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Aims 2
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2. The Middle Years Programme
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Some of the aims
of the international Baccalaureate Organisation's Middle Years
Language B program seen in the Log pages can be
summarized as follows.1 |
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- Offer insight into the life and civilisation of the linguistic
communities where the language is spoken, and into the local and
standard aspects of language
- Encourage integration with the local community where relevant
- Encourage positive attitudes toward speakers of other
languages and an appreciation of other cultures.
- Foster creativity, provide enjoyment and intellectual
stimulation
- Complement other areas of study by fostering more widely
applicable skills such as identifying relevant information,
drawing conclusions, memorising
Areas of Interaction
This web site is also in accordance
with the following Areas of Interaction promoted by the
International Baccalaureate Organisation.2
- Approaches to Learning
- Social Education: Life in Society
- Environment: Awareness of human beings and life in the city
- International Studies: cities around the world.
1International
Baccalaureate Organisation, Middle Years Programme, Language B,
Geneva, Switzerland, 1995, P. 3-9.
2International Baccalaureate Organisation, Middle Years
Programme, Areas of Interaction, Geneva, Switzerland, 1994, P.
11-22.
Photograph: Copyright © 2001, the
City of Whitehorse.
All rights reserved.
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