Please Help !! How to improve for IB English Literature HL ?

Ivymom

My daughter is now in the first year of IB, she found that the English Literature HL is quite difficult for her.
In fact, she choose Eng Lit HL as  she get A* in both Eng Lang and Eng Lit in IGCSE.

Upon a few assignments and unseen tests  in the past months, she gets only 4. It is quite shocking  for such a low marks. Her teacher said that she is lack of imagination and her answer is not depth enough.

Please help !! How to improve for IB Eng Lit HL ??

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annie40 發表於 15-12-26 22:56
Which should I do, Literature or Language&Literature?

Language & Literature is probably the one to  ...

http://www.ibsurvival.com/topic/18405-a-literature-literature-and-language-an-explanation/
Citing the source...

Artie

annie40 發表於 15-12-27 15:45
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換個角度看，是有人很懂如何用策略，有人知道策略，郤不大懂如何用，惟有老實做回自己 ...

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annie40

自己是中等智商的人，全憑各方好友義助，沒踩中地雷已是好彩數，愚人隨時算機關變成自設「羅網」，罷了，罷了，少點勞心，儍人未必無儍福呢！

annie40

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換個角度看，是有人很懂如何用策略，有人知道策略，郤不大懂如何用，惟有老實做回自己。當中並無對錯。覺得迎合別人十分痛苦，是感覺。強烈否，因人而異。覺得譲別人瞭解自己是必需，努力讓人瞭解是體制上需要，這些全是觀點角度，如何採取運行，要看個人風格。

ANChan59

有時覺得樣樣站道德高地，跟事事講策略，同樣惹人討厭，前者更.......

Artie

annie40 發表於 15-12-27 14:56
自己很知道策略，郤不大去行使策略的人。

因為老是想「人家怎樣想」是件很痛苦的事，倒不如想自己所想好了 ...

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annie40

自己很知道策略，郤不大去行使策略的人。

因為老是想「人家怎樣想」是件很痛苦的事，倒不如想自己所想好了，喜歡就歡喜，不喜歡就拉倒，十分公平。

與其說美國大學喜歡修Eng Lit 的孩子，看真點，覺得是想收思考有深度，當咀嚼冗古文學（包括部份喜歡的，部份討厭的），而依然找到思路和樂趣的人。這些人已經配備做學問的基本條件吧。其實看IB 三科或四科的HL,已大概估到學生個款，是文學型，數理型，全才，多心型，捨易取難型，捨難取易型，無明確才華型，十濁一清格等，是在憑application 看相格，算批potential呢？憑此來看此子可以給學校未來帶出的貢獻。

Artie

annie40 發表於 15-12-26 22:56
Will Universities care if I do L+L instead of the Literature course?

This is very speculative but to be honest unless they're the English Department (in which case you should really be doing Literature!), probably not.

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annie40

Which should I do, Literature or Language&Literature?

Language & Literature is probably the one to go for if you struggle with your main language or have always hated it and just want to do an easier version. Or, in fact, if you would have wanted to take the old A2 course! To be honest I'm not sure why they scrapped A2 it was very popular and well-liked. It also took into account the fact that it wasn't your first language. Anyway! If your main language has never been the thing for you, certainly consider L+L.

If you want to study English/your language at University, you really like English, hate waffly hit-your-head-against-a-brick-wall-obvious crap about how we are swayed by advertising (join the club...), love literature, dislike creative writing OR are just very proficient in your language and want to take a course to challenge yourself, do Literature.
(Both of these are based on my opinion )

Will Universities care if I do L+L instead of the Literature course?

This is very speculative but to be honest unless they're the English Department (in which case you should really be doing Literature!), probably not. There is a small chance that if you apply to the UK where the A Level system is split into English Literature and English Language that they will realise the word "Language" implies it's a bit less challenging, however given that L+L also has the word Literature in there, then they're equally as likely not to notice or care.
Essentially, if we (people doing the IB) don't really understand the difference, why the hell would an admissions department even know, let alone care unless it's their subject??

Artie

penguin_chick 發表於 15-12-24 20:20
請問修Eng Lit HL 對升學修甚麼科特別有幫助?不計Eng Lit.

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Artie

annie40 發表於 15-12-25 14:54
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自己比較好彩，孩子不在身邊，反而無得擔心少些煩。

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annie40

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自己比較好彩，孩子不在身邊，反而無得擔心少些煩。
要否継續讀Eng Lit (HL）？ 應該由女女自己決定，也許她特別喜歡，老師又教得好，拾級而上，便沒問題了，輕率轉科的結果未必盡如人意。第一個term 是開始，技巧未教，書未看，IA 未開始做，不容易給予高分吧。其他科的分數，也是可升可跌，不進則退，幾乎要天天努力。

penguin_chick

請問修Eng Lit HL 對升學修甚麼科特別有幫助?不計Eng Lit.

ttrrmm

我女兒也一樣，今年IB 第一年，Lit H 居然只有4分，以前都是7或6， 她說全班都低，6已經很好。她說老師說這是一門build up 的課程，分數會逐步提高。我也給她講的迷迷糊糊。今次parent meeting， 我問老師，老師也說女兒的回答不夠in depth， 還列了一些書目給她。但是我提到是否轉到language， 老師又覺得沒有這個必要。我也不知道會怎樣發展，很擔心。另外，女兒也選擇psy HL, 這個好像沒有問題，6分很輕鬆，老師覺得她應該target 7. 女兒是小學三年級從英國回流，英文不錯，但是家裡也不是native speaker那種，我真擔心因為 E lit， 考砸了。如果轉Language 是否還可以呀？

Artie

Ivymom 發表於 15-12-5 08:17
My daughter is now in the first year of IB, she found that the English Literature HL is quite diffic ...

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Artie

annie40 發表於 15-12-6 12:14
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哈哈，終於認識Eng Lit HL拿7分的男孩。

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Artie

poonseelai 發表於 15-12-7 10:14
lang and lit 是否容易過 lit 我唔清楚, 只知二者要求 skills 不同, lit 是純文學分析, lang and lit 除了 ...

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annie40

The 2012 result summary of IB exam from CIS for  reference

English A HL
14% (7),   59% (6),  27% (5)        total : 22 students

English A SL
10% (7),   44% (6),  33% (5)         total : 86 students

note: states as English A, assuming it is English Lit A


In IBO bulletin grade summary is :

Eng A Lit   HL
2.86% (7)    16.56% (6)    43.17% (5)      total : 40,725 students

Eng A Lit   SL
6.2% (7)      23.92% (6)   40.4% (5)        total: 7,277 students

Eng A Lang & Lit   HL
5.78% (7)    27.58% (6)   38.51% (5)       total: 10,915 students

Eng A Lang & Lit   SL
3.69%% (7)    30.3% (6)   41.63%% (5)    total: 7,411 students

bbtung

History  HL

33% (7)        29% (6)        33% (5)         4%(4)   total 24 Students


History  SL

25% (7)        38% (6)        25% (5)         13%(4)   total 8 Students

I have no data on Eng Lang & Lit.