Course outline 2: The part-by-part approach

Unit 1: Part 1
Unit aims: Introduction to the course

Develop in students the ability to engage in close, detailed analysis of individual texts and make
relevant connections (2)

Encourage students to recognize the importance of the contexts in which texts are written and
received (4)

Encourage students to appreciate the formal, stylistic and aesthetic qualities of texts (6)

Develop in students an understanding of how language, culture and context determine the ways in
which meaning is constructed in texts (8)

Encourage students to think critically about the different interactions between text, audience and
purpose (9)

Develop the students powers of expression, both in oral and written communication (3)

Introduce students to a range of texts from different periods, styles and genres (1)

Encourage, through the study of texts, an appreciation of the different perspectives of people from
other cultures, and how these perspectives construct meaning (5)

Assessment focus for unit

Paper 1 (practice)

Further oral (potentially summative)

Written task 1 (potentially summative)

(HL: Written task 2potentially summative)

Material to be covered

Text types

Language and power

Presentation (and oral presentation skills)

Language and gender

Essayanalytical (HL: comparative)

Language in translation

Drama (play text)

(HL only: Language history and evolution)

Poem

(HL only: Language and social relations)

Speech

Cartoon

Manifesto

Interview

Magazine article

Diary

Letter (formal and informal)

Parody and pastiche

Unit 2: Part 2
Unit aims

Develop in students the ability to engage in close, detailed analysis of individual texts and make
relevant connections (2)

Encourage students to recognize the importance of the contexts in which texts are written and
received (4)

Encourage students to appreciate the formal, stylistic and aesthetic qualities of texts (6)

Develop in students an understanding of how language, culture and context determine the ways in
which meaning is constructed in texts (8)

Encourage students to think critically about the different interactions between text, audience and
purpose (9)

Develop the students powers of expression, both in oral and written communication (3)

Introduce students to a range of texts from different periods, styles and genres (1)

Encourage, through the study of texts, an appreciation of the different perspectives of people from
other cultures, and how these perspectives construct meaning (5)

Assessment focus for unit

Paper 1 (practice)

Further oral (potentially summative)

Written task 1 (potentially summative)

(HL: Written task 2potentially summative)

Material to be covered

Text types

Language and political campaign

Presentation (and oral presentation skills)

Media and violence

Media and editing

Essayanalytical and persuasive

(HL: comparative essay)

(HL only: Stereotypes)

Novel

(HL only: Language and the state)

Drama (film text)

News report

Blog

Editorial

Memoir

Opinion column

Instructions

Textbook

Unit 3: Part 4
Unit aims

Promote in students an enjoyment of, and lifelong interest in, language and literature (7)

Develop in students the ability to engage in close, detailed analysis of individual texts and make
relevant connections (2)

Encourage students to recognize the importance of the contexts in which texts are written and
received (4)

Encourage students to appreciate the formal, stylistic and aesthetic qualities of texts (6)

Develop in students an understanding of how language, culture and context determine the ways in
which meaning is constructed in texts (8)

Encourage students to think critically about the different interactions between text, audience and
purpose (9)

Develop the students powers of expression, both in oral and written communication (3)

Assessment focus for unit

Paper 1 (practice)

Individual oral (practice)

Written task 1 (potentially summative)

(HL: Written task 2potentially summative)

Material to be covered

Text types

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Presentation (and oral presentation skills)

Elizabeth Bishop poetry collection

(HL only: Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain)

Essayanalytical and persuasive

(HL: comparative essay)

Poem

Drama (play text)

Biography

Radio broadcast

Encyclopedia entry

Letter (formal and informal)

Report

Chart

Database

Diagram

Appeal

Song lyric

Travel writing

Unit 4: Part 3
Unit aims

Promote in students an enjoyment of, and lifelong interest in, language and literature (7)

Introduce students to a range of texts from different periods, styles and genres (1)

Encourage, through the study of texts, an appreciation of the different perspectives of people from
other cultures, and how these perspectives construct meaning (5)

Develop in students the ability to engage in close, detailed analysis of individual texts and make
relevant connections (2)

Encourage students to recognize the importance of the contexts in which texts are written and
received (4)

Encourage students to appreciate the formal, stylistic and aesthetic qualities of texts (6)

Develop in students an understanding of how language, culture and context determine the ways in
which meaning is constructed in texts (8)

Encourage students to think critically about the different interactions between text, audience and
purpose (9)

Develop the students powers of expression, both in oral and written communication (3)

Assessment focus for unit

Paper 1 (practice)

Paper 2 (practice)

Individual oral (SUMMATIVE)

Written task 1 (potentially summative)

(HL: Written task 2potentially summative)

Material to be covered

Text types

Red Oleanders by Rabindranath Tagore

Presentation (and oral presentation skills)

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

(HL only: Things Fall Apart by Chinua

Achebe)

Essayanalytical and persuasive

(HL: comparative essay)

Novel

Drama (play text)

Advertisement

Brochure/leaflet

Guide book

Photographs

Radio broadcast

Screenplay

Travel writing

Unit 5: Revision
(During this unit, the oral grades should be prepared for submission to the moderator, and the written tasks
should be sent to the examiner.)
Unit aims

Promote in students an enjoyment of, and lifelong interest in, language and literature (7)

Introduce students to a range of texts from different periods, styles and genres (1)

Develop in students the ability to engage in close, detailed analysis of individual texts and make
relevant connections (2)

Develop the students powers of expression, both in oral and written communication (3)

Encourage students to recognize the importance of the contexts in which texts are written and
received (4)

Encourage, through the study of texts, an appreciation of the different perspectives of people from
other cultures, and how these perspectives construct meaning (5)

Encourage students to appreciate the formal, stylistic and aesthetic qualities of texts (6)

Develop in students an understanding of how language, culture and context determine the ways in
which meaning is constructed in texts (8)

Encourage students to think critically about the different interactions between text, audience and
purpose (9)

Revision of course material and preparation for assessment

Assessment focus for unit

Paper 1 (FINAL EXAMS at end of this unit)

Paper 2 (FINAL EXAMS at end of this unit)

Further oral (select oral marks to be submitted for moderation)

Written tasks (choose tasks for submission and prepare portfolio)

Material to be covered

Language A: language and literature guide (February 2011)

Review part 3 literary texts and prepare for paper 2

Review all text types studied and prepare for paper 1