IB English A: Language and Literature HL 12

Course Outline

The English A: Language and Literature HL is the same as the SL course, but a total of six works are studied.  A minimum of two works originally written in English, and a minimum of two works originally written in a language other than English, from works found in the IB Prescribed Reading List (PRL).  Two works can be freely chosen from the PRL or elsewhere.

The final grade comprises an external component of 80 percent and an internal component of 20 percent. The internal component (20 percent) is the same as required for English A: Language and Literature SL. The external component (80 percent) consists of a final examination which is the same as required for English A: Language and Literature SL, but worth a total of 60 percent. English A: Language and Literature HL students are also required to write an essay (20 percent) on one of the works studied in the course.


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