lauretina Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Hi, so I have a question (obviously ) I'm going to go to IB next next year, and I need 3 higher level subjects, I already know I want to take german higher and art higher, however, I need a third one, but none of all my other subjects allow me to pick it higher. See, my father is german, so I obviously speak german fluently (that's because I've been to a german school) and my mom is italian, but I cannot speak fluently, so the question is: Are you allowed to take a language B higher that is SELF TAUGHT (my school doesn't offer italian) ? Do you need a tutor (is it compulsory)? Does the school pay this tutor (it's an international-IB school) And finally, do you think it is manageable to take italian b higher? Thank you so much guys!!! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie.dough.love Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 maybe if it was SL or ab initio, but doubt it highly for HL, sorry Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeralKid Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 I strongly suggest you not to Italian is my first language and i was pushed harshly by my school to take italian A1 self thought (even though i was totally capable of doing english A1). I understand that you might think that doing italian B will be easier however it is not. Speaking german you should be familiar with the challange a grammaticly rich language puts you in. Self thought is HARD, seems easy but it will take much of your time and will put you in a situation where you invest your time in one subject instead of the others. Also there is no real advantage of taking italian B self thought, you will not be getting a bilingual IB diploma and it willl just drive you mad. If your mother is a teacher or you can find a real italian teacher wherever you live that will invest time helping you (and probably you will have to pay) then yes it's a good idea. However if you don't want to waste further money and time i strongly suggest you to choose another subject. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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