Language A: Literature
The IB Language A: Literature course, commonly known as IB English Literature or IB Lit A, explores literature as a powerful mode of writing across cultures and throughout history. Students develop understanding of literary tradition, close textual analysis, and critical interpretation across a range of literary forms. This IB Literature SL and HL grade calculator helps students predict their final exam score.
Subject
Grade boundaries
Assessment inputs
Enter raw marks below — grades calculate live.
Paper 1: Guided Literary Analysis
Max 20 marks
Paper 2: Comparative Essay
Max 25 marks
IA: Individual Oral
Max 40 marks
More Group 1: Studies in Language and Literature
These related subject routes strengthen the crawl path around this IB group and give students a faster way to compare adjacent subjects.
Historical grade boundaries
Every published boundary across 6 sessions. Multiple dots per session are timezone variants.
Global grade distribution for SL Arabic Language A: Literature
Based on May 2024 results for SL Arabic Language A: Literature (445 candidates).
Common questions about Language A: Literature
What levels are available for IB Language A: Literature?
Language A: Literature is currently mapped with SL and HL calculator inputs on calculateIB.
Which syllabus versions are included for IB Language A: Literature?
This page tracks 1 syllabus version: 2021 to Present.
How are IB Language A: Literature boundaries handled on this page?
The page checks the selected exam session first. If that boundary is unavailable, it falls back to May 2024 and then to the nearest available session, while keeping the fallback local to this subject route.