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Students must take at least one subject from this group. Three subjects are available to accommodate students' interest in and previous experience of language study. Two subjects are offered in a number of modern languages, and the third subject offers two classical languages: Latin and Classical Greek.
The Language Ab Initio courses are for beginners, that is, students who have little or no previous experience of learning the language they have chosen. They are only available at Standard Level (SL).
Students develop the ability to communicate in the target language through the study of language, themes and texts. The syllabus is organized into five prescribed themes:
The Language Ab Initio syllabus prescribes four topics for each of these five prescribed themes, for a total of twenty topics that must be addressed in the course.
Below is a link to the subject brief for Language Ab Initio subjects:
Click here to view the Language Ab Initio page of the IB website for more information.
These are language acquisition courses for students with some previous experience of the target language, and are taken at either Standard Level (SL) or Higher Level (HL). The two levels differ in the number of recommended teaching hours, the level of competency the student is expected to develop, and that HL students are required to study two literary works originally written in the target language.
Students develop the ability to communicate in the target language through the study of language, themes and texts. The Language B syllabus is organized into five prescribed themes:
Optional recommended topics and possible questions for each theme are presented in the guide, but are not prescribed.
Below is a link to the subject brief for Language B subjects at both SL and HL:
Click here to view the Language B page of the IB website for more information.
This course offers two separate subjects: Latin and Ancient Greek, and provides opportunities for students to explore the languages, literatures and cultures of ancient Rome and Greece. It is designed to enable students to study classical languages in higher education.
Each subject is taken at either Standard Level (SL) or Higher Level (HL).
Below are links to the subject briefs for Classical Language subjects:
Click here to view the Classical Languages page of the IB website for more information.