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English B
IB DP Category 1
Stockholm, Sweden, 20 - 22 September 2024
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The Extended Essay in DP Language B
Virtual Think-In, 22 May 2024
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Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, while all the time we long to move the stars to pity.
Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)
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- I think I understand your point about the EE being mainly about linguistic analysis, Viktoria. I don't know the precise arguments the student wants to develop, so you will just have to make your own judgement. If you say that the main focus...
- 1. I still need some clarification regarding the alignment of my student’s EE with Cat.3 requirements. While her essay primarily focuses on linguistic analysis with some discussion of literary trends and culture, with...
- An interesting idea, Viktoria, and the student seems to have a sound and methodical approach. However, in my view, this would have to be in Cat.3, since it is based on literary works (the two poems concerned). Certainly, the analysis would...
- Hello David,I’d appreciate your thoughts on my student’s topic for her EE – Cat 1. Language (Language B)She’d like to analyze the way Victorian nonsense poetry works and how we are able to interpret it. The poem she picked is Uffia...