Resources
This page covers general and specific resources that can be use for students who has taken language and literature as an elective.
Useful Resources
English language resources * ESL resources for students and teachers
Literature
Language A
Language A textbooks
The language groups of the IB Diploma Programme have had something of a shake-up recently, starting with the first exams for the new system in 2013 (first teaching August 2011). Students now have the option of:
Useful Resources
- NEW: English Literature Dictionary / Glossary for Students - Made by the staff of ITS Tutorial School
- BBC - KS2 Bitesize - Reading, writing and spelling and grammar skills can help you tell a story, share your ideas, write a litter and make sense of instructions.
- British Council - Teaching English - A host of reading, writing, speaking and listening activities.
- BBC - KS3 Bitesize - For tips on reading fiction and non fiction texts, developing communication skills and writing about Shakespeare - look no further than here.
- BBC - Secondary Ages 11-16 - This link will take you to a host of different sites for a variety of English activities including writing, poetry, novel analysis.
- BBC - GCSE Bitesize for Literature
- BBC - GCSE Bitesize for English - Offers excelllent preparation tips for all those important IGCSE Exams.
- Englishbiz - All sorts of tips for different types of writing amongst a host of other great revision activities. English, English Literature and Media Studies are all covered here.
- S-cool.co.uk
- Times Educational Supplement
- Bibliomania.com
- Spark Notes - Study guide to literature classics. Includes plot overview, character analysis, themes etc.
- Pink Monkey - Study guide to literature classics and novels. Includes chapter summaries, themes, etc.
- Bartleby Shakespeare texts
- ASM IB English Grades 11 & 12 - Great IB English site. With oral commentary tips, sample World Lit essays, scoring guides, poetry review terms etc.
- Definitions of Literary Terms - Definition of Literary terms.
- Guide to writing your commentary
- Guide to writing an Oral Commentary
- BBC - General and Business English - All sorts of grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation activities.
- English Bites - An informative and entertaining way to improve your knowledge of the English language. It has learning programmes and video podcasts for youto explore.
- Web English Teacher - The University of Liverpool has a great site suitable for young adult literature on up.
English language resources * ESL resources for students and teachers
- Improve Your English - At EFL.NET you can listen to songs, stories and poetry, while you read the texts on the screen. Here you can do cloze tests, play word games and improve your grammatical and idiomatic English.
- A Slang Dictionary - A regularly updated dictionary of English slang and informal expressions currently in use in Britain.
- ESL Student Resources - Offered by the the Department of Lingustucs of Ohio University.
- Daves ESL Cafe - Collections of idioms and phrasal verbs amongst others.
- Cambridge Dictionaries Online - It also tells you about words related to what you looked up.
- Thesaurus.com - Online resources for finding synonyms and antonyms.
- The Purdue Online Writing Lab - Offers over 200 resources including Style Guide and Grammar and Mechanics.
- English-Zone.Com - Resources for English Learners
- ESL Teachers Board - Free ESL materials, jobs and resumes
- Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Literature
Language A
Language A textbooks
The language groups of the IB Diploma Programme have had something of a shake-up recently, starting with the first exams for the new system in 2013 (first teaching August 2011). Students now have the option of:
- Language A: Literature (in English or Spanish)
- Language A: Language and Literature (in English or Spanish)
- Language B (in English, French, Spanish, or several other languages)