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  • What can I do now? (Northern Hemisphere)

    New Year's Resolutions in the North Happy New Year and Welcome to 2023! As a student of English A: Language & Literature studying in the Northern Hemisphere, what can I be doing now to improve my chances of success? Read on for tips and advice:

    4 January 2023

  • What can I do now? (Southern Hemisphere)

    New Year's Resolutions in the South Happy New Year and Welcome to 2023! As a student of English A: Language & Literature studying in the Southern Hemisphere, what can I be doing now to improve my chances of success? Read on for tips and advice:

    4 January 2023

  • What's new?

    What's new for EngLangLit revision? With the new school year successfully afoot and the Class of 2023 navigating IA deadlines, Extended Essays, and as much curricula learning as possible in the classrooms across the globe, pragmatic attentions...

    26 September 2022

  • Preparing for M23

    What will the new academic year hold? For many of us, August or September marks the start of a new academic year and the commencement of the final furlong for the May 2023 cohort. For Language A: Language & Literature, this also represents the...

    3 September 2022

  • M22 Examinations Calling

    Are you ready for May 12th? For all students of the M22 session, May 12th is the red-letter day for the Paper 1 examination for English A: Language & Literature. And the burning question on all of (y)our lips right now is: Am I ready? What...

    12 April 2022

  • Key to Success in Paper 1

    How to write a great Paper 1 This is a very brief Blog post for all of those Senior students (and teachers) with one or both eyes on the Paper 1 examination. There's nothing more important than having a clear strategy for addressing whatever...

    24 March 2022

  • What should I be doing in IB1 right now?

    Considering text choices for upcoming assessments As we move into March, a lot of the attention in your school will turn to your friends and colleagues in Grade 12 / Year 13 / IB2 / Senior year - they who will be taking their final examinations...

    26 February 2022

  • IA's and PG's - What I need to know

    Finalising internal assessments and predicted grades For students of the May session, February and March are critical months as you finalise your internal assessments, undertake the mock examinations, and vye for the best predicted grade possible....

    30 January 2022

  • What can we expect from Paper 1?

    Predicting the text type of Paper 1 can help us to be well-prepared It is important to be well-prepared and to have some knowledge of the features of different text types for Paper 1. However, there is little worse than rote-learning a list...

    12 December 2021

  • From the Horses' Mouths

    Publication of the M22 Subject Report gives timely guidance in advance of mock examinations and finalising the Higher Level Essay One of the most useful and least read and appreciated document published by the IB is the Subject Report. Each...

    24 November 2021