IB Turkish A SL Tutoring
One-to-one online preparation for the Turkish A Standard Level syllabus
The pattern we see most in IB Turkish A SL is a student who has read the works but cannot build an analysis around Paper 1's guiding question – understanding a text and writing about it are separate jobs. Ninety-minute sessions cover paragraph structure and quotation, and we settle the work-to-global-issue pairing for the oral together.
Quick Answer
Most Turkish A SL students choose the 10-lesson package, which covers both Paper 1 analysis practice and Individual Oral preparation. The reading schedule stays with the student; we work on the writing side. Lessons are 90 minutes and run entirely online.
SL
Level
Fully Online
Format
90 min
Lesson length
€85 per 90 min one-to-one lesson
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About IB Turkish A SL Tutoring
Our IB Turkish A SL tutoring programme covers Turkish language and literature in detail, building skills in literary analysis, close reading and written expression.
The course examines selected works from Turkish and world literature. Literary analysis techniques are taught for the novel, short story, poetry and drama. Works by authors such as Orhan Pamuk, Yaşar Kemal and Nazım Hikmet are studied in detail.
We prepare students in detail for Paper 1 (Guided Textual Analysis), Paper 2 (Comparative Essay) and the Individual Oral (IO), with a different strategy for each component.
We focus on academic essay writing. We teach how to use literary terminology, support points with quotations and build an argument.
For the IO we help in detail with choosing the global issue, analysing the extract and practising the presentation.
IB assessment experience
Lessons are planned with teachers who have relevant subject experience and a strong command of the IB assessment criteria. Matching is done by subject, level, the student's current standing and teacher availability.
Syllabus Topics
And what does the board look like at HL?
The same topics, taught at HL
HLExam Papers
IB Turkish A SL exam structure and focus areas
| Paper | Duration | Weighting | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | 1 hour 15 minutes | 35% | Guided Textual Analysis, 1 hour 15 minutes |
| Paper 2 | 1 hour 45 minutes | 35% | Comparative Essay, 1 hour 45 minutes |
| IO | 15-minute | 30% | Individual Oral – 15-minute presentation |
Source: the assessment components and weightings on this page follow the IB Turkish A SL subject guide published by the International Baccalaureate Organization. Your school's IB coordinator can access the current session documents. ibo.org
About grade boundaries: According to the grade boundary documents the International Baccalaureate Organization publishes for each exam session, the total percentage needed for a 7 varies by subject, level and session in a band of roughly 55–85%. Your school's IB coordinator can access the relevant May/November Grade descriptors and boundaries document. In our one-to-one lessons we review the student's realistic grade range together using past-session boundaries and mock results.
IA / Written-Task Support
Where do one-to-one lessons help with the Internal Assessment and written tasks?
Allocating the works across components
A work used in the Individual Oral cannot be used again in Paper 2. At SL the list is shorter, which makes that allocation more critical, not less: get it wrong and the work you know best is spent in the wrong place. In the first session we take your school's list and put the split in writing.
Letting the global issue come out of the extract
Picking a striking issue first and forcing the work onto it is what makes an oral fall apart halfway through. We derive the issue from the language of the extract and how it is narrated – and then there is still something to say at minute fifteen.
Two extracts that complete each other
You choose one extract from a work written in Turkish and one from a work in translation. Two extracts approaching the issue from the same angle will not carry the talk; we pick them so there is a real tension between the two.
The questions after the presentation
Once the talk ends, questions come on the extracts and the works. A memorised text stalls exactly here. In rehearsal we ask them and deliberately steer towards what you have not prepared.
Rehearsal counted back from the recording date
The oral is recorded in a single sitting and your school sets the date. We schedule the rehearsals by counting back from it. We do not write the presentation for you; the IB's academic integrity rules do not allow that.
Comparing Preparation Paths
How self-study, group classes and one-to-one support compare for IB Turkish A SL
| Preparation path | Pros | Limitations | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working on your own |
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| Strong readers who are comfortable writing. |
| School lessons and group courses |
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| Students meeting the reading list for the first time. |
| One-to-one online lessons with us |
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| Students who have read the works but cannot get the analysis onto the page. |
Lesson packages
Not happy after your first lesson? Full refund. Split 10- and 20-lesson packages across any subjects you like, with no expiry date.
