AP Español Lenguaje

AP Spanish Language and Culture Examination –College Board web-site

NEW Syllabus AP Language & Culture-Syllabus-2013-2014

NEW Syllabus “A” AP Spanish Language-syllabus-“A”-

 Course Description 2013-2014  /  2014-2015 

Further development of oral, listening, and composition skills; reading comprehension, advanced grammar and Spanish and Latin American literature. Students are encouraged, but not required, to take the AP Spanish Language Exam in May. College Board 

Pre-requisites for admission to AP Spanish:

  • Successful completion of Spanish IV (final grade of A or B).
  • Students must be willing to make the commitment to work hard in this challenging course.
  • Completion of summer reading, listening, assigned at the end of Spanish IV.

Course Objectives:

  1. To prepare the student for the AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam. The curriculum framework sets performance expectations for the primary learning objectives in the Intermediate to Pre-Advanced range as describe in the ACTFL Performance Guidelines for K-12 learners.
  2. To continue the acquisition and development of all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
  • To further acquire knowledge, awareness, and understanding of the Spanish-speaking world through the study of language, is structure around six specific themes to promote exploration of the language in context and develop students’ understanding of the target culture. AP requires that students demonstrate knowledge of the target culture and be able to use the language in real-life settings. Six themes:
  • Science and Technology.
  • Global Challenges.
  • Contemporary life.
  • Personal and Public Identities.
  • Families and Communities.
  • Beauty and Aesthetics and current events.
  1. The AP presents six primary learning objectives areas within the three modes of communication described by the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century: Interpersonal,  Interpretative, and Presentational. Six Primary Learning Objectives areas: 
  • Spoken Interpersonal Communication
  • Written Interpersonal Communication
  • Audio, visual and Audiovisual Interpretive Communication
  • Written and Print Interpretive Communication
  • Spoken Presentational Communication
  • Written Presentational Communication

Students will expand their interpersonal communication skills in Spanish through daily classroom interactions in the language. This includes casual conversations with the teacher and classmates as well as formal discussions. Students will broaden their comprehension skill of written and oral material in formal and informal contexts.

Students will increase and refine their written and oral presentational skills in formal and informal contexts.

 AP Spanish Language and Culture examination:

The AP Test is on  May __?__2015.  The breakdown of percentages on the AP test is as follows.

Sección I Multiple Choice

Part “A” Interpretative Communication: Print Texts: (30 preguntas, 40 min.

Part “B”   (35 questions and aprox. 55 minutes)

  • B-1      Interpretative Communication: Print  & Audio Texts (Combined) 
  • B-2      Interpretative Communication: Audio Texts

   Sección II  Free Response  (Approx.85 minutes)

  • Part “C” Interpersonal Writing: E-mail Reply ( 1 prompt, 12.5% of the AP exam score, 15 Minutes)
  • Part “D” Presentational Writing: Persuasive Essay ( 1 prompt, 12.5% of the AP exam score, 55 Minutes)
  • Part “E” Interpersonal Speaking: Conversation ( 5 prompts, 12.5% of the AP exam score, 20 seconds for each response)
  • Part “F”  Presentational Speaking: Cultural Comparison ( 1 prompt, 12.5% AP exam score, 2 minutes to respond)

 Strategies

Listening skills and combined: (35 questions, about 30% of AP exam score, 55 minutes)

  • Spanish is used primarily in AP Spanish class
  • Guided listening exercises authentic resources online (10 minutes everyday):  TV news, soap operas, radio or podcast from different latin countries.
  • Work with contemporary Spanish music CD’s ( 3 minutes everyday)
  • Work with contemporary Spanish DVD’s/videos

Reading skills:  (30 questions, about 20% of AP exam score, 40 minutes)

  • Students are required to do a significant amount of reading, both in class and individually as homework, followed by class discussion.
  • Several stories, short novels, poetry, and novellas selected from Spanish and Latin American literature (both classical and contemporary)
  • Contemporary Spanish magazine articles, online news from latin countries.
  • Multiple choice reading passages (Reading Comprehension part of AP Exam)

Writing Skills: 25% of AP Exam score

  • Students are required to write several compositions of varying types (essay, short story, letter, creative journaling)
  • Extensive review of Spanish grammar
  • Further study of composition elements
  • Further expansion of vocabulary

Speaking Skills: 25% of AP Exam score

* Students are required to speak Spanish in class

Various class activities that provide speaking practice:

  • Inspired cultural comparison speech (Free Response part of AP Exam)
  • In-class games and activities
  • Individual and group presentations on various topics
  • Daily class discussion

Culture: 

Though not measured in percentage, cultural elements are incorporated in each of the four skills of the AP Exam and this course.

Authentic sources:

  • Working with authentic sources is key to successful AP Spanish Language Exam preparation. Spanish literature, music, DVD’s/videos and contemporary magazines integrate the cultural elements in the AP curriculum. These sources will be sought from newspapers, the internet etc. as appropriate, throughout the year. Students will read articles to form a basis for essays and give oral summaries of the information read.

Texts and Materials:

  • Pearson: Advanced Placement Language Preparation (Listening Short and long Dialogue and Narratives, Reading, Informal and Formal Writing and Speaking)
  • Holt-Rinehart-Winston: ¡Lazarillo de Tormes  Advanced reader (selected texts and activities)
  • Holt-Rinehart-Winston: Nuevas vistas- Curso Uno (selected texts and activities)
  • Holt-Rinehart-Winston: Abriendo Puertas- Advanced Placement Language Preparation Program (selected texts and grammar activities)
  • Pearson/Prentice Hall: Encuentros maravillosos: Gramática a través de la literatura (selected texts and activities)
  • Prentice Hall: Abriendo Paso: Gramática (selected texts and activities)
  • Genevieve Barlow: Abriendo paso Lecturas “Leyendas latinoamericanas” (selected stories)
  • Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer: optional novel
  • Benito Pérez Galdós: Don quijote 1
  • Various contemporary music CDs, DVDs/videos in Spanish
  • Various children’s books in Spanish
  • Selected articles from Spanish Language magazines, newspaper, web-sites resources.

Grading Policy: Students will be evaluated several ways: 70% Test & Quizzes 15% HW, Participation, papers and Writing activities

  1. Participation in class discussion, group activities, and preparation for oral presentations and projects
  2. Completion of homework assignments and special projects
  3. Compositions and other creative writing assignments
  4. Tests and quizzes, such as vocabulary or grammar quizzes, and written tests on literature read in class
  • If a student is absent for any reason, it is the student’s responsibility to inquire about missed work and assignments.
  • Missed quizzes and tests must be made up within 2 school days or as soon you can.

Required Materials: (Must be brought to class daily unless the instructor announces otherwise)

  • 2  notebooks- writing
  • College rule loose leaf notebook for notes & in-class assignments
  • Spanish/English dictionary
  • Pens/pencils/different colored pen for correcting
  • 3”x5” plain index cards for making vocabulary flashcards optional
  • planner

Web sites:

Musica:

Mana, Arjona, Enrique Iglesias, Luis Miguel, Alejandro Saenz, Oreja de Van gogh, Enanitos verdes, Shakira.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

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