Diploma Programme subject outline — Group 2: Language Acquisition

School name Trio World Academy School code 006798

Name of the DP subject

English B
(indicate the language)

Level
Higher Standard completed in two years X Standard completed in one year *
(indicate with X)
(not applicable for languages ab initio) (not applicable for languages ab initio)

Name of the teacher who Date of IB training

Beena Christine 25/11/2018
completed this outline

Date when outline was Name of workshop

completed 25.03.2022- 2023 DP ENGLISH B Cat 1& 2 (mixed)
(indicate name of subject and workshop category)

* All Diploma Programme courses are designed as two-year learning experiences. However, up to two standard level subjects, excluding languages ab initio and pilot subjects, can be completed in
one year, according to conditions established in the Handbook of procedures for the Diploma Programme.

1. If you will be teaching language B higher level, identify the two works of literature to be studied.

Literature:
The great Gatsby
The boy in the striped pyjamas

2. Course outline

– Use the following table to organize the topics to be taught in the course. If you need to include topics that cover other requirements you have to teach (for
example, national syllabus), make sure that you do so in an integrated way, but also differentiate them using italics. Add as many rows as you need.

– This document should not be a day-by-day accounting of each unit. It is an outline showing how you will distribute the topics and the time to ensure that
students are prepared to comply with the requirements of the subject.

– This outline should show how you will develop the teaching of the subject. It should reflect the individual nature of the course in your classroom and should
not just be a “copy and paste” from the subject guide.

– If you will teach both higher and standard level, make sure that this is clearly identified in your outline.
 Topic Contents Allocated time Assessment Resources
instruments to be List the main resources to be
(as identified in the
used used, including information
IB subject guide)
One class is 40 minutes.
technology if applicable.
State the topics in the order you
are planning to teach them.
In one week 6 classes.
there are
Identities Students will be asked to For Paper 1 The main resource is the
Year 1
Critically examine complex issues 8 weeks= 48 lessons Students will learn to Oxford English B Course
Fit for life: of Healthy mind and healthy produce the following Companion, 2nd edition by
body, mental health and how to 2 weeks = 12 lessons text types: Kawther Saa’d ALDin and
Lifestyles
have a healthy life.
2 weeks = 12 lessons 1. Instructions Kevin Morley.
Mental health Dealing with physical health, 2. Brochure
A healthy life dealing with stress and becoming 3. Advertisement
healthy adult. Vocabulary Also important is
4. Letter
Studied will be related to this Inthinking English B
5. Diary entry
Identities: theme and will be elicited from 6. Blog
because it has numerous
Who we are!.......? both the student textbook and 7. Summary valuable resources.
other target language sources. 2 weeks = 12 lessons 8. Travel diaries
Are you living your life in Students will be encouraged to 2 weeks = 12 lessons 9. Essay https://
accordance with your values?
maintain a personal word bank. 10. Speech www.esleschool.com/ib-
Language and identity Language structures will be
english-b/
Subcultures included but not be limited too. For Paper 2
Students will Explore the Students will use the https://
nature of the self and what it audio and verbal texts ibpublishing.ibo.org/
is to be human. present in the textbook server2/rest/app/
to develop their
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comprehension skills.

For Internal Assessment

Students will begin by
having fluent
conversations amongst
themselves and with the
teacher, about a range of
Experiences: topics including those
Explore and tell the stories of the 8 weeks= 48 lessons studied in class, in the
Leisure activities events, experiences and journeys target language.
• Holidays and travel that shape our lives. 2 weeks = 12 lessons Gradually, they begin
• Life stories Students will investigate with an 2 weeks = 12 lessons picture description and
• Rites of passage open mind and become informed 2 weeks = 12 lessons talking about the image,
• Customs and traditions global citizens. Their interactive 2 weeks = 12 lessons connecting it to target Books, Documentaries ,
• Migration and oral activity will challenge culture and giving Internet, Advertisements
their thinking on cultural norms personal interpretations.
and traditions and they will
synthesize their discoveries in
written form in travel blogs,
personal blogs. and http://www. ibo.org

Vocabulary studied will be related www.occ-ib.com,

to this theme. http://www.infospace.com
/info.USA

Human ingenuity Explore the ways in which human 8 weeks= 48 lessons

creativity and innovation affect
• Entertainment our world. 2 weeks = 12 lessons
• Artistic expressions This topic will help students to 2 weeks = 12 lessons
• Communication and media explore and learn to use the 2 weeks = 12 lessons
• Technology internet as a resource as they 2 weeks = 12 lessons
• Scientific innovation continue to develop their language
skills.
Year 2 Social organization This unit will be allocated 48 For Paper 1
• Social relationships Throughout this unit students will hours of study. Students will learn to The main resource is the
• Community examine how societies organise produce the following Oxford English B Course
• Social engagement themselves and how individuals 8 weeks= 48 lessons text types: Companion, 2nd edition by
• Education behave and relate to each other. 1. Instructions Kawther Saa’d ALDin and
• The working world 2 weeks = 12 lessons 2. Brochure Kevin Morley.
How should society meet
• Law and order 2 weeks = 12 lessons 3. Advertisement
educational needs for those 4. Letter
with learning differences? 2 weeks = 12 lessons Also important is
5. Diary entry
2 weeks = 12 lessons 6. Blog
Inthinking English B
7. Summary because it has numerous
Sharing the planet Explore the challenges and This unit will be allocated 48 8. Travel diaries valuable resources.
9. Essay
opportunities faced by hours of study.
10. Speech https://
• The environment individuals and communities in
• Human rights the modern world. 8 weeks= 48 lessons www.esleschool.com/ib-
For Paper 2 english-b/
• Peace and conflict Students will use the
• Equality 2 weeks = 12 lessons audio and verbal texts
• Globalization 2 weeks = 12 lessons https://
present in the textbook ibpublishing.ibo.org/
• Ethics • 2 weeks = 12 lessons to develop their
Urban and rural 2 weeks = 12 lessons server2/rest/app/
comprehension skills.
environment tsm.xql?
For Internal Assessment
Students will begin by
having fluent
conversations amongst
themselves and with the
teacher, about a range of
topics including those
studied in
class. .language.
3. IB Internal and external assessment requirements to be completed during the course

