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Language B SL and HL
 * Curriculum
 * Students study a variety of topics such as the environment, famous people, current and historical events, immigration, music, art, cuisine, fashion, film, etc… to develop their skills in listening, reading, writing, speaking and cultural interaction.  Types of texts studied include: news stories, short stories, brochures, advertisements, poems, informal and formal letters, excerpts from plays, editorials, debates, reviews and interviews. (page 22)


 * Assessment
 * Internal Assessment-oral component-30%-(average of two oral presentations, one of which is done individually with the teacher, recorded and sent out for moderation. The other is an interactive oral activity and can be individual or group)
 * External Assessment- reading and writing components-70%
 * Paper 1-Text Handling (reading comprehension)-40%
 * Paper 2-Writing exercise -30%- Students one task from a list of prompts and write 250 words for SL and 400 words for HL (pages-31-32)


 * For the oral and written components of the assessments, students receive marks based on their level of competency in use of language, cultural interaction and message. (page41)


 * For reading comprehension, students receive a grade based on a markscheme (answer key) for questions that are multiple-choice, short-answer, true/false/justify, matching and extended response for section B or Paper 1. (page 34)

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University Recognition
The IB Diploma is recognized in 75 countries and approximately 2,546 universities. IB advises interested parties to check directly with universities of interest and provides a search directory on its website. It also maintains a list of universities that offer scholarships to IB diploma holders under conditions specified by each higher education institution.

Europe
For the purposes of university admissions in Austria, IB diploma is considered a foreign secondary school leaving certificate, even if the IB school issuing the diploma is located in the country. The admission decisions are at the discretion of the higher education institutions. In France, the IBDP is one of the foreign diplomas which allow students access into French universities. Germany sets certain conditions for the IB diploma to be validated (a foreign language at minimum A2 Standard Level, Mathematics standard level minimum, and at least one Science or Mathematics at Higher Level). German International Baccalaureate students in some schools are able to earn a 'bilingual diploma' which gains them access to German universities; half of the classes in this programme are held in German.

Italian Ministry of Education (Miur) recognises the IB diploma as academically equivalent to the national diploma, provided the curriculum includes the Italian language and the particular IB programme is recognized for H.E.D. marticulation in Italy. Spain recognizes the IB diploma as academically equivalent to "Titulo de bachillerato español". Starting June 1, 2008, IB Diploma holders no longer need to pass the University Entrance Examination to be admitted to Spanish Universities. Turkish universities recognize the IB diploma but all applicants are required by law to take the university entrance examinations.

According to the IB, there are two universities in Russia that officially recognise the IB diploma subject to certain guidelines. Russian Ministry of Education considers the IB diploma issued by state-accredited IB schools in Russia equivalent to the certificate of secondary (complete) general education (attestat). In the United Kingdom, UCAS publishes a University entrance tariff table that converts IB and other qualifications into standardised "Tariff points" but this tariff is not binding, so institutions are free to set minimum entry requirements for IB candidates that are not the same as those for A level.

Oceania
Although every university in Australia recognizes the IB diploma, entry criteria differ between universities. Some universities accept students on their IB point count, while others require the points to be converted and in most states this is based on the Equivalent National Tertiary Entry Rank (ENTER). In addition, IBDP scores are converted to a QTAC scale to determine selection rank.

Americas
There is no centralized federal department that handles university admissions in the United States. Generally, colleges and universities set their own admission and credit policies. However, Colorado and Texas passed legislation requiring universities to adopt and implement policy which awards college credit to students who have successfully completed the IBDP.

In Canada, IB North America publishes a IB Recognition Policy Summary for Canadian Universities.

Peru universities do not officially recognize the IB Diploma. However, Ministry of Education may grant partial equivalence to national diploma to students who have satisfactorily completed the 4th year of high school in the country.

Asia
In Hong Kong, IBDP students may apply to universities as non-JUPAS (Joint University Programmes Admissions System ). Currently the People's Republic of China does not formally recognize the IBDP for university qualification. In the 2008-2009 prospectus in Singapore, the National University of Singapore (NUS) recognises the IBDP as a high school qualification for Singapore universities. University requirements are as follows: 3 HL subjects with scores of 5 or better, 2 SL subjects with scores of 4 or better, and a grade of 4 or better in English A, Standard Level. In India, Association of Indian Universities recognises the IBDP as an entry qualification to all universities in India provided that the applicants include a document from the IB detailing percentage equivalency and specific course requirements for admission to medical and engineering programs are satisfied.