Chinese B

Group 2

Course Description

COURSE STRUCTURE

SL

Prerequisites:

Stage 5 Chinese or equivalent

Exclusions:

None

The IB DP language B course provides students with the opportunity to acquire or develop an additional language and to promote an understanding of other cultures through the study of language.

Language B is designed for students who possess a degree of knowledge and experience in the target language. Those learning a language B at higher level should be able to follow university courses in other disciplines in the language B that is studied.

Coursework

Group 2: Chinese B Standard Level Recommended Teaching Hours Chinese B Higher Level Recommended Teaching Hours
Components   150   240
Five Prescribed Themes
  • Identities
  • Experiences
  • Human ingenuity
  • Social organisation
  • Sharing the planet
  
  • Identities
  • Experiences
  • Human ingenuity
  • Social organisation
  • Sharing the planet
  
Literature    
  • Read 2 works of literature

Main Topics Covered:

Year 11

  • Personal identities 
  • Lifestyles 
  • Beliefs and values 
  • Health and wellbeing 
  • Leisure activities 
  • Holidays and travel 
  • Life stories 

Year 12

  • Entertainment 
  • Communication and media 
  • Technology 
  • Social relationships 
  • The world of work 
  • The environment 
  • Globalisation 

Assessment

Year 11

Type of Assessment Format of Assessment
Paper 1 Written productive skills through a series of writing exercises relating to topics studied.
Paper 2 Listening and responding to a range of multiple choice and short answer questions.
Individual Oral
 Individual oral presentation based on visual stimulus relating to topics studied.

 

Year 12

Group 2: Chinese B Standard Level     Chinese B Higher Level    
Type of Assessment Format of assessment Time (hours) Weighting of final grade (%) Format of assessment Time

(hours)

 Weighting of final grade (%)
External     75      75
Paper 1 Written productive skills through 1 writing exercise, draw from the five themes. 1.5 25 Written productive skills through 1 writing exercise, draw from the five themes. 1.5 25
Paper 2 Text handling exercises on three audio passages and three written texts, drawn from all five themes. 1.75 50 Text handling exercises on three audio passages and three written texts, drawn from all five themes. 2.0 50
Internal     25     25
Oral work
 Individual oral presentation of 12-15 minutes, based on a visual stimulus.   25 Individual oral presentation of 12-15 minutes, based on a visual stimulus. 25 25

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