Going from Spanish I to AP Spanish Lang?

<p>Call me crazy...but here's the thing. In my old school, ninth-graders weren't allowed to take any languages, so I'm taking Spanish I right now as a tenth-grader. Language is (apparently) my thing, and I often study it on my own, outside of homework assignments. My Spanish I class moves entirely too slowly, and I'm usually bored. Now, my question is, if I continue independently studying it on weekends/after school, and if I study it intensively over the summer, do you think I'd be able to handle AP Spanish? Do you think it would be a doable challenge, or completely impossible?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>At my school AP Spanish is for 5th year students. Skipping one year in Spanish is quite possible, but I don't think you should skip 3 years. Even if you memorize grammar, you willl not be as competant at reading comprehension/writing as others in the class, just because you will have so much less experience.</p>

<p>At my school AP Spanish is often done by third year students. I think with a lot of practice, and with challenging yourself outside of class in terms of speaking and listening especially, then it could potentially be done.</p>

<p>no way, unless you move to spain for that year your not going to do well on the ap. I know spanish I seems boring but its there for a reason to lay the groundwork. The ap is designed so only native or near native speakers should be able to get a 5. I dont see this happening.</p>

<p>while i don't want to use the word "impossible," i'll say that will be extremely difficult. that is, if you want to do well on the AP test. you need a year of grammar, culture, and a lot of practice with writing spanish very well and speaking it very well. spanish I is completely different from spanish II, III, and IV, which is what you have to go through in my school before getting to the AP level. the test was excruciating... it is quite ambitious of you though. good luck if you decide to do it.</p>

<p>why don't you skip into 3 or 4 and then take AP senior year?</p>

<p>It will be tough. It's not so much a vocab thing (that stuff can be easily learned) but familiarity with tenses might kill you.</p>

<p>Thanks for all the responses. I'll have to think about it.</p>

<p>I'm doing an extreme Spanish study with a local college. (I have no Spanish background). I started with Spanish 1 and by the end of this year I'll have the equivalent of AP Spanish Language done. It is quite difficult and I wouldn't recommend it.</p>

<p>My son took Spanish III as a 9th grader. Then his high school, in all their wisdom, chose not to offer Spanish IV or Advanced Spanish. So, his only Spanish choice as a 10th grader was AP Spanish. He took it and had no trouble, but he did have the extra two years of Spanish under his belt, compared to your situation. Do you live near a community college that offers Spanish? Some have summer intensive courses, where you can cover an entire year of college Spanish in a summer term. They'd probably make you take an entrance test, but if you could take college Spanish II, you would be prepared for the AP class.</p>

<p>It is absolutely doable if you are motivated and consistent and have a knack for Spanish. All three of these are important. Years ago (we didn't have AP), I started Spanish senior yr and it was way too easy and boring. The teacher suggested I work independently outside of class, and I completed the 4 year hs curriculum in 1 year with the highest grade on both semester finals (higher than people who had been in the regular class for 2 and 4 yrs). Make sure you have Sp AP study guides and that you are practicing all the skills, not just doing grammar. Listen to Spanish TV as much as you can, practice writing things in Spanish, maybe get a tutor. I say go for it.</p>

<p>sorry pal, but that is NOT happening</p>

<p>My S took Spanish 3 as a freshman and then AP Spanish Language as a sophmore, scoring a 5 on the AP exam. HOWEVER, he attended a Spanish language immersion program all through elementary school and was able to continue though MS by taking his social studies in Spanish (no longer allowed so now students need to opt to take Spanish as their one period elective class.) He's decided to not take AP Spanish Lit since he's not a literature guy (may not take AP English Lit next year either, he's still up in the air on this one but I told him there's no way out of lit the senior year.)</p>

<p>For something like foreign language, it almost entirely depends on your natural talent. </p>

<p>Go talk to the AP Spanish teacher about this--in Spanish. Show her your current level and ask her if she thinks it's possible for you to skip. If possible, talk to her after self studying for a month, and then tell her that's what you did so she can estimate what a few more months could do for you.</p>

<p>I would definitely not reccommend it.</p>

<p>You can't recommend it or not recommend it until you know the OP's level. Only the AP Spanish teacher can answer this question.</p>

<p>I would not recommend this. Take it in chronological order. Spanish 1 is essentially a very passable class for anyone and the same for 2. Also, depending on your school and where AP comes in (we have AICE spanish lang as a 4th year) can have a big effect. </p>

<p>I know you want to look "special" to colleges and stand out better than the many others but AP moves toward conversation speaking and not building simple sentences. Spanish 1 you only learn 3 tenses, 2 is around 5, but AP brings in 9 or 10 i think so its easy to assume that you could take it on. The vocabulary level is also a very large step up. </p>

<p>If you don't speak it often at home, stay away from it and just take a 3rd or 4th year language.</p>

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<p>I have a kind of similar situation. I'd never taken spanish before, and when I moved to the US for junior year of high school they put me in spanish 3. i came in half way through the year, got a 99 and was incredibly bored. senior year, since my school doesn't have AP, they skipped me to spanish 5. </p>

<p>I only managed this because I'm fluent in portuguese, and the two languages are pretty similar. Even so, it was a bit trying to adjust. when you skip to the higher levels, the class is ALL in spanish. my grades dropped a little too. So, i do encourage skipping some levels if you can, but maybe save the AP for senior year. Skipping two or three levels is still plenty impressive to colleges.</p>

<p>Yo estoy de acuerdo con practicamente todos los que han dejado una respuesta aqui. (Perdonenme por no tener un teclado de espanol) Seria muy dificil empezar un nivel tan alto como AP saliendo de solamente el primer nivel. La clase y examen de AP dan por hecho de que ya sepas todas las cosas basicas. Para ese nivel, tendrias que ya saber y reconocer el subjuntivo, condicional, etc. Esas formas no son muy faciles, es decir, tienes que tener un rato de haber usado esas formas. Esto ya dicho, yo diria que lo mejor que podrias hacer es tomar un viaje a un pais hispanohablante. Solamente con eso pienso que podras llegar a tu meta muy dificil.Si alguien necesita ayuda en algo de espanol me pueden dejar un mensaje privado Ojala que esto te ayude.</p>