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The language B curriculum should allow students to explore a variety of languages, contexts, and other intercultural subtleties. When designing the language B course, the first thing to consider is striking a balance in the course design to make these student explorations possible. Get a head start with this resource! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this section, you will deep-dive into everything you need to consider when designing an intentional, student-centered language B course. Let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Underpinning elements<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before you start building your outline, it is important to understand the five underpinning elements<\/strong> of the language B course. <\/p>\n\n\n

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The first element is prescribed themes<\/strong> which students should explore through a well-curated selection of authentic oral and written text types<\/strong>. <\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a>Throughout the course, students engage with these texts and create their own for different audiences, contexts, and purposes while developing important receptive<\/strong>, productive, and interactive skills<\/strong>. Your goal is to select texts that help students understand how language works in a particular context and strengthen their conceptual understanding<\/strong>. Ultimately, your intention, when designing the course, is to infuse an appreciation of different cultures and promote international mindedness<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us now dive into the prescribed themes in more detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exploring language B themes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The language B course is designed around the five prescribed themes<\/strong> which must be addressed equally in the two-year course. For each theme, you are required to select appropriate text types<\/strong> that help situate classroom learning in real-world contexts. Each prescribed theme comes with a range of recommended subtopics and questions to support classroom explorations and prompt text selection. These are outlined below:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Download this graphic <\/a>as a poster to display in your classrooms or keep it handy while you design your course! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to fostering students\u2019 linguistic abilities and skills, a course designed around these themes also creates opportunities for students to communicate about matters of personal and global significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Principles of course design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When you plan a course outline, all parts of the language B curriculum should complement each other and be integrated with the objective of developing students\u2019 abilities to communicate effectively in the target language. Considering the three principles <\/strong>of language B course design – variety, transparency, <\/em>and integratio<\/em>n – will help you achieve this. As you work towards designing your course, here are some implementation ideas for each principle:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Get your hands on this sample course outline<\/strong> and brainstorming template <\/strong>for language B! Weave together all the course elements and design principles, and jump straight to creating your own language B course!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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