1. ENG A: LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE MS
ENG A: LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE MS. GANDHI’S CLASS

2. PART 2 - LANGUAGE AND MASS COMMUNICATION –
Course assessment
PART 2 - LANGUAGE AND MASS COMMUNICATION –
AUG - NOV 2014
Texts are chosen from a variety of sources, genres and media.
Written Task
Further Oral Activities (15%) - Students complete at least two further oral activities, one based on part 1 and one based on part 2 of the course.

3. PART 1 - LANGUAGE IN CULTURAL CONTEXT –
Course assessment
PART 1 - LANGUAGE IN CULTURAL CONTEXT –
JAN - MAY2015
Texts are chosen from a variety of sources, genres and media.
Written Task
Further Oral Activities (15%) - Students complete at least two further oral activities, one based on part 1 and one based on part 2 of the course.

4. PART 4 - LITERATURE – CRITICAL STUDY (IOC – 15%) SEPT 2014 – MAY 2015
Course assessment
PART 4 - LITERATURE – CRITICAL STUDY (IOC – 15%) SEPT 2014 – MAY 2015
Students comment on an extract from a literary text studied in part 4 of the course. (30 marks).
SL Students are given two guiding questions.
Texts:
Macbeth – William Shakespeare (Drama, Europe, 16/17thC)
Running in The Family – Michael Ondaatje (Prose, 20th C)
HL only – Long Day’s Journey Into Night – Eugene O’Neil (Drama 19th C)
12-13 minute commentary
2-3 minute discussion and questions

5. PART 3 – EXAM (PAPER 2) – MAY 2015 – APR 2016 TEXTS AND CONTEXTS (25%)
Course assessment
PART 3 – EXAM (PAPER 2) – MAY 2015 – APR 2016 TEXTS AND CONTEXTS (25%)
In response to one of six questions students write an essay based on at least two literary texts studied in part 3. The questions are the same at HL but the assessment criteria are different.
 Texts:
A Spirit Catches You…, Anne Fadiman
Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov
HL only – No Longer at Ease, Chinua Achebe

6. Course assessment Paper 1 – Exam Comparative/Textual Analysis (25%)
The paper consists of two unseen texts for SL.
The paper consists of two sets of unseen texts for HL
Guiding Questions provided for SL
The exam builds on the skills learned in Parts 1 and 2

7. Part 1 – Language and Cultural Context
Areas to be covered in this part include:
Further Oral Activity completed
Language and the individual
Preparation for Paper 1 practice paper
Language and communities
Annotating sample papers
Language and power
Language and knowledge
There are 3 main objectives to be familiar with…
Language and gender
Written Task #1 completed

8. Analyse how audience and purpose affect the structure and content of texts.
the use of persuasive language in political speeches
the features of language of the oppressed
Governments and language.

9. 2. Analyse the impact of language changes
the impact of electronic communication on meaning
the influence of government policy
the emergence of new vocabulary from the language of groups (for example, young people)
the disappearance of vocabulary and of languages themselves.

10. 3. Demonstrate an awareness of how language and meaning are shaped by culture and context.
the ways in which jargon and professional language are used
the ways in which language affirms identity
the status given to standard and non-standard forms of the language
the status of minority languages in multilingual societies.