Proposal: (Brief description of topic in writing and at least 2 sources) October 16, 2015
First Draft Due: January 22, 2016 ***
Final Submission Date: February 26, 2016
Weight on IB Examination: 20%
During the language ab initio course, the student will become familiar with the everyday life and culture(s) of
the country (or countries) in which the language is spoken. The student will thus become aware of the similarities and differences between societies and come to better appreciate the complex web of relationships that define and link us.
The written assignment is a work of 200-350 words demonstrating intercultural understanding and written in Spanish.
It is a culmination of independent research that the student has carried out on one of the prescribed topics of the language ab initio course during the final year of the program. I will guide you in selecting an appropriate topic and suitable title for the assignment. The aim of the assignment is for students to describe the chosen topic before identifying differences and/or similarities between their own culture(s) and the target culture(s). Lastly, students are required to reflect on these differences and/or similarities by responding to a set of guiding questions. The description, comparison, and reflection must be presented in the target language in one continuous piece of word processed work under three separate headings: description (descripción), comparison (comparación), and reflection (reflexión).
The research process is student driven and guided by your teacher. Sources (any text that contributes to the research process and that will enable the student to reflect on the culture(s) studied during the course) may be found by the student or generated by the teacher or a combination of both. Sources from the classroom may be included as part of the research process, as can externally generated sources.
The written assignment is externally assessed and must be the independent work of the student. The written assignment must be word processed in Spanish and carried out in the student's own time. The title of the written assignment and theme from which it comes should be the choice of the student with guidance from the teacher.
Objectives
•To develop intercultural understanding by reflecting on differences and similarities between cultures
•To describe aspects of the target language culture(s)
•To compare aspects of the target language culture(s) with similar aspects in the student’sculture(s)
•To develop language competence.
Requirements:
**** After helping the student with the selection of an appropriate topic and subsequent research, the teacher can give verbal advice on a first draft of the task. This advice could be in terms of the way in which the work could be improved but this first draft must not be annotated, edited, or corrected by the teacher. After making general comments on the first draft, the teacher should not provide further assistance. ***
First Draft Due: January 22, 2016 ***
Final Submission Date: February 26, 2016
Weight on IB Examination: 20%
During the language ab initio course, the student will become familiar with the everyday life and culture(s) of
the country (or countries) in which the language is spoken. The student will thus become aware of the similarities and differences between societies and come to better appreciate the complex web of relationships that define and link us.
The written assignment is a work of 200-350 words demonstrating intercultural understanding and written in Spanish.
It is a culmination of independent research that the student has carried out on one of the prescribed topics of the language ab initio course during the final year of the program. I will guide you in selecting an appropriate topic and suitable title for the assignment. The aim of the assignment is for students to describe the chosen topic before identifying differences and/or similarities between their own culture(s) and the target culture(s). Lastly, students are required to reflect on these differences and/or similarities by responding to a set of guiding questions. The description, comparison, and reflection must be presented in the target language in one continuous piece of word processed work under three separate headings: description (descripción), comparison (comparación), and reflection (reflexión).
The research process is student driven and guided by your teacher. Sources (any text that contributes to the research process and that will enable the student to reflect on the culture(s) studied during the course) may be found by the student or generated by the teacher or a combination of both. Sources from the classroom may be included as part of the research process, as can externally generated sources.
The written assignment is externally assessed and must be the independent work of the student. The written assignment must be word processed in Spanish and carried out in the student's own time. The title of the written assignment and theme from which it comes should be the choice of the student with guidance from the teacher.
Objectives
•To develop intercultural understanding by reflecting on differences and similarities between cultures
•To describe aspects of the target language culture(s)
•To compare aspects of the target language culture(s) with similar aspects in the student’sculture(s)
•To develop language competence.
Requirements:
- 200-350 words
- 2-4 sources in Spanish (additional sources in any language are optional)
- Should take the form of short written responses set out under three separate headings in Spanish: (A - Descripción, B- Comparación, C- Reflexión)
- The Reflection (Section C) must include answers to all of the following questions:
- Which aspect of your chosen topic surprised you?
- Why do you think these cultural similarities/differences exist?
- What might a person from the target culture(s) find different about your chosen topic in your culture(s)?
- If word limit is exceeded, the assessment will be based on the first 350 words.
- Student must submit:
- a word processed piece of writing
- sources in Spanish
- a bibliography in standard format with references to all sources in all languages.
- Quotations can be included but will not be part of the overall word count. If used they must be appropriately referenced.
- Unacknowledged quotations will be investigated as potential academic misconduct.
**** After helping the student with the selection of an appropriate topic and subsequent research, the teacher can give verbal advice on a first draft of the task. This advice could be in terms of the way in which the work could be improved but this first draft must not be annotated, edited, or corrected by the teacher. After making general comments on the first draft, the teacher should not provide further assistance. ***