2018 - Year 8 Assessment Book

IB MYP YEAR 8 – LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: GERMAN Phase 2/3

SEMESTER STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

KEY CONCEPT/S

GLOBAL CONTEXT CONTENT

ASSESSMENT

Certain skills are needed to understand the message and meaning of texts in a foreign language.

Personal and Cultural Expression

Culture

Deciphering Message and Meaning (Fashion and Style)  Clothes, Fashion and Trends  Personal style  Comprehension strategies

Listening Comprehension Test (Criterion A)

Message

Reading Comprehension Test (Criterion B)

Meaning

Word choice plays a key role in delivering a message that is intended to promote something or persuade someone.

Identities and Relationships

Culture

Promoting with Purpose (Tourism) 

Interactive Oral (Criteria Cand D)

ONE

Landmarks, Events and Activities

Word choice

Writing Task (Criteria C and D)

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‘Man kann’ structure

Message

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‘Es gibt’ structure

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Communication skills

The literal meaning and underlying messages of texts can give insight into another culture and how they live.

Orientation in Space and Time

Culture

Reading for cultural meaning  Housing, Rooms and Furniture  Adjectives and Prepositions  Reading for Purpose Communicating in Context  Household chores  Jobs and Money  Separable verbs, Irregular verbs and Word order  Blogs, Emails and Online articles

Listening Comprehension Test (Criterion A)

Message

Reading Comprehension Test (Criterion B)

Meaning

When people express themselves in different contexts (e.g. online), they usually adapt their language by following certain conventions.

Personal and Cultural Expression

Communication

Interactive Oral (Criteria C and D)

TWO

Conventions

Writing Task (Criteria C and D)

Message

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