Personal texts (Personal texts are shared by the person creating the message and an audience who may be family members, friends or groups with a common interest; a personal text may also be directed to oneself.
- Blog
- Diary
- Email
- Personal letter
- Social media posting/chat room
Professional texts (no personal relationship is assumed between the producer of the text and the recipient(s)
- Blog
- Email
- Essay
- Formal letter
- Proposal
- Questionnaire
- Report
- Set of instructions
- Survey
Mass Media Texts (Mass media texts are created for distribution to a large audience that is targeted because of an interest that, at least initially, lies primarily with the producer of the text.
- Advertisement
- Article (newspaper, magazine)
- Blog
- Brochure
- Film
- Interview
- Leaflet
- Literature*
- News report
- Opinion column/editorial
- Pamphlet
- Podcast
- Poster
- Public commentary (editorial/
- readers’ letters)
- Radio programme
- Review
- Speech
- Travel guide
- Web page
Literary texts
the study of two literary works originally written in the target language is a requirement at
HL in language B