Mr Hopkins's
Lang & Lit IB Hub
What do we do in IB English?
Studying English is studying culture with language as a tool to explore what it means to be human. This is done by studying texts through three areas of exploration (AOEs), and connecting those texts to global issues (GIs) in an attempt to develop our understanding of the course's core concepts. Along the way, we will sit three major assessments in order to check that we have developed the attitudes, skills and content knowledge of the course.
Ultimately, in our classes, we attempt to answer the question:
How do the effects of authorial choices shape meaning in a way that impacts the text as a whole, and what is the significance of this in relation to my focussed interpretation?
Main Areas of Focus in IB Language and Literature
Click the images below to access the main areas of focus in the IB Language and Literature program. This includes information about the key areas of exploration (Time & Space; Readers, Writers, and Texts; and Intertextuality), Global Issues - which are particularly important to the Indivudal Oral assessment, and the Core Concepts of the course.
Resources for Studied Texts
Click the images below to access pages which will house all of the resources for studied literary and non literary texts for Diploma Language and Literature classes. Resources include Think Tank versions of the text, extra context, examples of analysis and assessments related to the texts, and so much more!
Click the above image to explore some of the key skills in Language and Literature courses, including how to properly structure arguments and writing, in addition to how to analyse literature at every level. Use these ideas to help apply frameworks which allow you to make insightful and nuanced interpretations, justified with a clear model.
