IB English Language and Literature 2 (HL)

In this course, students study a wide range of literary and nonliterary texts in a variety of media. By examining communicative acts across literary form and textual type alongside appropriate secondary readings, students will investigate the nature of language itself and the ways in which it shapes and is influenced by identity and culture. Approaches to study in the course are meant to be wide-ranging and can include literary theory, sociolinguistics, media studies, and critical discourse analysis among others. Students study six works from a representative selection of literary forms, periods, and places. Students submit a 1200-1500 word essay on one of the works or bodies of works studied.