The IB Mandarin Chinese course is a two-year language acquisition course of study which meets the requirements of the IB program. It is designed for students with limited previous exposure to the Mandarin. Students develop receptive, productive, and interactive skills while learning to communicate in Mandarin. Focus is on five themes: identities, experiences, human ingenuity, social organization and sharing the planet.
Prerequisites
Chinese level IV and teacher recommendation. Open to all Grade 11 and 12 W-L students who meet the prerequisites.
This course prepares students for the required standard level IB examination in Mandarin Chinese ab initio, which will be taken at the end of the 6th year of the language study. Students not completing the Internal Assessment and/or not taking the exam will not earn the additional quality point (25815) (25825). This IB course is weighted by applying an additional 1.0 quality point value assigned to the final grade upon completion of the course.