This coursebook, designed for classroom use, uses an activity-based methodology. It is clearly organized into three sections: text types, global issues, and assessment. The first section defines and analyzes a range of literary and non-literary text types. The global issues section integrates all three areas of inquiry from the revised syllabus (readers, writers, and texts; time and space; intertextuality) into meaningful units. This section encourages classroom interaction and results in work that can contribute to formative assessment and the student's learning portfolio. The coursebook includes carefully selected video links and examples from Paper 1, Paper 2, the individual oral examination, and the higher-level essay. Higher-level extension exercises are provided for each unit. New key concepts and guiding questions are integrated throughout. Answers can be found in the Teacher's Guide. This resource is the perfect complement to the Cambridge Topics in English Language series, which provides introductory study guides to key academic topics in English linguistics and stylistics. As a digital Cambridge Elevate edition, teachers can highlight text, add notes, and organize their table of contents.