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DP Programme Group - 1

 

Group 1:  Language A1

 

Language A1:  English HL and SL, Arabic HL and SL

 

The Group 1 subjects of the IB Diploma Programme refer to the student's "Language A1," which is the student's native language or otherwise best language, taken at either Standard Level (SL) or Higher Level (HL).  The course focuses on developing oral and written communication skills and performing literary analysis of works of literature produced in that language.  Students who take two languages A1, or one language A1 and one language A2, are eligible to be awarded a bilingual IB Diploma.

 

SYLLABUS OUTLINE

 

 

The HL programme has 4 compulsory components with a total of 15 works. The SL program has 4 compulsory components with a total of 11 works.

 

 

Part 1 - World Literature: three(HL/SL) World Literature texts studied as a group and chosen from the IB Prescribed World Literature (PWL) List

 

 

Part 2 - detailed study: four(HL)/three(SL) works selected form the IB Prescribed Book List (PBL), assessed by a formal oral commentary that is internally assessed and externally moderated.

 

Part 3- group of works:  four (HL)/two (SL) works studied as a group.

 

Part 4 - school's free choice: A study of four(HL)/three(SL) texts listed by genre, period or theme, which will provide the basis for the internally assessed individual oral presentation.