The main objective of the AP Spanish Language course is to develop students’ interpersonal communication skills in Spanish and to prepare the students for the AP Language examination. The course is designed to be comparable to a third year (fifth or sixth semester) college and university advanced Spanish course. The fundamental objective is for the students to achieve a high level of ability in listening, speaking, reading and writing. In this course students develop a strong command of the Spanish language, with proficiency in integrating language skills and synthesizing written and aural materials, the formal writing process, extensive interpersonal and presentational speaking and writing practice, and aural comprehension skills through quality, authentic, and level-appropriate audio and video recordings.  This objective is achieved through highly engaging course content and interactive simulations, which give students ample opportunities throughout the course to integrate reading, writing, and speaking.  Students are exposed to literature, historical and current events of Spanish-speaking countries through authentic newspapers and magazines, music, movie, radio and television productions, literary texts, and virtual visits online. Students will also use Spanish to access information and to compare and contrast cultural elements of Spanish-speaking countries with their own. This course includes continuous integration of language skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking) with a rigorous review of grammatical structures.  Therefore, the students must not only be aware of the considerable amount of work required by the course, but they must also have a high level of motivation and interest to use the language out of class.  It is imperative that the students read, write, hear and speak the target language in class and out of class.  This course is designed for and assumes that the instructor and students will communicate almost exclusively in Spanish. All the course materials are written in Spanish. Students regularly interact with each other and with the instructor in Spanish.

• 3-4 years of Spanish or equivalent

• Recommended for qualified AP students

Segment 1
• Course Introduction/AP Exam introduction
• Education
• Literature and the Arts
• Life and Career
• Technology
• Media and Mass Communication

Segment 2
• Global Environment
• Global Society and Immigration
• Personal Finance
• Health

Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, FLVS guides students to reflect on their learning and evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments.  Assessments can be in the form of self-check, practice lessons, multiple choice questions, free-response questions, matching questions, discussion based oral assignments, and written discussions.  Instructors evaluate progress and provide interventions through a variety of assessments built into the course, as well as through contact with the student in other venues.

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