Transcript DRC Meeting
Syllabus outline
Part 1: Language in cultural context
Part 2: Language and mass communication
Part 3: Literature – Texts and contexts
Part 4: Literature – Critical study
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Assessment outline
Paper 1:
Textual analysis, commentary on unseen text(s), nonliterary and literary
Paper 2:
Essay , based on literature texts from part 3
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Written tasks:
Three at SL, four at HL, based on all parts of the
syllabus.
One assessed at SL, two at HL.
Internal Assessment:
- A formal oral commentary on a text from part 4
- An oral activity based on parts 1 & 2
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How the Exams are Counted
External assessment
Paper 1: Comparative textual analysis
Paper 2:essay
Written tasks
Internal assessment
Individual oral commentary
Further oral activity
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70%
25%
25%
20%
30%
15%
15%
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Changes in the thinking behind the course
Consideration of the context of a text is central to the
course
This means thinking about:
• What the reader brings to the text
• The circumstances under which the text was produced
• How the text, its language and themes are viewed by society
More formal analysis of literature required
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