1. FRENCH B
Standard Level

2. Target Student
French B (SL) is for the language learner who may not intend continuing the study of the language beyond the Diploma Program and who:
has 2 to 5 years experience in the target language
is normally taught outside a country where the language is spoken
is a beginner or near-beginner who lives in a country where the language is spoken

3. French B - Tools The main focus of the course is on language
acquisition and
development in the four
primary language skills:
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing

4. French B - Context

5. French B –Objectives Checklist
At the end of French B Standard Level, candidates are expected to
demonstrate an ability to:
communicate clearly and effectively in a range of situations
understand and use accurately oral and written forms of the language that are commonly encountered in a range of situations
understand and use of a range of vocabulary in common usage
select a register that is generally appropriate to the situation
express ideas with general clarity and some fluency
structure arguments in a generally clear, coherent and convincing way
understand and respond appropriately to written and spoken material of average difficulty
assess some subtleties of the language in a range of forms, styles and registers
show an awareness of, and sensitivity to, some elements of the culture related to the language studied

6. French B – SL Evaluation
EXTERNAL EVALUATION: Written Component 3hrs
Weight: 70%
Paper 1: Text Handling 40% Paper 2: Written Production 30%
1 h h 30
Reading 30% Written Response 10% Writing Task 30% Questions based on a A short writing exercise in response One writing task from a choice
number of written texts to a written text of four
INTERNAL EVALUATION: Oral Component
Weight: 30 %
Two oral activities to be internally assessed by the teacher and externally moderated by the IBO
Individual Oral 15 % Interactive Oral Activity 15%
Based on a stimulus chosen by student Based on an in class discussion

7. IB Conversion Scale IB SEVEN POINT SCALE OSSD PERCENTAGE RANGE
M of ED FOUR POINT SCALE 7
96-100
4 + + 6
90-95
4 + 5
85-89
80-84 4
4 -
77-79
74-76
70-73
3 + 3
3 -
67-69
64-68
60-63
2 + 2
2 -