Learning | Language Instruction
Languages Taught at ISL
In the Middle and Upper School, as far as possible, students follow the main stream courses that are most suitable for their needs. The degree of competence in the language, English, French and Spanish or German, and the different degree of proficiency a student desires to obtain by the end of his/her study will determine the placement in the different mainstream levels.
All students in Grades 6 - 10 take French as an additional language (at Language A or Language B level) unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Most students also study either German (Grades 6 – 10) or Spanish (Grades 6 & 7 only) in addition to French, unless they are in the ELB or the Learning Support programme. During Grade 10 students must take decisions about which languages they wish to continue as part of the IB programme.
In Grades 6 through 8, students study 2 languages in addition to English.
Based on individual students’ learning profiles and other academic data, however, the school may decide that studying two additional languages is not appropriate. In such cases, the school will inform parents and assign the student to a Teacher Assisted Study Class (TASC) in place of German or Spanish.