http://isorepublic.com In the second year of the DP ab initio course, students are required to participate in an individual oral assessment in the target language. This oral assessment comprises three distinct parts and lasts 10 minutes, plus 15 minutes of preparation. DP Language ab initio Guide, updated for first exam 2015 I personally really like …
Credit to KIS Student Council One of Student Council’s major goals this year has been to showcase and recognize the variety of talent that exists within the KIS community. Last term, the Student Council held the Spirit of the Houses Art Competition to shine the light on all our aspiring artists. This term, Student Council …
Photo Credit: joe.ross via Compfight cc Since I discovered how to use Evernote, I have become an Evernote nerd. There are so many great functions that language teachers can use to facilitate students in developing their language skills, and more importantly their self-management (organization) skills, including note taking, managing learning materials and tasks, and reflection …
Mind-mapping is an effective and frequent used tool to help students brainstorm and make connections. Popplet is a web-based interactive mind-mapping tool that allow users to organize their ideas by typing, drawing, and/or uploading images and videos. Users can first use it as Sticky notes and then indicate the same or similar ideas into categories. Popplet …
I presented this topic, “Negotiating meaning through intercultural exchange”, in the IB regional conference held in Kuala Lumpur in 2013. The inspiration of this topic arose from the new requirement, written assignment, by Group 2 language B courses. Just like every Ab Initio teacher felt, I first perceived this assignment was challenging and daunting to …
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