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What's the point of this course?
What's the point of this course?
Language is what makes us human. Communication in written and spoken form is essential for life. The ability to be critical of language a fundamental life skill. The analytical skills help us identify the nuances of language– why people use specific words, the purpose of their speech, the hidden meanings. Being able to identify when someone is being persuasive, biased or profession are key skills not just in the IB but in life.
Being able to read literature is a pleasure it itself. We strive to foster a love of literature. We can be deeply affected by the texts we study, and they can help us make sense of the complex world in which we live...
Aims
Aims
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.
from IBO
What will we do in this course?
What will we do in this course?
In the language and literature course we will learn about the complex and dynamic nature of language and explore both its practical and aesthetic dimensions.
We will explore the crucial role language plays in communication, reflecting experience and shaping the world.
We will also learn about our own roles as producers of language and develop our productive skills.
Throughout the course, we will explore the various ways in which language choices, text types, literary forms and contextual elements all effect meaning.
Through close analysis of various text types and literary forms, we will consider our own interpretations, as well as the critical perspectives of others, to explore how such positions are shaped by cultural belief systems and to negotiate meanings for texts.
We will engage in activities that involve us in the process of production and help shape our critical awareness of how texts and their associated visual and audio elements work together to influence the audience/reader and how audiences/readers open up the possibilities of texts.
With its focus on a wide variety of communicative acts, the course is meant to develop sensitivity to the foundational nature, and pervasive influence, of language in the world at large.
adapted from IB Guide
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