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Nov 2022
48m 19s

How the IB Languages put the Internation...

Jon Peterson
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In this episode we talk to Afroza Kazi from Dhaka, Bangladesh about her role as a Diploma Programme teacher. While she specifically teaches Language B - English, we get a better understanding of what makes the IB work for so many students. That is, how we put the international in International Baccalaureate. Afroza makes several great suggestions for how to prepare students of all ages to be more internationally-minded and better prepared for life in a global community. 

Afroza explains how IB languages play an important role in developing internationally-minded students.

DP English B Booklist

11th Grade reading list for students age 16 - 17

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