This course is taught mainly in Spanish. Language acquisition is a developmental process aimed at the ultimate goal of communication. AP Spanish Language reinforces and intensifies language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing as well as encourages deeper appreciation of the Spanish culture, language, literary genres, and value to career opportunities. Although the Advanced Placement examination is not a course requirement, students are strongly encouraged to take the exam. Areas of study include Families and Communities, Science and Technology, Beauty and Statics. The Contemporary Life, Global Challenges, and Identity.
Colleges and universities identify the AP Spanish V-Literature course as a third-year college introduction to Hispanic Literature. The course includes selected works from seven centuries of Hispanic Literature and exposes students to a wide range of genre that traces the history of the development of literature written in Spanish.
Areas of study include expression, comprehension, language and culture, cultures, language functions, connections, and personal applications.