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i came from korea 3 yrs ago, i'm 10th grade right now. my school started IB stuff 2 yrs ago. and i just moved to this school when i was 10th grade
my school only offers french spanish german italian as second language in IB. they don't have ib korean teacher so i can't take ib korean class. and person who controls IB stuff in the school says i can't do whole IB diploma because you have to be in the second language level 3. but i don't even take any of those 4 languages. we don't even have ab initio. but yesterday i heard from my friend that their school offers IB korean as second language if you do self study. is there any way that i can do whole diploma? or just study spanish for 6 months to catch on to the level 3?

By Crimsonrider (Crimsonrider) on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 - 08:44 pm: Edit

You should ask your guidance counselor (or whoever is "person who controls IB stuff in the school." If i were you, I would ask about taking IB Korean as Ind. study, I don't see why they wouldn't let you. They have a requirement that you know a certain amount about a language other than English, and you meet that standard.

If they really won't let you do this, then comenzar a estudiar.

By Conker (Conker) on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 06:39 am: Edit

Your guidance counselor should let you take IB Self-Taught Language, which is one of the A1 language. But as the name implies, you will have to self-study everything. In addition, you will probably have to mail your essay to teachers abroad for them to correct it. Please note that you would be taking the same exam that A1 students are taking, so you need to be as fluent in Korean as an American would be in English.

By Sungwoojj15 (Sungwoojj15) on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 08:34 am: Edit

both of you, can you give me a source that you can do the selfstudy in korean by IB website or relating to the IB stuff....she wants that sources. i told her that you guys said i can do it....but she wants that source that you got that information from....thank you. also i don't understand conker saying "so you need to be as fluent in korean as an americn would be in english."

By Sungwoojj15 (Sungwoojj15) on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 05:20 pm: Edit

please.........i really need help/.........

By Crimsonrider (Crimsonrider) on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 06:54 pm: Edit

There is a .pdf file available from the ibo website (you will need acrobat reader to view it, if you do not have this program already it is available free online). The file is called "school's guide to the diploma programme" Here is how to access it:

1) Go to www.ibo.org
2) Click on "the diploma programme"
3) There should be a bar on your left with a search feature, and several links. Click on "the six academic subjects"
4) On the page that comes up, scroll down to "Group 5 – mathematics and computer science"
5) Click on the link for "Schools guide to the Diploma Programme"

The pdf file should begin downloading (it is 790 kb, so it may take awhile if you have dial up)
Once the file downloads, go to page ten. The words "Group 1: Language A1" should appear at the top of the left column. Read this page.

Hope this was useful. If you have any problems downloading, let me know.

I would also try asking your friend about the program at his/her school, there must be relavent info on that program, and the existence of that program in addition to this pdf file should be enough to prove that independent study of Korean is possible.

Good Luck

By Sungwoojj15 (Sungwoojj15) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 12:52 pm: Edit

is this information fit on me?

Group1: language A1
more than 80 different first languages have been offered for examination as part of the IBO's policy of encouraging students to maintani strong ties to their own cultures. students ideally develop strong written and oral skills, respect for the literary heritage of their first language and an international perspective.
every diploma candidate is required to include a group 1 language, either HL or SL whre no teacher is available. a student may be allowed to study language A1 as a self taught candidate at SL only
the range of texts studied in language A1 courses is broad: students grow to appreciate a language's complexity wealth and subleties in a variety of context. confidence and competence in oral and written communication skills are fostered. one of the explicit aims of the language A1 group is to engender a lifelong interest in literature and a love for the elegance and richness human expression

group 2: second language
second language courses develop student's powers of expresssion provide them with a resource for the study of other subjects, and bring them into contact with ways of thought which may differ from their own.
several options in group2 accommodate bilingual students with a very high level of fluency. second language learners with previous experience learnig the language and beginners.k the principla aim for the courses in group 2 is to enable students to use the language in a range of contexts and for many purposes. the courses focus on written and spoken communication. latin and classical greek are also available in gruop 2. all diploma candidates take an examination in a second language.
students can also do 2 languages, A1 omitting group 2.

By Crimsonrider (Crimsonrider) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 06:36 pm: Edit

"Every diploma candidate is required to include a group 1 language, either HL or SL whre no teacher is available. A student may be allowed to study language A1 as a self taught candidate at SL only "
"Several options in group2 accommodate bilingual students with a very high level of fluency...all diploma candidates take an examination in a second language.
students can also do 2 languages, A1 omitting group 2."

What this means is, if no teacher of Korean is available at your school, you can self-study Korean as an A1 language. It will count as SL (standard level). In order to take Korean A1, you will have to be very good at it (if you are a native speaker of Korean, you probably are).
This way you would take 2 A1 languages, English and Korean. This will cover your requirement that you have two languages. You would take A1 English either HL or SL, and also take A1 Korean self-study, counting as SL.

Hope this helps.

By Sungwoojj15 (Sungwoojj15) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 07:14 pm: Edit

thank you so much to take care of? me i think i can do the IB diploma