IB English A: Language and Literature

by Brian Chanen and Rob Allison

Oxford University Press | March 2013 | ISBN-10: 0199129711 | 208 Pages | PDF | 22 mb

The detailed skills development needed for success in English A

Fully develop all the crucial skills central to assessment in the new English A Language and Literature. Packed with guidance, assessment support, practical tasks and examiner comments for each part of the 2011 syllabus, this comprehensive, must-have book includes a huge bank of compelling activities like web text analysis, editorials and poetry.

·Time-tried activities and techniques for improving students' skills in key areas of writing, reading, viewing and the creation of assessment tasks

· Key support on the unique aspect of the course, understanding and analyzing the construction of meaning through a lively bank of source material

· Student samples with examiner comments throughout

· Videos of student orals and presentations will be included on an accompanying website

· Links to websites and further reading are suggested

About the Series:

IB Skills & Practice books are designed to provide IB students with a step-by-step approach to practising the skills needed for success on exams. Oxford's IB Skills & Practice books are packed with guidance, assessment support, and practical tasks. Aligned with current syllabuses these indispensable books are a must-have for all IB students.

About the Author

Brian Chanen has a B.A. in English from Williams College, an MAT in English/Education from Tufts University and Ph.D.in English from the University of Warsaw. For over twenty years he has taught secondary English in international schools and has lived and worked in Italy, Egypt, Thailand, Poland, India and Laos. Currently he is a principal examiner for the IB and works with the current curriculum review (for 2021), paper setting, examiner training, workshop design, online pd, assessment research and a range of examining.