Group+1

=GROUP 1=

English A1 HL & SL
=English A2 HL & SL=

=Self-Taught A1 SL=

=Spanish A1 HL & SL=

IB Deadlines

 * Language A1 SL self-taught: send choice of authors and works for oral examination parts 2 and 4 (Form 1/A1ST is available for languages that do not use Roman script) || IBIS || 7 October ||


 * Language A1: send special requests for languages A1, with justification and proposed course of study. [|Form C2: Special request language A1] || IBIS || 15 November ||

   
 * Language A1 SL self-taught candidates: IB makes available to schools questions for all genres || IBIS, OCC and Diploma Programme coordinator’s notes || 15 November ||
 * Language A1: send advance notice of works studied (send the information by fax or post to IB Cardiff if the language does not use Roman script) || IBIS || 1 December ||
 * B Cardiff opens predicted grade and internal assessment entry screens on IBIS || IBIS || 1 February ||
 * When available, IB Cardiff sends language A1 SL self-taught oral examinations and school-based syllabus materials to schools || Courier || March ||
 * Language A1 world literature: send to examiners for assessment (each with a completed cover) || Preferably by courier || 15 March ||


 * Language A2 written tasks: send to examiners for assessment (each with a completed cover and [|Form 2/WTRF)] || Preferably by courier || 15 March ||
 * Confirm candidate entries for special request languages A1 || IBIS || 15 March ||


 * Final chance to enter marks for internal assessment and predicted grades, including predicted grades for extended essays and theory of knowledge || IBIS || 10 April ||
 * Language A1 SL self-taught: send audio recordings and related material to examiner || Preferably by courier || 7 May ||

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More than 80 different first languages have been offered for  examination as part of the IBO’s  policy of encouraging students to  maintain strong ties to their own  cultures. Students ideally develop strong written and oral <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; line-height: 19px;"> skills, respect for the literary heritage of their first <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">languages,and an international perspective. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; line-height: 19px;"> Every diploma candidate is required to include a group 1 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">language, either HL or SL. Where no teacher is available, a <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; line-height: 19px;"> student may be allowed to study language A1 as a self- <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">taught candidate at SL only. <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; line-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The range of texts studied in language A1 courses is broad: <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; line-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">students grow to appreciate a language’s complexity, wealth <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; line-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">and subtleties in a variety of contexts. Confidence and <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; line-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">competence in oral and written communication skills are <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; line-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">fostered. One of the explicit aims of the language A1 group <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; line-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">is to engender a lifelong interest in literature and a love for <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; line-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">the elegance and richness of human expression, an appreciation of change and continuity as well as of <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; line-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">similarity and difference. Students evaluate the major <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; line-height: 19px;"> theories, concepts and research findings of the respective                    ======

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">disciplines and learn each discipline’s methodology. <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; line-height: 19px;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Examination papers are available in English, French and <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; line-height: 19px;"> Spanish or the students self-taught native or "best" language. ======

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