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IB English A: Language and Literature asks students to analyse literary and non-literary texts, identify rhetorical techniques and build arguments around global issues.
Analysing authors' choices and effects across novels, poetry, drama and non-literary texts.
Choosing a global issue, pairing literary and non-literary extracts and developing presentation technique.
Unseen text analysis and comparative essay technique.
Mastering the language of figurative devices, narrative technique and rhetoric.
IB English A: Language and Literature focuses on the analysis of literary and non-literary texts.
Guided textual analysis (unseen text)
Comparative essay (studied works)
1200–1500 word essay (HL only)
The Individual Oral (IO) is an oral assessment worth 20% (30% at SL) of the final grade.
IB English A: Language and Literature explores the relationship between language and literature while developing critical reading and writing skills. It is a key Group 1 subject for students targeting literature, journalism, law, communication or the social sciences.
Our lessons help students build multi-layered text analysis, structure persuasive arguments and raise their academic English writing to the highest level. We provide comprehensive support across IO preparation, Paper 1–2 strategy and the HL Essay.
IB English A (Language and Literature, or Literature) tutoring at TestPrep Europe covers the three areas of exploration — Readers, Writers and Texts; Time and Space; Intertextuality — across a balanced reading list. Paper 1 (guided literary analysis), Paper 2 (comparative essay) and the Individual Oral are drilled separately, with the HL Essay and Learner Portfolio supported under academic-integrity guidance.
HataPaper 1 essay that ignores the guiding question.
DüzeltmeThe guiding question is a prompt, not a constraint, but ignoring it is the single most common reason strong analyses underscore.
HataPaper 2 essay that treats the two texts in sequence.
DüzeltmePaper 2 rewards integrated comparison. A 'first text, then text' structure rarely reaches the top bands.
HataIndividual Oral without a defensible global issue.
DüzeltmeThe global issue must be specific, transnational and traceable in both extracts. Vague issues like 'human nature' under-score.
HataHL Essay that summarises rather than argues.
DüzeltmeThe HL Essay is a sustained literary argument with line of inquiry. Plot summary caps the rubric.
HataQuotations dropped without analysis.
DüzeltmeEvery quotation must be unpacked at the level of word choice, structure or technique. Drop-and-move-on is wasted ink.
Readers/Writers/Texts; Time/Space; Intertextuality
Guided literary analysis
Comparative essay + global issue
HL coursework + papers
We use the three AOEs to organise reading and portfolio work, so by Year 2 the student has annotated material ready for Paper 2 and the IO.
Paper 2 is the highest-leverage paper. We teach comparison as a habit, not a final-month skill.
All coursework is scaffolded so the analysis remains the student's own work, with appropriate citation and originality safeguards.
Language and Literature suits students interested in non-literary texts (advertising, speeches, journalism); Literature suits students who want sustained close-reading of poetry, prose and drama. We help students choose during the diagnostic.
Possible, but English B is often the better fit. We assess this against the IB language A admission criteria during the diagnostic.
Quotations are not the goal — the analysis around them is. A short, well-analysed quote outscores a long, unexamined one.
HL students typically book 60–90 hours across two years; SL students less. We start with a free diagnostic.
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Teachers with deep experience in IB Diploma English A
Personalized program built around your a 7 / 7 score target
Past-paper archive, topic notes and practice questions
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Exam-focused, end-to-end program fully aligned with the IB Diploma syllabus.
Topic-by-topic deep analysis and explanations
Past-paper walkthroughs with mark-scheme breakdowns
Exam techniques and time-management strategies
Fast and effective problem-solving methods
Regular mock exams with performance tracking
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