring and compassionate. There is a strong emphasis on encouraging students to develop intercultural understanding, open- mindedness, and the attitudes necessary for them to respect and evaluate a range of points of view.

The group 2 courses use a balance between approaches to learning that are teacher- centred and those that are learner-centred. Language B courses develop students’ linguistic abilities through the development of receptive, productive and interactive skills.

The assessment objectives, the depth and breadth of syllabus coverage, the assessment details, the assessment criteria, literature coverage and suggested teaching hours. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SL AND HL The study of an additional language in group 2 adds to the international dimension of the Diploma Programme.

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. GROUP 2 AIMS ARE TO...

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. GROUP 2 AIMS ARE TO...

Assessment

REFERENCES Language B guide (2015) International Baccalaureate Publications. Wales, UK. tml/activity_3_course_design_review.html