6180y–H

Chinese IB1 A Language & Literature

Full Year / 1 Credit / Grade 11

Prerequisites:

IB Diploma Students: See IB Policy

IB Diploma Course Students: Grade of C or above in Chinese 10 Language and Literature

Course Description:

This is the first year of a two-year program that prepares eleventh graders to take the International Baccalaureate Language and Literature Examination at either the Standard or the Higher Level. Studies in language and literature are built on the notion of conceptual learning in which students engage with central concepts of the discipline in order to become flexible, critical readers of all types of texts.

The Language A: Language and Literature course is divided into 3 Areas of Exploration: “Readers, Writers and Texts”, “Time and Space”, and “Intertextuality-Connecting Texts”. Within each Area of Exploration, 7 Concepts and 5 Global Issues are integrated in the literary works and non-literary texts taught. Overlap between the Areas, the Concepts and the Global Issues, and between the literary and non-literary texts is expected and is highly encouraged by the IB.

The course focuses on the detailed study of literature, the development of language in cultural contexts and how meaning is determined through the media and non-literary texts. This study is approached through prescribed literary texts and a wide range of non-literary texts. Evaluation will be based on literary essays, written and oral comparative commentaries, the development of close reading skills, and formal oral examinations. As we study a wide range of texts, we are likely to consider many critical questions that relate to the nature of knowledge, certainty, belief and truth. Such questions are relevant to the Theory of Knowledge (TOK), which is a core requirement for any IB student.

The assessments are aligned with the IBO assessment criteria. Predictions are based on Paper 1 and Paper 2 tests, mock examination and oral presentations.