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.Any proposed topic that will not further that aimshould be rejected.The essay should consist of the study of an issue in one of three categories: language,culture and society, or literature.Combinations of these are also permissible.Each category has specificrequirements that are described in this section.In addition, students should ensure that their topic:is worthy of investigation.For example, Does tourism have a future in Switzerland? or Is the wine·industry an important source of income for France? would be too trivial for an essay of 4,000 words.© International Baccalaureate Organization 2007 39 Group 2is not too broad and allows for an effective treatment within the word limit.Topics such as Racism·in France , The theatre of the absurd , or A history of the French language would need to be givena sharper focus.provides them with an opportunity to develop an argument and to demonstrate critical analysis and·personal judgment rather than just knowledge.Topics that are merely descriptive or narrative, orthat only summarize secondary sources (such as French cheeses , The Provence region , The eventsof May 1968 in Paris ), should be avoided.In each category the examples given are for guidance only.Category 1: languageThe essay should be a specific analysis of the language (its use, structure and so on) normally related toits cultural context or a specific text.Language FrenchTopic Language laws in QuebecResearch question To what extent has Bill 101 contributed to increasing the prevalence ofthe French language in Quebec?Approach An investigation into the effect of Bill 101 on the status of the Frenchlanguage in Quebec.Language JapaneseTopic Foreign words (gairaigo) in JapaneseResearch question Do young people use more words of foreign origin than older people?Approach A survey of younger people and older people.Results are compared forknowledge of foreign words, frequency of their use and attitude towardstheir use.Language SpanishTopic Alternative use of the forms vos and usted in the Spanish of the Riode la Plata (River Plate) regionResearch question To what extent have differences between formal and informal usagedisappeared from the language used in the Rio de la Plata region?Approach An investigation into the language of young people from Buenos Airesin the Rio de la Plata region in a range of communicative situations.Category 2: culture and societyA: essays of a sociocultural nature with an impact on the languageThe essay should be an analysis of a cultural nature that describes the impact of a particular issue on theform or use of the language.40 © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007 Group 2Language FrenchTopic Language and feminismResearch question Should feminine forms of more job titles be created in French to reflectshifting gender roles?Approach An examination of the linguistic and sociological arguments for andagainst the feminization of more job titles in French.Language JapaneseTopic Language for family membersResearch question Does Japanese need new words to describe non-traditional familyrelationships as society changes?Approach A commentary on how the use of the words "shujin" and "kanai" havechanged, together with an examination of the social factors that mayrequire new linguistic terms for family relationships to be created.Language SpanishTopic Language and discriminationResearch question To what extent does the language used by groups of young studentsfrom a secondary school in Buenos Aires reflect racial discrimination?Approach A sociolinguistic investigation into the way language used by youngpeople reflects attitudes of discrimination present in contemporarysociety.B: essays of a general cultural nature based on specific cultural artifactsThe essay should be an analysis of a more general cultural nature but specific to a country or communitywhere the language is spoken
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