IB IB English Language and Literature

Question 1

IB English Language and Literature belongs to which subject group in the Diploma Programme?

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Group 1: Studies in Language and Literature

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Group 2: Language Acquisition

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Group 3: Individuals and Societies

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Group 4: Sciences

Question 2

In IB English Language and Literature, the Individual Oral (IO) assesses students on:

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An extract from a literary work and a non-literary body of work, linked to a global issue

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A prepared speech on a self-chosen topic

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A debate with another student on a language topic

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A reading aloud and commentary of a prescribed poem

Question 3

Which component of IB English Language and Literature requires students to write a formal literary essay under exam conditions?

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Paper 2: Comparative essay

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Paper 1: Guided literary analysis

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Higher Level Essay (HLE)

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Individual Oral (IO)

Question 4

What distinguishes IB English Language and Literature from IB English Literature?

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Language and Literature includes both literary and non-literary (language) texts

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Language and Literature studies only non-literary texts

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Language and Literature is only available at Standard Level

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Language and Literature does not require an Internal Assessment

Question 5

In IB English Language and Literature Paper 1, students are asked to:

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Produce a guided literary analysis of an unseen text

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Write an essay comparing two works from the course

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Complete a close reading of a poem from the prescribed reading list

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Answer multiple-choice questions about language features

Question 6

The 'global issue' referenced in the IB Language and Literature Individual Oral must:

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Transcend the two texts and connect them to the wider world

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Be chosen from a list provided by the IB

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Relate to one of the seven prescribed themes in the course

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Focus exclusively on language and power