Language B

Group 2 subject
Assessments from 2020 to Present

Description

Language acquisition consists of two modern language courses—language ab initio and language B—designed to provide students with the necessary skills and intercultural understanding to enable them to communicate successfully in an environment where the language studied is spoken. Language B is a language acquisition course designed for students with some previous experience of the target language. Students further develop their ability to communicate through the study of language, themes, and texts. There are five prescribed themes: identities, experiences, human ingenuity, social organization, and sharing the planet. Both language B SL and HL students learn to communicate in the target language in familiar and unfamiliar contexts. The distinction between language B SL and HL can be seen in the level of competency the student is expected to develop in receptive, productive, and interactive skills. At HL, the study of two literary works originally written in the target language is required, and students are expected to extend the range and complexity of the language they use and understand to communicate. Students continue to develop their knowledge of vocabulary and grammar, as well as their conceptual understanding of how language works, in order to construct, analyze, and evaluate arguments on a variety of topics relating to course content and the target language culture(s).

Past Syllabuses

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Paper 1: Writing

Weight: 25%

/ 30

Paper 2: Reading Comprehension

Weight: 25%

/ 40

Paper 2: Listening

Weight: 25%

/ 25

IA: Individual Oral

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Predicted Grade
50
Predicted Mark
Using the N23 TZ1 grade boundary
4

Graphs

Predicted Mark Probability Distribution

Historical Grade Boundaries

Historical Grade Boundaries Graph for
SL English Language B
SL English Language B
Boundary* Markband
1234567
M19 TZ0 0143047617387
N19 TZ0 0143047617488
N20 TZ0 0132742567084
M21 TZ0 0102135516985
M22 TZ0 0112339557188
N22 TZ0 0102135516884
M23 TZ1 0112439557288
M23 TZ2 0112441567287
N23 TZ1 0142842577590
N23 TZ2 0142842577590
M24 TZ1 0112440567288
M24 TZ2 0112540557288
HL English Language B
Boundary* Markband
1234567
M19 TZ0 0152945597287
N19 TZ0 0153046617388
N20 TZ0 0102135516683
M21 TZ0 0132740556983
M22 TZ0 0132740557187
N22 TZ0 0101831496785
M23 TZ1 0142742587490
M23 TZ2 0142741577389
N23 TZ1 092033526989
N23 TZ2 0102033536989
M24 TZ1 0142643597591
M24 TZ2 0122542577389

*Timezone 0 (Worldwide)

*Timezone 1 (North America, South America)

*Timezone 2 (Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceania)

NOTE: N20, M21, N21, M22, N22 grade boundaries were artificially low due to COVID. There were also

NOTE: Beware of using outdated grade boundaries. Many subjects have since updated their syllabus.