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1、 AP GermAn LAnGuAGe And CuLture About the Advanced Placement Program (AP) The Advanced Placement Program enables willing and academically prepared students to pursue college-level studies with the opportunity to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both while still in high school. AP Exams ar
2、e given each year in May. Students who earn a qualifying score on an AP Exam are typically eligible to receive college credit and/or placement into advanced courses in college. Every aspect of AP course and exam development is the result of collaboration between AP teachers and college faculty. They
3、 work together to develop AP courses and exams, set scoring standards, and score the exams. College faculty review every AP teachers course syllabus. AP World Languages and Cultures Program The AP World Languages and Cultures program features eight courses and exams and includes the following langua
4、ges: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, and Spanish (both Language and Literature courses). In todays global community, competence in more than one language is an essential part of communication and cultural understanding. Study of another language not only provides individuals with
5、the ability to express thoughts and ideas for their own purposes, but also provides them with access to perspectives and knowledge that is only available through the language and culture. The profjciencies acquired through the study of languages and literatures endow language learners with cognitive
6、, analytical, and communication skills that carry over into many other areas of their academic studies. The three modes of communication (Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational), defjned in the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century and described in more detail in the A
7、CTFL Performance Descriptors for Language Learners, are foundational to the AP World Languages and Cultures courses. AP German Language and Culture Course Overview The AP German Language and Culture course emphasizes communication (understanding and being understood by others) by applying interperso
8、nal, interpretive, and presentational skills in real-life situations. This includes vocabulary usage, language control, communication strategies, and cultural awareness. The AP German Language and Culture course strives not to overemphasize grammatical accuracy at the expense of communication. To be
9、st facilitate the study of language and culture, the course is taught almost exclusively in German. The AP German Language and Culture course engages students in an exploration of culture in both contemporary and historical contexts. The course develops students awareness and appreciation of cultura
10、l products (e.g., tools, books, music , laws, conventions, institutions); practices (patterns of social interactions within a culture); and perspectives (values, attitudes, and assumptions).Prerequisite There are no prerequisites; however, students are typically in their fourth year of high schoolle
11、vel study. In the case of native or heritage speakers, there may be a different course of study leading to this course. Course themes The AP German Language and Culture course is structured around six themes: Beauty and Aesthetics Contemporary Life Families and Communities Global Challenges Personal
12、 and Public Identities Science andTechnology Themes facilitate the integration of language, content, and culture and promote the use of the language in a variety of contexts. The themes may be combined, as they are interrelated. World Languages and Cultures Learning Objectives The AP German Language
13、 and Culture course provides students with opportunities to demonstrate their profjciency at the Intermediate to Pre-Advanced range in each of the three modes of communication described in the ACTFL Performance Descriptors for Language Learners. Students are expected to: Engage in spoken interperson
14、al communication; Engage in written interpersonal communication; Synthesize information from a variety of authentic audio, visual, and audiovisual resources; Synthesize information from a variety of authentic written and print resources; Plan, produce, and present spoken presentational communication
15、s; and Plan and produce written presentational communications. 美擎国际教育AP German Language and Culture exam structure AP GermAn LAnGuAGe And CuLture exAm: 3 Hours Assessment Overview Exam questions are based on the six learning objectives and assess all themes. As much as possible, students read and li
16、sten to authentic texts from the German-speaking world throughout the exam. Format of Assessment section I: Multiple Choice | 65 Questions | 95 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score Part A: (30 questions) Interpretive Communication: PrintTexts Part B: (35 questions) Interpretive Communication: Print and AudioTexts (combined) Interpretive Communication: AudioTexts section II: Free Response | 8 Promp