Study Plan Framework
A typical five-phase plan for IB Turkish A SL in one-to-one lessons, adapted to the student's exam date.
Allocating the works
week 1
- Reading your school's list of works together
- Deciding which work goes to the oral and which to Paper 2
- Drawing up the reading schedule
Writing analysis
weeks 2-6
- Building paragraphs that stay with the guiding question
- Placing quotation inside the sentence
- One analytical paragraph in every session
The Individual Oral
3-4 sessions counted back from the recording date
- Settling the two extracts and the global issue
- Building the shape of the fifteen minutes
- A full rehearsal with questions, under recording conditions
Paper 1
the 6 weeks before the exam
- Working through an unseen text inside the exam timing
- How reading differs between poetry and prose
- Time management
Paper 2
the last 4 weeks
- Building an axis of comparison between two works
- Working from short quotations under closed-book conditions
- Full-length past papers under timed conditions
This framework is a sample plan; it is customised for each student based on exam date, target grade and current level.
How One-to-One Lessons Work
How IB Turkish A SL sessions are structured
Understanding a text and analysing it are different jobs
What we see most often at SL is a student who has understood the work well but cannot build an analysis around Paper 1's guiding question. The marks go to what you say about how the text is built, not what it is about. We test every paragraph you write with that question.
An unseen text in every session
You meet the Paper 1 text for the first time in the exam, so reading prepared analyses does not build the skill. In sessions we always use short texts you do not know, and you write the commentary to exam timing.
Paper 2 is practised closed book
You will not have the works in front of you. What decides the grade is not how many quotations you memorised but whether you can build a comparison from short, retrievable ones. We run the practice without the books from the start.
A written progress report every two weeks
We share which works were covered, what stage the oral preparation is at and what comes next, in writing.
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Knowledge, Understanding and Interpretation
0/8Turkish A textual analysis, literary concepts and terminology.
No understanding of the text.
Analysis and Evaluation
0/8Critical analysis, argument and evaluation.
No analysis.
Focus and Organization
0/4The focus, structure and coherence of the argument.
No focus or structure.
Language
0/4Use of language, academic register and expression.
Inadequate use of language.
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Where Students Struggle
Our experienced IB teachers help you get past each of them.
Our Teaching Approach
IB-Focused Methodology
Work with teachers who know the IB assessment criteria inside out.
Where We Start
The first lesson sets the level, and the topic order follows from it.
The IA and the Exam
From the research question to the report, from past papers to mark schemes.
Past-Paper Focused
Real exam questions and mark scheme analysis.
Share before your first lesson
The information below helps the lesson plan focus on the student's real needs from the very first minutes.
- Target IB grade (e.g. 6 or 7) and exam date
- Current level: latest mock grade, predicted grade or weak topics
- School curriculum: the textbook used, IA / EE topic, deadlines
- Study schedule: lessons per week, available days and time slots
Who Is This Programme For?
Frequently Asked Questions
Which works do you cover?
Do you help with the Individual Oral?
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Programme Features
- Moving from plot summary to analysis
- The gap between understanding a text and writing about it
- Paragraph structure and use of quotation
- Pairing a work with a global issue for the Individual Oral
- You keep the reading schedule, we take the writing
- Balancing Turkish works with works in translation
- Paper 1 practice and oral preparation in one 10-lesson package
Contact us for a lesson plan
Tell us your target grade, where you are now and when you sit the exam, and we will work out the weekly schedule with you.
Quick Info
Tutors who teach this course
- Ayşegül K.
IB Turkish A SL Teacher
Our teachers are currently working in IB schools, so we cannot share their full surnames.
Our tutors provide mentoring, structure suggestions and feedback during the IA / EE process. IB Courses does not write a student's IA or assignment for them.
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On a free intro call with our experienced IB teachers, we'll decide together how many lessons you need and what to focus on.
The intro call is free and non-binding. We do not guarantee a specific IB grade.