IB Diploma Programme
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English A: Language and Literature — IB Diploma Programme

Study the major knowledge, skills, and assessment demands of English A: Language and Literature across the complete IB Diploma Programme pathway, covering every knowledge domain students are expected to master.

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Programme
IB Diploma Programme
Course coverage
Complete
Curriculum authority
International Baccalaureate
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Study the major knowledge, skills, and assessment demands of English A: Language and Literature across the complete IB Diploma Programme pathway, covering every knowledge domain students are expected to master.

English A: Language and Literature in IB Diploma Programme develops connected understanding across readers, writers, and texts, time and space, intertextuality and connections. Students move between recalling ideas, selecting methods, interpreting evidence, and communicating conclusions with the precision expected by the programme.

  • Coverage you can verify: The page identifies the programme, qualification, coverage scope, and source review date.
  • Knowledge and skills: Lessons connect english a: language and literature knowledge with interpretation, application, and communication rather than treating the syllabus as a checklist.
  • Assessment preparation: Prepare for external assessment and the subject-specific internal assessment; SL and HL depth, weighting, and required work differ.
  • Clear progression: Coordinate first learning, cumulative revision, and final assessment preparation across the qualification.

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English A: Language and Literature — IB Diploma Programme

IB English A Language and Literature course structure: the three areas of exploration, the seven concepts, and the assessment components.

  • How language constructs meaning
  • Non-literary text types and their conventions
  • Literary forms: poetry, prose fiction, prose non-fiction and drama
  • Close reading and guided textual analysis

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It covers complete ib diploma programme syllabus pathway through the knowledge domains, skills, and assessment demands described here. The official source remains the authority for examinable content.