IB Spanish

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IB Spanish B


Caveat: It's been a while since I took this course, so it may be a bit out of date.


Structure of Syllabus The SL curriculum is centred around 12 themes, of which 6 are to be studied. These themes are topics like:

  • Women/Gender Roles in the Spanish-speaking world (La Mujer en la sociedad espanola)
  • Business and Commerce (El negocio)
  • Population/Immigration (Inmigracion)
  • Religion (Religion)
  • Culture: Attitudes, Beliefs, and Values (Actitudes, creencias, y valores)
  • Environment (El Medio Ambiente)

Generally, studying a theme should include a variety of material in Spanish emphasizing recent sources such as magazine and newspaper articles as well as film and television sources (our class watched the news programs on Univision and Telemundo every morning to hear the language). While reading classical Spanish literature is often included, the program definitely emphasizes contemporary writing and sources over traditional ones.

There are two Internal Assessments:

  • A presentation in Spanish on one of the themes
  • A conversation in Spanish

The External Assessment has two sections:

  • A booklet of articles and other assorted media which you then answer multiple choice, True/false, and short answer questions about. The material is drawn from recent Spanish-language sources and will generally have to do with the themes studied during the course.
  • A short essay from a choice of prompts taken from the themes covered during the course.

I know the HL extension has a literature component that involves reading a full-length novel in Spanish, but I don't know the assessments on it.

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