Use this handbook to design your own language B course

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Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things.
Flora Lewis

The objective of IBDP language B course is to get students to explore cultures, other than their own by learning a new language. Through the study of a target language, students explore varied perspectives, contexts, and other intercultural subtleties. How can you, as educators, strike a balance in the course design to make these student explorations possible?

Our language B in action handbook will help you get started with designing your own language B course! With course outline templates and visual explanations, this resource covers all you need to know about designing a language B course.

What you’ll find inside:

Overview of the different elements of the language B course
Sample course outline and brainstorming template to design your language B course
A checklist to make sure you have covered everything you need to when designing your course

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Curriculum Planning, Language B

Toolkit to Design your own Language B Course

"Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things." Flora Lewis
The objective of IBDP language B course is to get students to explore cultures, other than their own by learning a new language. Through the study of a target language, students explore varied perspectives, contexts, and other intercultural subtleties. How can you, as educators, strike a balance in the course design to make these student explorations possible?
Our language B in action handbook will help you get started with designing your own language B course! With course outline templates and visual explanations, this resource covers all you need to know about designing a language B course.