French B
📅 Exam: 2026-05-19**IB French B** is a **Group 2** subject in the **International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP)**. It explores **five prescribed themes: Identities, Experiences, Human Ingenuity, Social Organisation, and Sharing the Planet**, with a strong focus on **developing communicative competence, intercultural understanding, and all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) in meaningful cultural contexts**.
The course is available at **Standard Level (SL, 150 teaching hours)** and **Higher Level (HL, 240 teaching hours)**, with **first assessment in 2020**.
### Assessment at a Glance
| Assessment | Format | SL | HL | Weighting |
|------------|--------|----|----|-----------|
| **Paper 1** | Productive skills - Writing (one task from three options) | 1 hour 15 minutes | 1 hour 30 minutes | 25% |
| **Paper 2** | Receptive skills - Listening and Reading (comprehension of three texts each) | 1 hour 45 minutes | 2 hours | 50% |
| **Individual Oral** | Internal assessment based on visual stimulus (SL) or literary extract (HL) | ~15 minutes | ~15 minutes | 25% |
The course is available at **Standard Level (SL, 150 teaching hours)** and **Higher Level (HL, 240 teaching hours)**, with **first assessment in 2020**.
### Assessment at a Glance
| Assessment | Format | SL | HL | Weighting |
|------------|--------|----|----|-----------|
| **Paper 1** | Productive skills - Writing (one task from three options) | 1 hour 15 minutes | 1 hour 30 minutes | 25% |
| **Paper 2** | Receptive skills - Listening and Reading (comprehension of three texts each) | 1 hour 45 minutes | 2 hours | 50% |
| **Individual Oral** | Internal assessment based on visual stimulus (SL) or literary extract (HL) | ~15 minutes | ~15 minutes | 25% |