School-supported

Self-taught Lang. A: Literature (SL only)

Prerequisite knowledge and prior learning

Maintaining and developing the mother tongue of all learners is especially important at AIS and so we offer the schoolsupported self-taught literature course. This is intended for native speakers of the particular language of study where no teacher of the language is available. We have had students studying French, Portuguese, Russian, Malay, Thai and we are happy to support other language options.

It is a requirement that students find a tutor outside of school. The cost of the tutor is not covered by school fees: this is standard practice in IB World schools. The school will help the tutor by providing the appropriate IB materials, such as the syllabus, past papers, literature-in-translation lists etc. The ideal tutor will be familiar with the IB program and preferably in country. However, students have had success working with online tutors from another country who are experienced IB teachers

Course description

Self-taught Language A literature is aimed at students who intend to pursue literature, or related studies, at university, as well as students whose formal study of literature will not extend beyond this point. The program encourages students to see literary works as products of art and their authors as craftsmen whose methods of production can be analysed in a variety of ways, and on a number of levels. This is achieved through the emphasis placed on exploring the means used by different authors to convey their subjects in the works studied.

Course content

• Same as for Vietnamese A: Literature

Assessment (SL only)

• Same as for Vietnamese A: Literature