Studies in Language and Literature, also known as Group 1 subject or Language A, is a course designed to explore the understanding of literature and to critically analyse texts. This course encourages students to reflect on the nature of language and how does language interpret the world.
In fact, the Language A course combines the domains of language, literature, and performance. Students are allowed to study one of three options: literature, language and literature, or literature and performance. The last combination is rare in IB schools around the world, and the level of performance is not considered equivalent to that of a first language sometimes.
Assessment Components
Taking the language and literature course as an example, like other subjects, the assessment is divided into two parts: external assessment (official examination) and internal assessment.
External assessment:
- Paper 1 (non-literary): Consists of two unseen non-literary texts with guiding questions. Students must select one (in SL) or answer both (in HL) to write their analysis(es).
- Paper 2 (Comparative essay of literatures): Generally, four guiding questions are provided. Students must write a comparative essay in response to one of the questions based on two literary works they have studied in class.
- HL essay: Students are required to write an essay of 1200–1500 words focused on a particular topic or work. There is no restriction on the selection of works. It can be a non-literary text, a collection of non-literary texts produced by the same author, or a literary work that the student has studied in class.
Internal Assessment:
- Individual Oral: Consists of 10 minutes of speaking by the student and 5 minutes of responding to questions from the teacher. During the oral, students should discuss two texts, a non-literary text and one literary text, that are connected to a global issue
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