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Modality
Modality is the linguistics of judgement. It is the the way in which writers express attitudes towards their subject matter. and towards their addresses. Modality has a range of functions in language,...
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David Beckham is Posh Free
Following on from my recent post on codeswitching, you may be interested to watch the following short clip from the BBC programme Newsnight, and read the following report from the BBC website. David Beckham...
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Cool Hunting: Introducing Further Oral Activities and Understanding Texts
Here is a Further Oral Activity (FOA) that works well early in a Language and Literature course. The activity is informed by all of the Part 2 Learning Outcomes. The FOA follows from watching and discussing...
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Codeswitching Free
I was listening to a radio programme at the weekend, Actually, I had other things to do; this was just me procrastinating. In the programme, the writer, Håkan Nesser, was discussing his life in exile...
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Passing the torch Free
Dear colleagues, I would like to thank all of the language and literature teachers who have subscribed to this Subject Site and supported my activities. By all measures, it is safe to say that the success...
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A new author for the website Free
My name is David McIntyre, and I will be taking over the running of the website from Brad. From what I can see, Brad has clearly done a wonderful job in establishing and building this site. I hope that...
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Short story
The following text, 'Sitting' by H.E. Francis, is presented here as a starting point for understanding fiction. While this short story contains many of the common elements of fiction, it also has a few...
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Letter to the editor
Many students like to write letters to the editor for written task 1. As a text type it offers a broad range of possibilities, as people write such letters in response to articles, opinion columns, print...
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P1 HL S4 (hybrids)
This specimen paper offers an indication of the types of texts that could be expected on a higher level Paper 1. Although this specimen is not authorized by the IB, the texts have been selected in the...
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Written tasks Free
Throughout this course, you will build a portfolio of written tasks. There are two types of written tasks, known as written task 1 (WT1) and written task 2 (WT2). These are very different in nature....