Year 11 IB Subject Guide 2020

IB – GERMAN B (SL only) Subject Summary:

The German B course, available at Standard Level, is suitable only for students who have successfully completed Phase 4 German up to Year 10. The main focus of the course is on language acquisition and the development of receptive, productive and interactive language skills. The course gives students the opportunity to reach a high degree of competence in a language and to explore the culture using the language. The topics covered are similar to those in Somerset College’s QCE course. The difference between the QCE and the IB courses lies in the nature of the assessment. The four language skills (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing) are developed through the use of a wide range of texts and materials, and all are given equal weighting. There is also a considerable emphasis on the ability to read and write in the target language, as all instructions, questions and responses in both external examination papers are in German. Assessment Outline: IB Assessment (SL): All IB students will practise skills by completing oral tasks as well as sample IB exams in Year 11. However, Year 11 marks will not count towards the final IB marks. The final IB result is determined in Year 12 as follows: Internal Assessment (25%): 25% of the total marks at the end of the Language B course are allocated to the internal assessment of oral work, which is completed in Term 3 of Year 12. This internal assessment mark is determined by the student’s performance in the Individual Oral. • Individual Oral: 12-15 minutes recorded under examination conditions and submitted for moderation. Presentation by the candidate (after 15 minutes’ preparation time) and follow-up discussion with the teacher. External Assessment (75%): • Paper 1 (25%) : Productive skills (Writing). One writing task of 250–400 words from a choice of three, each from a different theme, choosing a text type from among those listed in the examination instructions.

• Paper 2 (50%): Receptive skills (Reading and Listening). Each skill is examined separately. Comprehension passages will be drawn from all five of the themes covered in the course. + Listening: three audio passages + Reading: three written texts

Core Themes:

• Throughout the course, students will study topics relating to the following five themes: + Identities + Experiences + Human Ingenuity

+ Social Organisation + Sharing the Planet

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