AP Spanish Language and Culture

This course is designed to prepare students for the Advanced Placement Spanish Language and Culture Examination. The course focuses on improving listening and reading comprehension, and oral and written communication skills. Students work on achieving the fluency necessary for sustained oral discourse, creating coherent written expression, synthesizing a variety of abstract and concrete input and to reaching a deeper understanding of the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries. Emphasis is placed on enhancing vocabulary, improving conversation and impromptu speaking capabilities, writing essays, listening to recordings of native speakers, reading authentic texts, reviewing advanced grammar and perfecting pronunciation. The class material is varied and includes news broadcasts and articles, original literature, films and songs in Spanish. Students prepare oral reports comparing aspects of Spanish-speaking cultures with similar topics in their own cultures. This course requires commitment on the part of the student and will demand extra participation and preparation.

*Additional criteria considered by teachers for permission to enroll are the following:

• Interpersonal Communication - 90% or better in conversations and written interpersonal communication
• Presentational Communication - 90% or better in oral presentations and written compositions
• Participation and homework - 90% or better in participation and homework assignments
• Demonstration of engagement and thoughtful participation
• Demonstration to commit to the demands of an AP curriculum by taking responsibility for one’s own learning

View the College Board AP Spanish Language and Culture course description:

https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap-spanish-language-and-cu…