Criterion d language 4 out of 5 the use of vocabulary is appropriate to the task though there could have been more sophisticated use of linking words generally speaking the text is fluent which is due to proper use of grammar and punctuation taken from brad philpots english language and literature for the ib diploma cambridge. Group 1 english a literature english a language and literature higher level and standard level specimen papers 1 and 2 for first examinations in 2013. B a english language and literature model 1 the study of language and literature has traditionally been central to humanities in addition to equipping students with the ability to appreciate literature it trains them to be discerning readers. 1 the cultural model 2 the language model 3 the personal growth model the models may be summarized as follows a the cultural model teachers working within such an orientation stress the value of literature in encapsulating the accumulated wisdom the best that has been thought and felt within a culture