Language Acquistion (Group 2) Career Opportunities Include: Advertising, broadcasting, diplomatic service, education, journalism, film subtitling, foreign affairs and treasury, business, hospitality and hotel management, international marketing, interpreting, international trade and relations, law, public service, tourism, translating.
English B, French B, Japanese B, Mandarin B and Spanish B Qualification: IB Group: 2 Level: Higher or Standard Assessment: Internal: 30% External: 70%
Type: Interactive (10%) and individual oral (20%) Type: Written examination composed of reading comprehension (25%) and essay writing (25%) A written assignment is completed by students outside of class time (20%)
Prerequisites: 18 credits in the Level 1 language course with Merit grades in at least two achievement standards for Standard Level and Excellence grades in at least three achievement standards for Higher Level. Course Description: This course focuses on language acquisition and interculture understanding. Students develop skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing through the study of the core topics of Communication and Media, Global Issues and Social Relationships plus a further two options selected by the teacher. Students develop an ability to interact and communicate clearly and effectively in a range of situations, express their opinions on a variety of subjects and to understand and use a range of vocabulary. Intensive oral practice with a native speaker is a core feature of the programme. Students read a range of literary and non-literary texts and learn to write in a range of formats such as interviews, articles, blogs, emails, diary entries, formal and informal letters. Some students sit the Australian Language Certificate 3 in Term 3.
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Spanish ab initio and Japanese ab initio Qualification: IB Group: 2 Level: Standard Assessment: Internal: 25% External: 75%
Type: Individual oral (25%) Type: Written examination composed of reading comprehension (30%) and essay writing (25%) A written assignment is completed by students outside of class time (20%)
Prerequisites: This course is designed for students with no previous experience of learning the language. 58