The Sultan’s School International Baccalaureate

اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى اﻷول : اﻟﻠﻐﺔ ) :( A اﻟﻠﻐﺔ واﻷدب ﻳﺘﺄﻟﻒ ھﺬا اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى ﻣﻦ ﻣﺴﺘﻮﻳﯿﻦ : اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻲ ) ( HL وﻳﻠﺘﺤﻖ ﻓﻲ ھﺬا اﻟﻘﺴﻢ اﻟﻄﻼب اﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﺗﻜﻮن ﻟﻐﺘﮭﻢ اﻷم اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ ، وﻳﺘﻤﺘﻌﻮن ﺑﻘﺪرات ﻋﺎﻟﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ ، وﻣﮭﺎرات أﻣﺎ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى اﻟﻌﺎدي ) ( SL ﻓﯿﻠﺘﺤﻖ ﺑﻪ اﻟﻄﻼب اﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﺗﻜﻮن ﻟﻐﺘﮭﻢ اﻷم اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ ، ﻣﻤﺘﺎزة ّ . ﺟﯿﺪة ﺟﺪاً ﻓﻲ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ ، وﻣﮭﺎرات ﻣﻘﺒﻮﻟﺔ ، ﻟﻜ ّﻨﮭﺎ أﻗﻞ ﻣﺴﺘﻮى ﻣﻦ ﻗﺪرات ﺑﻘﺪرات وﻳﺘﻤﺘﻌﻮن ّ وﻣﮭﺎرات اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻲ . وﻳﺘﻜﻮن ﻣﻦ أرﺑﻌﺔ أﻗﺴﺎم : ّ اﻟﻘﺴﻢ اﻷول اﻟﻘﺴﻢ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ اﻟﻘﺴﻢ اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ اﻟﻘﺴﻢ اﻟﺮاﺑﻊ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ واﻟﺴﯿﺎق اﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﻲ ﺣﯿﺚ ﻳﺪرس ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻨﺼﻮص ﺗﺘﻌﻠﻖ ﺑﺠﻮاﻧﺐ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﺑﻤﻔﮭﻮﻣﮭﺎ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻔﻲ اﻟﻌﺎم ﻛﺎﻟﻠﻐﺔ واﻟﻌﻮﻟﻤﺔ واﻟﺬﻛﻮرة . وﻳﺨﺘﺒﺮ ﻓﯿﮭﺎ ﺷﻔﻮﻳﺎ وﻛﺘﺎﺑﯿﺎ ) اﻟﻮرﻗﺔ اﻷوﻟﻰ( . ﻳﺪرس اﻟﻄﻼب ﻓﻲ ھﺬا اﻟﻘﺴﻢ ﻣﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ واﻟﺘﻮاﺻﻞ اﻟﻨﺼﻮص اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺘﻌﻠﻖ ﺑﻤﻔﮭﻮم اﻹﻋﻼم ووظﯿﻔﺘﻪ اﻟﺠﻤﺎھﯿﺮي وﻗﺪرﺗﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺘﺄﺛﯿﺮ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺠﻤﮭﻮر ﻛﻤﺎ ﻳﺤﺪد اﻟﻄﺎﻟﺐ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻟﻪ اﻟﺮﺳﺎﺋﻞ واﻟﻤﺘﻠﻘﻲ واﻟﺴﯿﺎق وﻳﺨﺘﺒﺮ ﻓﯿﮭﺎ ﺷﻔﻮﻳﺎ وﻛﺘﺎﺑﯿﺎ)اﻟﻮرﻗﺔ اﻷوﻟﻰ( . ﻳﺪرس اﻟﻄﻼب ﻓﻲ ھﺬا اﻟﻘﺴﻢ أﻋﻤﺎﻻ أدﺑﯿﺔ اﻟﻨﺺ واﻟﺴﯿﺎق ﻋﺮﺑﯿﺔ وﻣﺘﺮﺟﻤﺔ ﺗﻌﺪه ﻟﻼﺧﺘﺒﺎر اﻟﻨﮭﺎﺋﻲ ﺣﯿﺚ ﺳﯿﻜﻮن ﻣﻄﺎﻟﺒﺎ ﺑﻜﺘﺎﺑﺔ ﻣﻘﺎل ﺣﻮل ھﺬه اﻷﻋﻤﺎل )اﻟﻮرﻗﺔ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﯿﺔ( . ﻳﺪرس اﻟﻄﻼب ﻓﻲ ھﺬا اﻟﻘﺴﻢ أﻋﻤﺎﻻ أدﺑﯿﺔ اﻟﻨﺺ واﻟﻨﻘﺪ ﻋﺮﺑﯿﺔ وﻣﺘﺮﺟﻤﺔ إﺿﺎﻓﺔ إﻟﻰ ﻗﺼﯿﺪة ﻣﺨﺘﺎرة ﻣﻦ اﻟﺸﻌﺮ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺘﻮى اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻲ وﻳﺨﺘﺒﺮ ﻓﻲ ھﺬا اﻟﻘﺴﻢ ﺷﻔﻮﻳﺎ . اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ :( B) : ﻳﺪرس ھﺬا اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى ﺑﻔﺮﻋﯿﻪ ( HL SL): اﻟﻄﻼب اﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻻ ﺗﺘﺠﺎوز ﺳﻨﻲ دراﺳﺘﮭﻢ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ أﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺛﻼث ﺳﻨﻮات ، وﺗﺘﺮﻛﺰ دراﺳﺘﮭﻢ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ ، وﻣﮭﺎراﺗﮭﺎ ﺑﺤﯿﺚ ﻳﻜﻮن اﻟﻄﺎﻟﺐ ﻓﻲ ً وﺗﻮاﺻﻼ ﻣﻊ اﻵﺧﺮﻳﻦ . وﻳﻨﺪرج ﺗﺤﺖ ھﺬا ﻧﮭﺎﻳﺔ اﻟﺒﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ ﻗﺎدراً ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺘﻌﺎﻣﻞ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻠﻐﺔ ﻗﺮاءة وﻛﺘﺎﺑﺔ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى ﻣﺴﺘﻮى أﻗﻞ ﻣﻨﻪ وھﻮ ﻣﺴﺘﻮى أﺑﻨﯿﺸﻮ ) ( ab initio وﻳﺪرس ھﺬا اﻟﻤﺴﺘﻮى وﻓﻘﺎً ﻟﻠﺤﺎﺟﺔ اﻟﻤﺎﺳﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺪرﺳﺔ . 11

