We begin our two-year course with Part 1: Language in Cultural Context, focusing on topics like Language & Power, Gender & Sexuality, and Language & Taboo. Students also research topics of their own meant to broaden their learning and assist their development. Our second semester is spent conducting Part 4: Literature--Critical Study, carefully studying, researching, and deconstructing poems. This unit culminates in the Individual Oral Commentary. Throughout, students employ analytical skills in preparation for Paper 1 next May.
Year 1
Part 1: Language in cultural context
Assessments:
Year 2
Part 2: Language & Mass Communication
Assessments:
Part 1: Language in cultural context
- Language & Power
- Gender & Sexuality
- Language & Taboo
- A bit of Shakespeare
- Sylvia Plath, selected works
- Robert Frost, selected works (HL text)
Assessments:
- Paper 1
- Further Oral Activity
- Written Task
- Individual Oral Commentary
- Written Task 2 (HL only)
Year 2
Part 2: Language & Mass Communication
- Arts & Entertainment
- Pop Culture
- Self-study
- Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard
- Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie
- Mohsin Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Assessments:
- Paper 1
- Paper 2
- Further Oral Activity
- Written Task
- Written Task 2 (HL only)