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WHY IB? Language A1

WHY IB? Language A1. Literature and Language. Top Three Reasons to Take Literature and Language. Close Reading and Analysis Improve analytical thinking skills Refine life-long, transferrable skills Language Use and Application Recognize the organic and purposeful uses of language

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WHY IB? Language A1

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  1. WHY IB?Language A1 Literature and Language

  2. Top Three Reasons to Take Literature and Language • Close Reading and Analysis • Improve analytical thinking skills • Refine life-long, transferrable skills • Language Use and Application • Recognize the organic and purposeful uses of language • Improve oral and written communication skills • Promotes Global Awareness and International Mindedness • Diversity in texts • Diversity in assignments

  3. Course Overview • Part 1: Language in cultural context • Audience and Purpose, changes and impact, shaped by culture and context • Part 2: Language and mass communication • Different forms, educational, political and ideological influences, mass media as informer, persuader and entertainer • Part 3: Literature - texts and contexts • 3 texts – novels and plays (PLA and PLT) • Part 4: Literature – critical study • Poems and Plays (PLA and Free Choice)

  4. IB Evaluations External Assessment – 70% • Paper 1 (25%): Comparative Textual Analysis • Paper 2 (25%): Essay • Written Tasks 1 and 2 (20%): Imaginative and Formal Internal Assessment – 30% • Individual Oral Commentary (15%) • 20 minutes based on excerpt of 1 text studied • Further Oral Activity (15%) • Imaginative group examination and exploration

  5. Life Long Learning…

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