Tajik a Literature Past Papers 2026

IB Tajik a Literature is a Group 1 Studies in Language and Literature subject offered to students whose first language or heritage language is Tajik. Tajik is spoken by approximately 8 million in Tajikistan (official language) and Tajik communities in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. Tajik is closely related to Persian and shares the classical Persian literary tradition of Rumi, Ferdowsi, and Omar Khayyam — all of whom were born in what is now Central Asia or Afghanistan. Modern Tajik literature developed under Soviet influence and post-independence national identity formation. Students who sit this course bring a deep cultural connection to the language, and examiners expect engagement with the literary and cultural context of Tajik-language texts.

The IB Tajik a Literature curriculum requires students to study a range of texts — poetry, prose, and drama — drawn from the Tajik literary tradition. Distinguished voices such as Rudaki (classical Persian/Tajik), Sadriddin Ayni, Mirzo Tursunzoda 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).