Spanish

AP Spanish Language & Culture

Fenton’s Advanced Placement Spanish course provides advanced study of language and culture and

increase students’ communicative proficiency levels in each of the four language skills: listening,

speaking, reading and writing. Students are expected to converse and write with grammatical accuracy

and a high degree of fluency about contemporary cultural topics from six interdisciplinary thematic

units: Global Challenges, Science and Technology, Contemporary Life, Personal and Public Identities,

Families and Communities, and Beauty and Aesthetics. In each thematic unit, students engage in

activities and assignments focused on interpersonal, interpretive and presentational modes of

communication. Students study contemporary publications, historical texts, authentic texts, and

original works of literature, and these texts are used as points of departure for classroom discussions.

Students also study music, art, and other cultural aspects of the various countries, which encourage

students to make connections between their lives and the worldwide community. Grammar is reviewed

as needed in preparation for the Advanced Placement examination and class is conducted exclusively in

the target language. As with all high school advanced placement courses, Fenton’s Advanced Placement

language course curriculum has been approved by College Board.

Prerequisites: Level 3 A & B

Semesters: 2 Credits: 2 Course Code: 1st Semester - , 2nd Semester - Grade Levels: 11-12