LotteVG Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Hallo Ich brauche ein bisschen hilfe I am starting the IB this year (September) and am taking German SL but A2 (I think?!) in order that I get a bilingual diploma. People have told me it is the same standard as A1 but less intensity/content. This terrifies me as I am certainly not fluent Can anyone help me with how difficult the syllabus may be, or any indication as to the proficiency I need?Gah Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 (edited) Hallo Ich brauche ein bisschen hilfe I am starting the IB this year (September) and am taking German SL but A2 (I think?!) in order that I get a bilingual diploma. People have told me it is the same standard as A1 but less intensity/content. This terrifies me as I am certainly not fluent Can anyone help me with how difficult the syllabus may be, or any indication as to the proficiency I need?GahTag,in order to attain a 6-7 you should be quite fluent in that language. A2 requires you to draw comparisons between texts, write essays and analyze novels/poetry. To do this without being fluent is pretty difficult and it would be near impossible to get a top grade, especially since the grade boundaries for German A2 are much harsher than those for English A2. If I were you, I'd start with German A2, see how that goes and if it proves to be too difficult, drop to German B SL/HL. Edited July 28, 2009 by Max Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilia Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 To do this without being fluent is pretty difficult and it would be near impossible to get a top grade, especially since the grade boundaries for German A2 are much harsher than those for English A2. Das ist aber ungerecht!Why is it like that? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 To do this without being fluent is pretty difficult and it would be near impossible to get a top grade, especially since the grade boundaries for German A2 are much harsher than those for English A2. Das ist aber ungerecht!Why is it like that?Fewer people take German A2 and usually those who take it are pretty much fluent. If the grade boundaries from English A2 were used, far more people would get 7s than the IB wants to. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilia Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Fewer people take German A2 and usually those who take it are pretty much fluent. If the grade boundaries from English A2 were used, far more people would get 7s than the IB wants to.Yeah, the people taking Swedish A2 in my school are generally much more fluent than the English A2 students. But it's not fair anyway. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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