<p>I'm thinking of taking Language exam. However, I want to ask a few questions before I register to take it. </p>
<p>1) How difficult is it to get a 4 on Language compared to Literature?</p>
<p>2) Is it wise to take Language instead of Literature? If I take Language instead, will I have to take a lit. class at college, or will Lang. cover it if I get the credit?</p>
<p>3) How do I prepare for it? Is there any vocabulary or literacy terms I need to be aware of?</p>
<p>1) I haven't taken both, but I'm taking Language right now. I think they're the same difficulties, but they're different, which is why they are two different exams. You might be better at rhetorical devices or you might be better at poetry and other types of literature.</p>
<p>2) I would take Language first. It's the introductory English class to most colleges ("Composition").</p>
<p>3) Practice essays!!! You need to be practicing as much as possible!! Literary terms and logic can help you with the MC part, so in that sense you can prepare for that portion. You can't study the essay section without practicing.</p>
<p>Notice my emphasis on practicing! You really need to in order to do well. GL</p>
<p>Haha lol dazedandconfused, your username is very appropriate :D j/k!!</p>
<p>Ok, while I took AP Literature my junior year and am taking AP Language my senior year, this is what I would advise you:</p>
<p>1) AP Language is easier to get a 4 on than AP Literature, but generally that's up to each individual student. If you're more of a literary person, then you may do better on AP Lit. If you like the nuances of the English language, you may do better on the AP Language. I find that the AP Language test is somewhat easier than the AP Literature test.</p>
<p>2) It seems like you don't have the option to take both. I suppose you'll be a senior next year (though I could be wrong). Honestly, while colleges give credit for good scores on AP Language, MANY if not, MOST usually don't accept it in place of their freshman Expository Composition courses. Usually, colleges will give you credit for the Lit exam and even let you skip a course, but you'll be lucky if you find a college where the AP Language test gets you out of Freshman Comp!!</p>
<p>3) Yeah, you ought to practice writing essays. Get McGraw Hill's 5 Steps to a 5 "Writing the AP English Essay" book. It is phenomenal and it deals with BOTH AP Language and AP Literature! In fact, you ought to pick it up soon as it may help you decide which of the two courses appeals to you best. The book takes you through the essay planning, writing, and revising stages. It also has a bonus college essay section. Check it out. And yes, AP Lit and AP Lang do have MANY vocabulary terms!! You'll find that several of them overlap, but they each have their own unique terms. The AP Lit terms are largely poetic and figurative while the AP Language terms are more rhetorical.</p>
<p>In any case, good luck to you! If you need any more help, PM me!</p>
<p>-Jon :)</p>
<p>Do you guys think you can do both in one year? Also what if you have a lot of AP classes could you still do both?</p>
<p>I think lit. is harder to score well on. My school doesn't offer lang. but lit. seems to be much harder to improve on in a short amount of time.</p>
<p>You can do both, yes, but I think if you've got like 3-4 other AP exams to worry about, why add the stress?</p>
<p>Good question, glucose. I was thinking about taking 2 AP English exams in one year, but I now realize that it's too overwhelming. I will take Language instead of Literature and take other 3 AP exams as well.</p>
<p>I think it's a good call! I was going to take Psychology (self-study) without having the class that isn't offered here anyhow, but I asked myself, "Why?" The only response I could think of was to try to be the person with the most AP exams. What kind of life is that? I need to focus on what I do have and make the most of it.</p>