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International Baccalaureate
The Middle Years Programme
- MYP
Aims
The aims
of any MYP subject and of the personal project state in a
general way what the teacher may expect to teach or do, and
what the student may expect to experience or learn. In
addition they suggest the ways in which the student may be
changed by the learning experience.
The aims of the study of modern foreign languages are to:
enable the student to use language(s) effectively as
a means of practical communication, providing a sound
base of communication skills necessary for future study,
work and leisure
enable the student to understand the nature of
language and the process of total language learning,
which comprises the integration of linguistic, cultural
and social components
enable the student to develop an appreciation of a
variety of literary and non-literary texts
offer insight into the cultural characteristics of
the communities where the language(s) is (are) spoken
encourage an awareness and understanding of the
perspectives of people from other cultures
promote involvement with different communities,
where relevant
provide access to varied sources of information
foster curiosity, a lifelong interest and enjoyment
in language learning.
Objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
communicate information, ideas and opinions
demonstrate comprehension of specific factual
information and attitudes, expressed in spoken and
written contexts
identify main ideas and supporting details and draw
conclusions from spoken and written texts
understand and appropriately use structures and
vocabulary
request and provide information in both spoken and
written contexts
engage actively in oral production using
comprehensible pronunciation and intonation
take part in formal and informal exchanges related
to the areas of interaction and to cultural and
international issues.
Note: The objectives will be achieved at
different levels of sophistication for the different
certification levels. |
