Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Exam

ACE ID:

IBOP-0018

Organization's ID:

100542

Organization:

International Baccalaureate Diploma Program

Location:

Approved High Schools throughout the U.S.

Length:

13.5 hours

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	12	Spanish Language

A cut score of 4 was determined by ACE for this specific recommendation. Institutions may provide additional credit if a learner receives a higher cut score or based on their own internal frameworks for accepting transfer credits.

Description

Objective:

The language ab initio assessment is designed to allow the student to demonstrate the skills and intercultural understanding to enable them to communicate successfully in an environment where the language studied is spoken. Offered at SL only, language ab initio is a language acquisition assessment is designed for students with no previous experience in—or very little exposure to—the target language. Language ab initio students demonstrate their receptive, productive and interactive skills while learning to communicate in the target language in familiar and unfamiliar contexts.

Skills Measured:

• demonstrate international-mindedness through the study of languages, cultures, and ideas and issues of global significance.
• communicate in the language they have studied in a range of contexts and for a variety of purposes.
• encourage, through the study of texts and through social interaction, an awareness and appreciation of a variety of perspectives of people from diverse cultures.

Instruction & Assessment