<p>So, I was new to my school in 9th grade, so I had to start off in Spanish I, one year behind most of the other students.</p>
<p>So I'm now going to be a junior, and I will be taking Spanish III this year. What I want to know is if you guys think I could jump straight from Spanish III into AP Spanish V (normally Spanish IV is taken before that) senior year without much (or any) self-study. We use the En Espanol! series of textbooks if that makes any difference.</p>
<p>So, basically I just want to know how much you actually would learn in Spanish IV (new stuff or mostly just review?).</p>
<p>I took the AP test my Spanish IV year and am fairly confident I got a 5 (definitely at least a 4). I don’t know how things are at your school but at ours the Spanish IV course is AP-approved. Maybe take the level IV course and the AP exam if your a strong student? Btw in our course it was mostly review but also some new stuff. We spent the majority of our time reading stories and listening to authentic Spanish, and it was good prep. Again, I don’t know how it is in your school, but at ours level IV is sufficient for the AP test.</p>
<p>In my opinion, that would not be a good idea. The extra year spent in spanish IV is necessary to improve reading and writing skills so that spanish V can be focused more on the conversational aspects of the language. The exam was moderately difficult for me and I took five years of spanish…best of luck!</p>
<p>A better idea would be to skip Spanish III and go to AP Spanish IV for your junior year. That would be a lot better, because Spanish III is kinda useless anyway.</p>
<p>if anything, i like sd6’s option. even if a lot of grammar is in spanish 3, it will probably be reviewed in depth for the next few years.</p>
<p>it will be difficult either way. i took AP this year (my fifth year), and i’ve always excelled in spanish classes, but i thought the AP exam was incredibly difficult.</p>
<p>i guess it depends on the person and your school. some people on this website thought the test wasn’t bad, but it all depends on your program. jumping right to AP will be difficult - i think trying to jump to spanish 4 won’t be as bad, if it’s an option</p>
<p>ll0124, that’s what i meant, i think oftentimes the IV course can be designated as “AP” although the actual exam is at the end of the fifth year. but yeah, it would be better to skip spanish 3 altogether and then go to Spanish IV which is “AP Spanish IV” in my school, just without the AP, and then take the actual AP Spanish course V in senior year with the exam at the end.</p>
<p>and cavsfan, i really didn’t get much out of Spanish III (possibly due to a crappy teacher) but i feel like extra effort in IV and V will make up for anything missed in III. whatever you decide, good luck!!</p>
<p>D skipped Spanish III…went from Spanish II to Spanish IV to AP Spanish Language, then was lucky enough to be able to take AP Spanish Lit (Spanish VI) her sr. year. It was one of the most intense classes she had in high school. Easily the class that she hated and loved the most!!!</p>