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IB Spanish Language B (Higher and Standard Level)
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT: Miss J Challis ([email protected])
Entry Requirements Grade B in IGCSE Spanish or equivalent
Where next? It is impossible to list all the jobs that studying Spanish facilitates. The ability to communicate
fluently is a vital skill in almost all areas of professional life. Language specific jobs such as
teaching, translation, diplomacy, foreign affairs, journalism, publishing, advertising, the civil
service, and tourism spring immediately to mind and a language is obviously highly desirable in
the business, economic and commercial world with the internationalisation/globalisation of
many companies. Obviously, speaking Spanish would also enable you to work abroad, providing
more possibilities and options in the currently very competitive job market and its importance
and continued growth is undeniable.
WHAT WILL I STUDY?
The five themes of the IB course are:
Identities
Experiences
Human Ingenuity
Social Organisation
Sharing the planet
HOW IS THE COURSE ASSESSED?
The course is examined at the end of the 2 year linear course and consists of 70% External Assessment and 30% Internal
Assessment
External Assessment: Paper 1, Productive Skills
(1hr 15mins standard level, 1hr 30 higher level, 25%),
External Assessment Paper 2, Receptive Skills
(1hr, 45mins standard level, 2 hrs higher level, 50%),
Internal Assessment: Oral, 12-15mins,
(plus 15 mins formal preparation time at standard level and 20 mins at higher 25%), which is based on a visual
stimulus at standard level and an extract from a literary work at higher level
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