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Bilingualism & identity
Linguist David Crystal estimates that two-thirds of the world's population speaks two or more languages. You may also be bilingual or multilingual, in which case you understand how your identity can be...
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Thesis statements
The written task 2 asks you to respond to a text critically, answering one of six prescribed questions. The Language A: Language and Literature guide also calls this form of assessment an 'essay'. At...
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Arts and entertainment Free
One of the suggested topics for Part 2 of the Language A: Language and Literature guide is 'arts and entertainment'. As we explore how various media achieve different effects on different audiences, we...
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WT2 Skills
Written task 2 requires essay-writing skills, such as the ability to write coherently and accurately. Many of these essay-writing skills are also covered in the Paper 2 skills section of this Subject...
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Narrative technique
Have you ever read a story of which you already knew the ending? Why can such a story still be enjoyable? Often times, how a story is told is more important that what is told. Writers use narrative technique...
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Fewer forms, more uploading Free
At my latest IB workshop in Brussels, we had the pleasure of having a curriculum manager on site. We had the chance to ask her several questions about the ways in which schools must administer the language...
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Criteria Free
Before you write written tasks, you should look at the assessment criteria. This way you know what the examiner is looking for. The best way to become familiar with the criteria is to use them regularly....
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P1 HL S3 (baby girls)
Below you will find two Paper 1 responses to a pair of texts about gender stereotypes. Text 1 is a comic strip, named after its creator, Cathy. Text 2 is an extract from a memoir titled The Blindfold...
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Group 1 parity Free
The new Group 1 courses for the DP are no longer hypothetical concepts. Now that the first year of teaching is behind us, many teachers, coordinators and students are starting to realize what they entail....
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Proposing and reflecting
Writing a good reflective statement is a skill. It can also be used as a tool to motivate, clarify and give focus to the further oral activity. Unfortunately, because it is not assessed, we do not always...