Studies in Language and Literature

As part of the Diploma Programme (DP), students take at least one subject from studies in language and literature.

The courses offer a broad range of texts, and students grow to appreciate a language’s complexity, wealth and subtleties in a variety of contexts. Students take their studies in a language in which they are academically competent.

The subject consists of this course at SKHS

• Language A: language and literature, which is available in 17 languages.

Through each course, students are able to develop:

• a personal appreciation of language and literature
• skills in literary criticism using a range of texts from different periods, styles and genres
• an understanding of the formal, stylistic and aesthetic qualities of texts
• strong powers of expression, both written and oral
• an appreciation of cultural differences in perspective
• an understanding of how language challenges and sustains ways of thinking.

Through studies in language and literature, the DP aims to develop a student's lifelong interest in language and literature, and a love for the elegance and richness of human expression.