IB English A: Language and Literature Aims
The aims of language and literature are to enable students to . . .
Taken from Language A: language and literature guide
First assessment 2021
- Engage with a range of texts, in a variety of media and forms, from different periods, styles, and cultures.
- Develop skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, presenting and performing.
- Develop skills in interpretation, analysis and evaluation.
- Develop sensitivity to the formal and aesthetic qualities of texts and an appreciation of how they contribute to diverse responses and open up multiple meanings.
- Develop an understanding of relationships between texts and a variety of perspectives, cultural contexts, and local and global issues and an appreciation of how they contribute to diverse responses and open up multiple meanings.
- Develop an understanding of the relationships between studies in language and literature and other disciplines.
- Communicate and collaborate in a confident and creative way,
- Foster a lifelong interest in and enjoyment of language and literature.
Taken from Language A: language and literature guide
First assessment 2021
IB English A: Language and Literature Assessment Objectives
Know, Understand and Interpret:
- A range of texts, works and/or performances, and their meanings and implications
- Contexts in which texts are written and/or received
- Elements of literary, stylistic, rhetorical, visual and/or performance craft
- Features of particular text types and literary forms.
Analyse and Evaluate:
Taken from Language A: language and literature guide
First assessment 2021
- Ways in which the use of language creates meaning
- Uses and effects of literary, stylistic, rhetorical, visual or theatrical techniques
- Relationships among different texts
- Ways in which texts may offer perspectives on human concerns.
- Communicate ideas in clear, logical and persuasive ways
- In a range of styles, registers and for a variety of purposes and situations
Taken from Language A: language and literature guide
First assessment 2021