Business & ManagementThe IB Business and Managementcourse is designed to give studentsan understanding of businessprinciples, practices and skills. Class workand associated student research work willinclude both theory and practice. There willbe studies of private and public sectors,locally and internationally. A great dealof “real life” material will be studied fromjournals, newspapers and case studies.Business and Management, as a Diplomasubject, is generally very broadly basedand should be contrasted with Economics,which is more focused.Emphasis in Business and Managementis placed on strategic decision-makingand the operational business functionsof human resource management, financeand accounts, marketing and operationsmanagement. Links between the topicsare central to the course, as this integrationpromotes a better overview of businessmanagement. Through the explorationof six concepts underpinning the subject(change, culture, ethics, globalization,innovation and strategy), the course allowsstudents to develop their understandingof interlinked concepts from a businessmanagement perspective12There are six examinable modules to HigherLevel studies; Business Organization and Environment Human Resources Marketing Accounts and Finance Operations Business StrategyStandard and Higher level students have fiveexaminable modules in their studies; Business Organization and Environment Human Resources Marketing Accounts and Finance OperationsThe Higher Level award is based on twowritten examinations at the end of thecourse (together worth 75% of the final grade)and a Research Project (the other 25%) of upto 2000 words which will be completed bythe end of the first term of Year 13.The Standard Level award is alsobased on two written examinationsat the end of the course (worth 75%)and a written Assignment (the other 25%) ofup to 1500 words which will be completed bythe end of the first term of Year 13.

EconomicsEconomics involves looking at theallocation of goods and servicesunder the various headings ofwhat is produced, how it is producedand who it is produced for. Economicsis concerned with making the best useof the world’s resources. However thedefinition of ‘best’ does not always staythe same!These elements are considered indetail at Diploma Level under threeheadings of Microeconomics, whichis the study of the behaviour of smallgroups of businesses and consumers(“customers”), Macroeconomics, whichlooks at the economics of whole countriesand International Trade and Development,which look at the world economy and howthese national economies interact on theglobal stage.TheInternationalBaccalaureateOrganisation has very deliberatelyemphasisedinternationalanddevelopment studies in its economicsprogrammes.The subject of Economics is comparativelyspecialised and should be contrastedwith Business and Management, alsoavailable, which is rather broader in nature.Economics is available at Higher andStandard Levels. Both levels involvestudying five parts called omics, International EconomicsandDevelopmentEconomics. Thedifference between the levels is that HigherLevel involves additional (extension) topicsin various parts of the syllabus.Higher and Standard Level are bothassessed by essay writing on Paper 1 anddata response questions on Paper 2. Thesepapers are worth 80% at Standard and 60%at the Higher level. There are however threeend-of-course Higher Level examinationswith an extra Economics Analysis Paper3 worth 20% being sat by students.Coursework at both levels involves threewritten economic commentaries of up to750 words each during the programme.This internal assessment accounts for 20%of the final mark for the course. The mainattributes needed to study Economics arean awareness of global affairs coupledwith the ability to put theory into real worldsituations and think laterally about theresults.13

