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Mandarin B
Group 2
Course outline
The IB Diploma course aims to develop oral and written skills in a range of contexts such as letters, speeches, newspaper articles, diaries, factual pieces, instructions, analytical essays and imaginative work.
IB Chinese (Language B) exposes students to a range of topics from environmental to cultural issues and either a literature, film study or topic based component. The core topics are experience, identity, human ingenuity, sharing the planet and social organization and social relationships.
Authentic materials are used in class, and pedagogical textbooks regularly introduced as supplementary exercises. Demonstrating the ability to write a 360-480 word paper within 1 hour and 15 minutes is one of the key skills in the IB language curriculum. Listening is introduced into assessment for the first time in the new syllabus.
Students are expected to do a speaking assessment where two visual stimulus are provided and student will need to show their oral abilities through description, presentation and discussion in Mandarin. Reading skills are assessed through 3 reading materials to check students’ understanding of the target language.
Students are encouraged to communicate in Mandarin with the teacher within and beyond the class. They are also required to practice with native Chinese speakers out of class.
The course is examined over 4 core areas; Listening, speaking, reading and writing – 25% for each skills.
