Chinese Literature for IB A (SL)(HL) & GCE AS, Advance Level

This course focuses on literature studies for students whose mother tongue is Chinese. This course is divided into four parts, and each part introduces a certain group of literary works. After studying this course, students will have a very clear view of literary works from various historical backgrounds, cultures and genres. Students are expected to analyze literary works using various perspectives, particularly analyzing the social and cultural context. They will not only learn how to conduct textual analysis but also learn how to write long comparative essays on more than texts.

This course enables teachers to pick up literary works from a prescribed list. There are four parts: works in translation, detailed study, literary genres, and options in which works are freely chosen.

This course is available in both Standard Level and Higher Level. Higher Level requires students to spend 240 class hours as the minimum, and Standard Level students need to spend 150 class hours. Higher Level students should study 13 literary works and Standard Level students need 10. Besides, the assessment of Higher Level is much more difficult than the Standard Level. In paper 1 Literary Analysis, all students will analyze one unseen article but Standard Level students will have two guiding questions. In Individual Oral Commentary, Standard Level students will do a 10-minutes commentary on one work from part 2, but Higher Level students are required to talk about poetry in part 2 within the 10 minutes, followed by a discussion on one of the other 2 part works. In paper 2, students will have the same essay questions but as Higher Level students study more literary works have more time to finish their writing, they often choose to take three or more texts into analysis rather than 2 works.

Group 1 - Studies in Language & Literature

IB Chinese A Language and literature (SL) (HL)

1. 分析、比较、识别下面的两篇选文。评论两者之间的相似与差异，以及其相关背景、读者对象、写作目的和文体风格特征等方面的意义。

撰文分析下面任何—篇选文。评论其相关背景、读者对象、写作目的和文体风格特征等方面的意义。

SECTION D:  Research-based Essay

Write an essay in Chinese of 250-500 characters on ONE of the following 14 topics from the plan you have prepared. Make sure to give your essay an appropriate title

Please hand in your essay plan with your answer. The essay plan should not exceed 70 characters

Give a list of sources you have used (while it is not absolutely necessary to cite additional sources when writing the literary texts, it is essential to list any sources used in the case of topics)

下面一共14个论题，就你选定的一个论题，用中文写一篇250 至500 字的 文章，

注意

必须写文章题目

必须写纲要(不多于70 字)

列出参考书目和材料(选历史、地理、社会的考生必须列写参考过的书目及资料:选小说或电影的，如曾参考过其它书本或材料的，需要列写清楚。)

TOPIC 1: MODERN CHINESE HISTORY (20th CENTURY) 1911-1976

1. Warlords in China

2. The New Cultural Movement (1915-1924)

3. The relationship between the Nationalist and Communist Parties of China (1921-1949)

4. The Great Leap Forward (1958)

5. The Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) 

题材 1: 现代中国历史(1911-1976)

1.军阀

2. 新文化运动(1915-1924)

3. 国共关系(1921-1949)

4. 大跃进(1958)

5. 文化大革命(1966-1976)

TOPIC 2: GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA

6. The development of ONE of the following cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong or Taipei) in terms of environment, economy, or social issues SOCIETY

7. Han nationality traditions: explaining and analysing the significance of the activities associated with ONE festival OR custom

8. Women’s issues (1911 to the present)

9. Youth issues OR generation gap issues in modern China

题材 2: 地理(现代中国)

6. 一个城市北京、上海、广州、香港或台北，选其中一个城市，讨论这个城市在发展中出现的环保、经济或社会方面的问题

7. 汉民族的传统:选择一个节日或习俗，介绍和分析有关活动的意义

8. 中国妇女问题(1911 至现在)

9. 现代中国的青年或代沟问题

TOPIC 3:  LITERARY TEXTS – FILMS

10. Nan Hai 13 (Mad Phoenix) – Candidates may use any of the following versions:

Film (leading actor: Xie Junhao) OR Stage play (leading actor: Xie Junhao) OR

TV series (leading actor: Lin Weishen, Chen Qitai)

11. Han Yan Cui (Mist Over Dream Lake) – (leading actors: Fang Ying, Chiao Chuang)

题材 3: 电影

10. 南海十二郎:可选用电影版(演员:谢君录)或舞台剧版(演员: 谢君豪)或电视剧版(演员:林韦辰、陈启泰)

11 寒烟草(演员:方盈、乔庄)

TOPIC 4: LITERARY TEXTS – BOOKS

12. Lu Xun: Gu Xiang (My Hometown)

13. Ba Jin: Chun (Spring)

14. Lin Haiyin: Cheng Nan Jiu Shi (Memories of Peking: South Side Stories), focusing on one or more of the stories

题材 4: 小说

12. 鲁迅《故乡》

13 巴金 《春》

14 林海音《城南旧事》 ，可以选择一个或多于一个故事

Edexcel GCE Advanced Subsidiary (8CN02) Written Core Course - Edexcel Advanced Subsidiary Chinese (8CN0-02) Paper 2: Written response to works and translation  (first exam 2018)

Appendix 2: Prescribed literary texts and films

For Paper 2, students are required to study one work from the list below. This can be either one literary text or one film.

Literary texts

《一只叫凤的鸽子》（作者 曹文轩), 2014 (short story)

20200701 PR 城南旧事  之 1 惠安馆 2 爸爸的花儿落了 Dad's flowers fell - Edexcel GCE A Level and AS (8CN02)  (9CN02)

《故乡》（作者 鲁迅), 1921 (novel) (9CN02 A Level only)   呐喊 （全集）

Films

Simplified characters

《请投我一票》（导演 陈为军), 2007

《天水围的日与夜》(导演 许鞍华), 2008

《十七岁的单车》（导演 王小帅), 2001 (9CN02 A Level only)