Warning: Deviation from listed pathways may jeopardize participation in the IB Diploma Programme.
World Language Pathways
SHS IB World Language Policy
IB World Language (Language B) is designed as a language acquisition course. The IBO states that the "...Language B course should be a challenging educational experience for the student, offering not only the opportunity to learn an additional language but also the means of learning, appreciating and effectively interacting in a culture different from the student's own." (emphasis added)
As you start planning for your student's World Language pathway please ask yourself the following guiding questions:
1) Has the student had more than 2 years of formal instruction in the language?
2) Does the student speak the language at home on a regular basis?
3) Could the student travel to a country of origin for this language and navigate their stay without help from translation
services or other bilingual people?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions AND you plan to take any IB level Language B courses, it would be more appropriate to enroll in a different world language in order to complete the IB course in the spirit in which it was designed. Because every student's experience is unique please do not hesitate to contact your student's world language teacher, your school counselor, and/or the IB Diploma Coordinator at Skyline High School to help assist you in finding the best possible placement for your student.
As you start planning for your student's World Language pathway please ask yourself the following guiding questions:
1) Has the student had more than 2 years of formal instruction in the language?
2) Does the student speak the language at home on a regular basis?
3) Could the student travel to a country of origin for this language and navigate their stay without help from translation
services or other bilingual people?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions AND you plan to take any IB level Language B courses, it would be more appropriate to enroll in a different world language in order to complete the IB course in the spirit in which it was designed. Because every student's experience is unique please do not hesitate to contact your student's world language teacher, your school counselor, and/or the IB Diploma Coordinator at Skyline High School to help assist you in finding the best possible placement for your student.
Guidance on the Use of Online World Language Courses
It has been our experience that online studies in World Language do not cover the same content in the same depth as World Language courses at Skyline High School. Students are advised to make every effort to use classroom-based coursework at Skyline to prepare for IB World Language courses. Those students who cannot avoid using online coursework (or those opting to) should be prepared to spend extra time filling those educational gaps once enrolled in Skyline World Language classes.
It has been our experience that online studies in World Language do not cover the same content in the same depth as World Language courses at Skyline High School. Students are advised to make every effort to use classroom-based coursework at Skyline to prepare for IB World Language courses. Those students who cannot avoid using online coursework (or those opting to) should be prepared to spend extra time filling those educational gaps once enrolled in Skyline World Language classes.
SHS IB World Language Pathways
**please note: There is NO early entry into IB classes. The earliest grade at which students may access IB coursework is grade 11. Standard level (SL) exams may be taken in grades 11 or 12; Higher level (HL) and ab initio SL exams may only be taken in grade 12. Please plan your educational pathway accordingly.
**please note: There is NO early entry into IB classes. The earliest grade at which students may access IB coursework is grade 11. Standard level (SL) exams may be taken in grades 11 or 12; Higher level (HL) and ab initio SL exams may only be taken in grade 12. Please plan your educational pathway accordingly.
French
Japanese
Mandarin
Spanish
Warning: Deviation from listed pathways may jeopardize participation in the IB Diploma Programme.
