[3] The course is designed to "encourage students to appreciate the artistry of literature and to develop an ability to reflect critically on their reading".
SL school-supported self-taught candidates undertake the alternative oral examination instead of the internal assessment components.
Internal assessment accounts for the remaining 30% of the final grade of the course.
[4] The main aim of the course is to "encourage students to question the meaning generated by language and texts, which, it can be argued, is rarely straightforward and unambiguous".
Internal assessment accounts for the remaining 30% of the final grade of the course.
The course aims to enable candidates to link and explore the relationship between the two components of literature and performance.
The external assessment components carries 60% of the final grade of the course.