Armenian a Literature Past Papers 2026

IB Armenian a Literature is a Group 1 Studies in Language and Literature subject offered to students whose first language or heritage language is Armenian. Armenian is spoken by approximately 7 million in Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Armenian diaspora communities in Russia, USA, France, and Lebanon. Armenian has a continuous literary tradition dating back to the 5th century AD, when Mesrop Mashtots created the Armenian alphabet. The literature spans medieval poetry, chronicles of the Mongol invasions, and 20th-century works marked by the trauma of the Armenian Genocide. Students who sit this course bring a deep cultural connection to the language, and examiners expect engagement with the literary and cultural context of Armenian-language texts.

The IB Armenian a Literature curriculum requires students to study a range of texts — poetry, prose, and drama — drawn from the Armenian literary tradition. Distinguished voices such as Hovhannes Tumanyan, Yeghishe Charents, William Saroyan are representative of the kinds of authors and works that may be studied. Past papers for this subject include Paper 1 (textual commentary) and Paper 2 (comparative literary essay).