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IB Language and Literature: Introduction to the course

IB Language and Literature: Introduction to the course. Course assessment. Part 1 - Language in Cultural Context – Aug-Nov 2013 Texts are chosen from a variety of sources, genres and media. Written Task x2

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IB Language and Literature: Introduction to the course

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  1. IB Language and Literature:Introduction to the course

  2. Course assessment Part 1 - Language in Cultural Context – Aug-Nov 2013 • Texts are chosen from a variety of sources, genres and media. • Written Task x2 • Further Oral Activities (15%) - Students complete at least two further oral activities, one based on part 1 and one based on part 2 of the course.

  3. Course assessment Part 4 - Literature – Critical study (IOC – 15%) Nov-May 2014 Students comment on an extract from a literary text studied in part 4 of the course. (30 marks). Students are given two guiding questions. Texts: • Selected Poems – Wilfred Owen (Poetry, Europe, 20thC) • Othello – William Shakespeare (Drama, Europe, 16/17thC) 10 minute commentary 5 minute discussion and questions

  4. Course assessment Part 2 - Language and Mass Communication – May-Oct 2014 • Texts are chosen from a variety of sources, genres and media. • Written Task • Further Oral Activities (15%) - Students complete at least two further oral activities, one based on part 1 and one based on part 2 of the course.

  5. Course assessment Part 3 – Exam (Paper 2 – 1hr 30 mins) – Oct-Apr 2015 Texts and Contexts (25%) In response to one of six questions students write an essay based on both the literary texts studied in part 3. The questions are the same at HL but the assessment criteria are different. Texts: • A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen (Drama, Europe 19th C) • A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (Drama, US, 20th C)

  6. Course assessment Paper 1 – Exam (1hr 30 mins) Textual Analysis (25%) • The paper consists of two unseen texts. • Guiding Questions provided • The exam builds on the skills learned in Parts 1 and 2

  7. Part 1 – Language and Cultural Context Areas to be covered in this part include: • Language and the individual • Language and communities • Language and power • Language and knowledge • Language and gender • Written Task #1 completed • Further Oral Activity completed • Preparation for Paper 1 practice paper • Annotating sample papers There are 3 main objectives for this term you should become familiar with…

  8. Analyse how audience and purpose affect the structure and content of texts. • the use of persuasive language in political speeches • the features of SMS messages • postcolonial re-readings of texts.

  9. 2. Analyse the impact of languagechanges • the impact of electronic communication on meaning • the influence of government policy • the emergence of new vocabulary from the language of groups (for example, young people) • the disappearance of vocabulary and of languages themselves.

  10. 3. Demonstrate an awareness of how language and meaning are shaped byculture and context. • the ways in which jargon and professional language are used • the ways in which language affirms identity • the status given to standard and non-standard forms of the language • the status of minority languages in multilingual societies.

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