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This course is designed to help you prepare for the AP exam, and focuses on the integration of authentic resources including online print, audio, and audiovisual resources, as well as traditional print resources such as literature, essays, and magazine and newspaper articles. Students will communicate using advanced vocabulary and linguistic structures as they build proficiency in all modes of communication toward the advanced level. Class is conducted completely in Spanish and includes frequent writing and integration of skills with a review of grammatical structures, which are troublesome for second-language learners. Advanced organizational and analytical strategies are taught, and students will complete the course feeling better prepared to take the AP exam.
This course is authorized as an Advanced Placement® (AP®) course by the AP Course Audit. The AP Course Audit was created by the College Board to give schools and students the confidence that all AP courses meet or exceed the same clearly articulated curricular expectations of colleges and universities.
By taking an AP course and scoring successfully on the related AP Exam, students can:
- Stand Out in College Admissions
- Earn College Credits
- Skip Introductory Classes
- Build College Skills
Advanced Placement® and AP® are trademarks registered and/or owned by the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, these offerings.
What you'll learn
- Familiarity with the six themes and subthemes for the AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam
- How to make cultural comparisons between your community and a community, region or country in the Spanish-speaking world
- How to improve your written interpersonal communication skills by writing about your opinions on topics relevant to the Spanish-speaking world
- How to improve your interpretive communication skills by reading and writing about current events in the Spanish-speaking world
Syllabus
Modules (weekly or bi-weekly): These may include homework, quizzes, recordings and/or emails.
Module 1: Las identidades personales y públicas
Week 1 - “Naranjas,” Gramática, ser v. Estar
Week 2 - ¿Cómo somos? Gramática, el pretérito y el imperfecto
Module 2: Las familias y las comunidades
Week 3 - La geografía humana, Gramática, el futuro y el condicional
Week 4 - “Ella o yo,” cortometraje. Gramática, el presente del subjuntivo
Module 3: La vida contemporanea
Week 5 - Oficinas más alegres, Gramática, el imperfecto del subjuntivo y el pluscuamperfecto del subjuntivo
Module 4: La belleza y la estética
Week 6 - El arte
Week 7 - Se debe prohibir la cirugía estética a los menores de edad. Gramática, cláusulas de si
Module 5: La ciencia y la tecnología
Week 8 - “Nosotros, No” y el suicidio asistido
Module 6: Los desafíos mundiales
Week 9 - El trabajo infantil y el acceso a la educación
Module 7:
Week 10 - Practice activities and the Final exam
MOOC List is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
MOOC List is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.