We are one of a select number of schools in the country that offers the IB Diploma in Mandarin, which is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to reach fluency in the language. The course is worth approximately half the credits of a full A Level and is studied across two years, making it an excellent means of improving your Mandarin alongside your three A Level subjects. An IB Diploma in Mandarin will help your application to Oxbridge and Russell Group universities stand out from the crowd. The course is builds upon the linguistic and cultural knowledge you have gained from studying GCSE Chinese and enables you to apply these language skills to talk about issues in the Chinese speaking world. You will develop the ability to communicate in the target language through the study of language, themes and texts. In doing so, you also develop conceptual understandings of how language works. Communication is evidenced through receptive, productive and interactive skills across a range of contexts and purposes that are appropriate to the level of the course.
- Grade 6 at GCSE Chinese - Entry to this programme is determined by GCSE results. It is generally necessary for students to have achieved at least a level 6 at GCSE in the subject (or related subjects) they intend to study at A Level.
You will be assessed both externally and internally. External assessment: · Paper 1: productive skills—writing (a written response to a task) · Paper 2: receptive skills—with separate sections for listening (demonstrating understanding of three audio passages) and reading (demonstrating understanding of three written passages) Internal assessment: · Individual oral assessment—productive and interactive skills (a presentation by the student and a follow-up discussion based on a visual stimulus linked to one of the prescribed themes of the course, and a general conversation with the teacher based on at least one additional theme of the course)
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Oxfordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| Address | Manor Crescent, Didcot, OX11 7AJ |
We are one of a select number of schools in the country that offers the IB Diploma in Mandarin, which is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to reach fluency in the language. The course is worth approximately half the credits of a full A Level and is studied across two years, making it an excellent means of improving your Mandarin alongside your three A Level subjects. An IB Diploma in Mandarin will help your application to Oxbridge and Russell Group universities stand out from the crowd. The course is builds upon the linguistic and cultural knowledge you have gained from studying GCSE Chinese and enables you to apply these language skills to talk about issues in the Chinese speaking world. You will develop the ability to communicate in the target language through the study of language, themes and texts. In doing so, you also develop conceptual understandings of how language works. Communication is evidenced through receptive, productive and interactive skills across a range of contexts and purposes that are appropriate to the level of the course.
- Grade 6 at GCSE Chinese - Entry to this programme is determined by GCSE results. It is generally necessary for students to have achieved at least a level 6 at GCSE in the subject (or related subjects) they intend to study at A Level.
You will be assessed both externally and internally. External assessment: · Paper 1: productive skills—writing (a written response to a task) · Paper 2: receptive skills—with separate sections for listening (demonstrating understanding of three audio passages) and reading (demonstrating understanding of three written passages) Internal assessment: · Individual oral assessment—productive and interactive skills (a presentation by the student and a follow-up discussion based on a visual stimulus linked to one of the prescribed themes of the course, and a general conversation with the teacher based on at least one additional theme of the course)