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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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With up to date information on the English B, this is by far a better resource for teachers than any textbook or Teacher's guide on the subject. If there is a question about English B -- and I have had many over the years -- the answer will be...
Clay Boutilier
Shohei High School (Japan)
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Language is fossil poetry.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, "The Poet," 1844
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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...