Spanish 4 AP

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Spanish 4 AP

Duration: One Year

A-G Designation: E

Prerequisite: Must have taken either Spanish 3H , Spanish 3 P, or Spanish Speakers 2 P, and teacher recommended Spanish 4 AP is a continuation from Spanish 3 Honors and Spanish Speaker 2.

The AP Spanish Language and Culture course is designed to help students move from the intermediate level towards the advanced level of proficiency in interpersonal, presentational and interpretive communication modes in Spanish. Unit goals are stated in the form of Essential Questions relating to the AP themes. These essential questions drive instruction; students are regularly assessed and receive formative feedback to refine communication skills and develop deep understandings relating to the essential questions. This course is the equivalent of a third-year college level.

The AP Spanish Language and Culture course is conducted exclusively in Spanish.

Spanish 4AP - Course Themes

Theme 1: Las identidades personales y públicas

Recommended Contexts: Personal Beliefs, Personal Interests, Self-Image, National and Ethnic Identities Alienation and Assimilation

Theme 2: Las familias y las comunidades

Recommended Contexts: Customs and Values, Family Structure, Childhood and Adolescence

Theme 3: La vida contemporánea

Recommended Contexts: Education and Careers, Travel and Leisure, Lifestyles

Theme 4: Los desafíos mundiales

Recommended Contexts: Economic Issues, Environmental Issues, Health Care and Medicine

Theme 5: La ciencia y la tecnología

Recommended Contexts: Access to Technology, Effects of Technology on Self and Society, Science and Ethics

Theme 6: La belleza y la estética

Recommended Contexts: Defining Beauty, Defining Creativity, Visual and Performing Arts