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Based on the **core** subject areas **(Communication & Media, Global Issues, Social Relationships).**
 * Written assignment: Receptive and written productive skills 20% **
 * Written assignment SL: ** Students are required to produce a ** rationale of 150–200 words maximum **, plus a task of ** 300–400 words ** (excluding bibliography). Work falling significantly beneath the required word count is unlikely to meet the stated requirements of the task and is therefore likely to receive low marks. If the word limit is exceeded, the assessment will be based on the rationale and the first 400 words of the task.


 * 1) **Communication and media**: How people interact, transmit and gather data for the purposes of information and entertainment.Possible contexts include: include advertising, bias in media, censorship and sensationalism in media.
 * 2) **Global issues aspects**: Current matters and things to come that have an impact at a regional, national and/or international level, bearing in mind that they need to be addressed from the perspective of the target culture. Possible contexts include: energy, food and water, climate change, natural disasters, globalization, migration, poverty and famine, racism, the environment and sustainability.
 * 3) **Social relationships:** How people interrelate and behave as members of a community, individually and in groups. Possible contexts include: language and identity, minorities, multilingualism, nationalism, relationships, religious and non-religious celebrations, social and political structures and groups, social behaviors and stances, taboos and what is socially acceptable.