EVENT HUMANITIES LITERATURE PHILOSOPHY. The time for the first exams for the 2022 baccalaureate is approaching… The high schools will take the specialty exams. Some candidates are preparing for the Humanities-Literature-Philosophy exam. Discover the tracks on the potential subjects and the course of the test.
Last straight line for revisions of quotes from philosophers and literary periods! The test of Humanities, literature, philosophy au baccalaureate 2022 is announced on Wednesday May 11 and Thursday May 12, 2022, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. These tests will take place during the short session of the specialty tests. The Humanities-Literature-Philosophy specialty (generally called HLP) training in the field of literature, philosophy and human sciences. During the course, it is provided by two professors who each teach literature and philosophy. It is organized in four semesters, i.e. two years of study, which correspond to the Terminale cycle. In this specialty, high school students study four major questions of humanist culture: the power of speech, representations of the world, the search for the self, humanity in question. But only the themes dealt with during the year of Terminale, namely the “search for the self” and “the humanity in question” will be evaluated on the day of the Bac. To appeal to high school students, the Philosophy subject, which is sometimes shunned, has been extended in this specialty by broader questions of literature and humanities. The written specialty test is organized for the first time since the entry into force of the bac reform, so it is difficult to know what to expect for certain candidates. From dates, to probable subjects, including the course and arrangements of the test, here is everything you need to know about the history-geography specialty exam.
The HLP test was normally to take place like all the other specialty education exams in March, but the Ministry of National Education has decided to postpone the test to May to prevent some candidates from being penalized by the consequences of the Covid-19 epidemic on the school system. It is therefore between May 11 and 13 that the events are held, and that of HLP will be held on Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 May 2022, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Please note that the topics will change from Wednesday to Thursday.
The Terminale HLP program is divided into two semesters. The first relates to the object of study “Self-Searching”, on the reference period of romanticism in the 20th century. Within semester 1, there are three main themes, only two of which will be assessed on the day of the Bac. “Expressions of sensitivity” and “The metamorphoses of the self” are the lucky ones, while “Education, transmission and emancipation” will not be assessed in the specialty test. The second semester is focused on the object of study “Humanity in Question” on the contemporary period, between the 20th and 21st centuries. Here too, only two out of three themes will be evaluated on D-Day: these are “History and violence” and “The Human and its limits”. The theme “Creation, continuities and ruptures”, on the other hand, will not appear in the final evaluation. If automatically, two subjects can be slightly excluded from the revisions of the candidates, they should not however be completely ignored because the subjects can be transversal, certain knowledge could help the candidates. In summary, here are the four themes that can constitute the subject of the HLP test:
- “Expressions of Sensibility”
- “The metamorphosis of the self
- “History and violence
- “The human and his limits
The HLP specialty test requires specific skills, perhaps less academic than in other subjects. A certain consistency with the general spirit of the teaching “Humanities, Literature, Philosophy” is expected from the student. What skills are required? You will need to be careful, analysis, reflection and interpretation throughout the year… And even more on the day of the event. In fact, the texts that will be offered to you on D-Day will require you to problematize and an clear and rigorous argument. It is important to bear in mind that there can be several interpretations of the same text. The most important thing during your final exam will be to reflect a personal, progressive and orderly thought based on specific references and examples. If you must therefore source and support your proposals on the text, your own mental gymnastics will be just as important.
The Humanities, Literature and Philosophy test will offer a subject relating to one or the other of the two subjects of study for the year. For this test, you will have a number of choices to make. You will have the choice between a text and the questions, or between an interpretation and an essay on “The search for oneself”, and a text and the questions (interpretation and essay also) relating to “Humanity in Question”.
A priori, the results of the HLP specialty test will be available on July 5, at the same time as the results of the other tests (French, philosophy and major oral). The fact that specialty courses are evaluated one month earlier does not affect the publication of the results.