AP SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
About AP Spanish Language & Culture
The AP Spanish Language and Culture course emphasizes communication (understanding and being understood by others) by applying interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational skills in real-life situations. This includes vocabulary usage, language control, communication strategies, and cultural awareness. The AP Spanish Language and Culture course strives not to overemphasize grammatical accuracy at the expense of communication. To best facilitate the study of language and culture, the course is taught almost exclusively in Spanish.
The AP Spanish Language and Culture course engages students in an exploration of culture in both contemporary and historical contexts. The course develops students’ awareness and appreciation of cultural products (e.g., tools, books, music, laws, conventions, institutions); practices (patterns of social interactions within a culture); and perspectives (values, attitudes, and assumptions).
Skills You'll Learn
Understanding Spanish when you hear it and read it
Holding conversations in real-life situations
Writing stories, letters, emails, essays, and other texts
Prerequisites
Spanish 4 and Teacher Recommendation
College Course Equivalent
The AP Spanish Language and Culture Course is approximately equivalent to an upper-intermediate college or university course in Spanish language and culture.
Summer Homework
Teacher Corner
¡Bienvenidos!
En esta clase, continuaremos mirando El Internado, y discutiremos los temas globales de AP: las familias y las comunidades, la ciencia y la tecnología, la belleza y la estética, la vida contemporánea, los desafíos mundiales y las identidades personales y públicas. Hablaremos sobre la gramática cuando sea necesario. Cada semana, leeremos artículos, escuchamos a hispanohablantes de distintos países, y nos divertiremos.
Miraremos 2-3 películas durante el año relacionadas con los temas. Cualquier pregunta, habla con la Señora Barrett en el salón C-14.
Contact Information
Teacher - Debbie Barrett
AP Coordinator - Dave Haluga
College/Career Counselor - Liz Emmons