Professional Documents
Culture Documents
AP Spanish Language and Culture Syllabus
AP Spanish Language and Culture Syllabus
Course Overview
Students who choose to take AP Spanish Language and Culture
course are at the stage in their language learning where guidance
and practice in the expansion and application of their knowledge
base is key. As most, if not all, basic grammar points and verb forms
have been covered in previous courses, students at the AP level face
the particular challenge of interacting effectively in the language
rather than learning about the language.
This course is designed to help students hone their comprehension
and communication skills in Spanish, with the goal of moving into a
basic level of fluency in the language across a variety of topics. To
this end, Spanish is spoken almost exclusively in the classroom by
both teacher and students, except in the few cases where
expediency in comprehension supersedes the need for maximum
exposure to the language. Emphasis is placed on developing
students' circumlocution skills and using their knowledge base to
communicate as accurately and effectively as possible. In addition,
expanded and targeted vocabulary study and exposure to authentic
written, audio, and video sources will serve to further develop an
"eye" and an "ear" for the language, helping students to employ
effective comprehension strategies. Finally, students will be
prepared to accurately represent their communication and
comprehension skills to the College Board on the AP Spanish
Language and Culture exam.
Various activities and assessments will target the aims outlined
above. In pairs, small groups, and/or class-wide discussions,
students will debate topics from different point of view, engage in
Spoken Presentational
Communication
Spoken Presentational
Communication
Written Interpersonal
Communication
Materials
Written Presentational
Communication
Various
Spoken Presentational
Communication
Written Presentational
Communication
Various
Video
El pas donde los nios son
adictos a sus celulares
Selected Activities from:
AP Spanish Language
and Culture Exam
Preparation (VHL)
AP Spanish (PH)
Tringulo
Online articles
La yuca, el arma para resistir
los efectos del cambio climtico
Para lavar ropa, una
bicilavadora
Smink, Argentina: Crean
un plstico a base de maz y
mandioca
Written Interpersonal
Communication
Audio
Advanced Spanish Podcast 66:
Las tres erres.
Written Presentation
Communication
Various
Video
200 Ecos: Migracin
Various
All
Spoken Presentational
Communication
Website
Fotos de < Flickr: Patrimonio de
la Humanidad > listadas por pas
Online article
As son las siete nuevas
maravillas
Written Presentational
Communication
Article
Destruyen pirmide maya para
construir carretera en Belice
Various
Online video
La familia digital
Written Presentational
Communication
Online article
Arce, La familia 2.0
Video
200 Ecos Roles Familiares
Spoken Presentational
Communication
Various
Materials
Online article
Avances tecnolgicos del siglo
XX
Spoken Interpersonal
Communication
Short story
Adolph, Nosotros, No
Spoken Interpersonal
Communication
Short story
Adolph, Nosotros, No
Spoken Interpersonal
Communication
Song
Tam Tam Go, Atrapados en
la red
Spoken Presentational
Communication
Online article
Indgenas usan la red para
proteger la Amazonia
Written Presentational
Communication
Various
All
Resources
General Resources
200 Ecos. YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/user/200Ecos/videos
BBC Mundo. British Broadcasting Corporation.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/.
Conjuguemos. www.conjuguemos.com
Daz, Jos M., Mara Nadel, and Stephen J. Collins. Abriendo paso:
Lectura. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007.
Daz, Jos M., Margarita Leicher-Prieto, and Gilda Nissenberg. AP
Spanish: Preparing for the Language Examination. Upper Saddle
River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007.
Draggett, Parthena, Cole Conlin, Max Ehrsam, and Elizabeth Milln.
Temas: AP Spanish Language and Culture. Boston, MA: Vista
Higher Learning, 2014.
Frisancho, Jorge, Mara T. Redmon, and Marta Luca Restrepo Bravo.
AP Spanish: Language and Culture Exam Preparation. Boston,
MA: Vista Higher Learning, 2014.
Gatski, Barbara, and John McMullan. Tringulo: A Propsito.
Sandwich, MA: Wayside Publishing, 2006.
VoiceThread. www.voicethread.com
Vocaroo. www.vocaroo.com
Unit 1 Resources
Unit 3 Resources
Unit 4 Resources
Curtis, Ben, and Marina Diez. Advanced Spanish Podcast 66: Las
tres erres. Notes in Spanish. July 23, 2007. Podcast audio.
http://www.notesinspanish.com/2007/02/23/advanced-spanishpodcast-66-las-tres-erres/.