Year 10 IB Diploma Preparation Course Guide 2023

LANGUAGE B: JAPANESE

Year 10 IB Diploma Preparation Course

SUBJECT OUTLINE In Year 10, the study of a language is compulsory. In the IB Diploma Preparation course, students who have studied Japanese up to Year 9 of the MYP course and have achieved a grade of 6 or 7 in Phase 3 will be given the opportunity to study Japanese for the IB Diploma Preparation course. The IB Diploma Preparation Language B: Japanese course aims to further develop students’ ability to communicate in Japanese through the study of language, themes and texts. In doing so, they also develop conceptual understandings of how languages work. A major objective of the course is to develop intercultural mindedness. The Japanese course will encourage positive attitudes towards, and involvement with, people in Japan and various Japanese-speaking communities. PATHWAYS Studying Language B: Japanese in the IB Diploma Preparation course prepares students to undertake Language B: Japanese in the IB Diploma Programme. Students will also be able to undertake the QCCA Senior Japanese course, should they choose not to continue with the IB Diploma in Years 11 and 12.

AIMS FOR LANGUAGE B: JAPANESE The aims of the teaching of Language B: Japanese are to:  Develop international mindedness through the study of languages, cultures, and ideas and issues of global significance  Enable students to communicate in the language they have studied in a range of contexts and for a variety of purposes  Encourage, through the study of texts and through social interaction, an awareness and appreciation of a variety of perspectives of people from diverse cultures  Develop students’ understanding of the relationship between the languages and cultures with which they are familiar Develop students’ awareness of the importance of language in relation to other areas of knowledge  Provide students, through language learning and the process of inquiry, with opportunities for intellectual engagement and the development of critical and creative thinking skills  Provide students with a basis for further study, work and leisure through the use of an additional language  Foster curiosity, creativity and a lifelong enjoyment of language learning 

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