GeographyIBGeography is an importantsubject in our modern worldof globalisation and pressureupon cultures and resources. The abilityto view issues from a wider perspective isappropriate for working in many differentcareer paths.IB Geography is part of the challengingtwo year IB Diploma programme. IBGeography can be studied at The Sultan’sSchool at Standard and Higher level. IBGeography is a group 3 ‘Individuals andSociety’ subject. IB classes should beseparated into higher level and standardlevel groups.IB Geography Paper One is the ‘Core’IB Geography paper which both Higherand Standard Level students take. Thestudents answer all four questions in theexam which accounts for 25% of the totalmark for HL and 40% of the total mark forSL.The ‘Core’ subjects are: Populations in transition, Disparities in wealth anddevelopment, Patterns in environmental qualityand sustainability Patterns in resourceconsumption.IB Geography Paper Two is the Optionspaper and the topics studied include eightdifferent options including: Freshwater – issues and conflicts Oceans and their coastal margins Extreme environments Hazards and disasters – riskassessment and response14 Leisure, sport and tourismThe geography of food and healthUrban environments.Higher level students complete threequestions in the exam. IB Standard levelstudents complete two questions in theexam. This exam accounts for 35% of thetotal mark.IB Geography Paper Three is for higherlevel students only and includes topicsunder the main heading of Globalinteractions. Students write one essayin the exam which counts for 20% of thetotal mark.Fieldwork is an essential part of learninggeography and is compulsory for both HLand SL students. It is in the form of anInternal assessment and so is marked bythe teacher and moderated by an externalIB examiner. It counts for 20% of the totalmarks at HL and 25% at SL. It requires 20hours of class time and must be related toa topic on the syllabus but the informationmust come from the student’s ownprimary research. Each report must be nomore than 2 500 words in length.Students taking IB Geography for thediploma will be challenged as it is ademanding course and therefore it isrecommended to have studied Geographyat IGCSE level. However, experience hasshown that students who have not takenGeography at IGCSE can be successfulat IB provided they have good levels ofEnglish, are willing to work hard and showcommitment to doing well.

EnglishAll students at The Sultan’s Schoolwill study English as part of their IBDiploma and the course is availableat both HL and SL.Distinction between Standard and HigherLevelENGLISH A Language and LiteratureThis course comprises four parts, tworelate to the study of language and two tothe study of literature.but there are significant quantitative andqualitative differences between the levels.The course outline for Language A: languageand literature is the same at SL and HL,In the literature sections the number of textsprescribed is greater at HL than at SL. Inthe language parts students are generallyexpected to cover many more texts of allkinds at HL than at SL.The study of the texts produced in alanguage is central to an active engagementwith language and culture and, byextension, to how we see and understandthe world in which we live.Two of the assessment tasks at SL aresignificantly easier than the comparabletasks at HL. The first is the paper 1textual analysis, where students addressand analyse only one passage, while HLstudents make a comparative analysisof two. The second is the written tasks(externally assessed coursework), whereHL students must produce four tasks ratherthan the three produced by SL students.Two of the HL written tasks are submittedfor assessment compared to one at SL.One of the texts submitted at HL must bea critical response that addresses one ofsix set questions that requires students toexplore the values, attitudes and beliefsimplied in the texts they select for this task.A key aim of this course is to encouragestudents to question the meaning generatedby language and texts. Students are taughtto focus closely on the language of thetexts they study and to become awareof the role of each text’s wider context inshaping its meaning.UOND. WORLSEGIO DELDMOLOOL .CHCCE15OLEDU MONDE.

Information Technologyin a Global SocietyStudents come into contact with ITon a daily basis because it is sopervasive in the world in which welive. This widespread use of IT inevitablyraises important questions about socialand ethical issues that shape our societytoday. The Diploma programme InformationTechnology in a Global Society (ITGS) isthe study and evaluation of the impact ofInformation Technology (IT) on individualsand society. It explores the advantagesand disadvantages of the use of digitizedinformation at the local and global level.This is a predominantly research andtheory based course, with independentand appropriate use of various applicationsbeing part of the studies.Students should be aware that no hardcopytext book will be available for this co

The Sultan’s School offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, a comprehensive and challenging pre-university course, for students entering Year 12. The . at IGCSE. Be warned, higher level chemistry, physics and maths* are particularly demanding and time consuming in homework terms – if you