Briefly explain how and when you will work on them. Include the date when you will first introduce the internal and external assessment requirements, when they
will be due and how students will be prepared to complete them.

Students will be explained all the assessments, internal and external, at the beginning of the DP as they need to know what the expectations from
them are and towards what they need to work in the next two years.

Internal Assessments : The preparation will begin from Day 1 as students will be encouraged to speak in English during class.

For Year 1, Term 2 there will be picture description.

For Year 2, Term 1 there will be picture description and follow-up questions.
For Year 2, Term 2 we start practising the exam format since the beginning of the term to have the final oral in February.

External Assessments :
4. Links to TOK

You are expected to explore links between the topics of your subject and TOK. As an example of how you would do this, choose one topic from your course
outline that would allow your students to make links with TOK. Describe how you would plan the lessoncours.

Topic Link with TOK (including description of lesson plan)

Identities : Healthy mind The Area of Knowledge that will be linked to this topic is ETHICS. Students will discuss the following.
and healthy body 1. How is the well-being of a person represented in the media?
2. Do our surroundings determine our eating habits, likes and dislikes?
3. Does everyone have a safe space to discuss their mental health issues?

Step1: Students will first be asked these questions and following a few minutes of thinking, they will give their respective answers.
Step 2: They will now be asked to think of instances in their own lives when they went against their better judgement and engaged in
specific activities to fit in or to rebel. They will reflect on their personal experiences and weigh the pros and cons of believing the images
put out in the media, changing habits under different circumstances, and their secrecy and sense of embarrassment vis-à-vis mental
health.
Step 3: They now of think of answers to the above questions again and reflect on whether they changed or not. If yes, why? If not, Why?

5. Approaches to learning

Every IB course should contribute to the development of students’ approaches to learning skills. As an example of how you would do this, choose one topic from
your outline that would allow your students to specifically develop one or more of these skill categories (thinking, communication, social, self-management or
research).

Topic Contribution to the development of students’ approaches to learning skills (including one or more skill category)
 Experiences: In search of
new adventures
Research and thinking
In this unit students will learn about how to promote good research practices such as comparing, contrasting and validating information,
which in turn improve higher – order thinking and problem solving through the use of synthesis and evaluation.
Social
When they learn and wondering what to do in Toronto? With exciting attractions, fun festivals & major productions, the city offers a
daily adventure of things to do., they will think about how the interaction with visitors from other parts of the world can contribute to
understanding another culture better. In which way can it lead to people becoming more tolerant and empathetic? How does it help to
relate to one another better?
Thinking
They will think about an attitude or a behaviour that can help interact with people from other countries when they visit. Will learning a
few words of their language before travelling to their country help them to receive you in a different manner? Is it important to find out
what can be done and what can't in the country you're going to?

6. International mindedness

Every IB course should contribute to the development of international-mindedness in students. As an example of how you would do this, choose one topic from
your outline that would allow your students to analyse it from different cultural perspectives. Briefly explain the reason for your choice and what resources you will
use to achieve this goal.

Topic Contribution to the development of international mindedness (including resources you will use)
 Identities: This unit will ask students to be self-aware and find out how changes in their daily life can bring about the reduction in hunger for so
Healthy mind and healthy many people, especially children around the world. This topic was chosen because being from privileged families, many students take
body. food for granted and are not always conscious of how some of their practices could be detrimental to other people or the environment.
As a start, the following infographic will help them understand the connection between daily habits and world hunger.

7. Development of the IB learner profile

Through the course it is also expected that students will develop the attributes of the IB learner profile. As an example of how you would do this, choose one
topic from your course outline and explain how the contents and related skills would pursue the development of any attribute(s) of the IB learner profile that you
will identify.
 Topic Contribution to the development of the attribute(s) of the IB learner profile

Experiences: In search of Caring

new adventures As they study about different countries and communities, about migration and related global issues, they learn to become
caring individuals.
Communicators
They will be asked to make vlogs about their travels to other parts of the world and their experiences there. As they do
their vlogs, they not only improve language skills but also evaluate their experiences and learn to express them coherently
for others to understand.
Reflective
As they list down things they do to prepare themselves for a trip abroad, they reflect on whether or not they'll fit into the
settings of the destination and make appropriate changes and learn to be more accommodating.

8. Resources

Are instructional materials and other resources available in sufficient quality, quantity and variety to give effective support to the aims and methods of the
courses? Briefly describe what plans are in place if changes are needed.

The school library has sufficient copies of the Oxford textbook and a subscription to Inthinking, which gives us enough resources to support the aims
and methods of the course.

We also have copies of the Hodder English B text book for a more variety of exercises, as it has a variety audios with accents from various English
speaking countries.
https://ibresources.org/ib-past-papers/ , https://pastpapers.papacambridge.com/papers/ib/ib-past-papers-subject
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