<p>For a non native speaker who nevertheless has taken four years of Spanish, what is the best way to earn a 5 on the AP exam? I ask this only because of the number of different types of questions on the exam and because I am not fluent in the language but will have the class next year.</p>
<p>The class should be enough to get grammar down. That takes care of the writing sections. The only way to get the listening and the speaking part down is to get a Hispanic significant other and life at hiser house.</p>
<p>If I have no spanish speaking person at my house, then what?</p>
<p>Get the Barrons book and do the stuff on the CDs they have. It was really helpful and watch Spanish TV.</p>
<p>sciencenerd, I happen to be in the same situation as puma, and I do have the barron's book with the cd's. Are there any channels that you prefered over other's? Or did you just find a random one and start watching it?</p>
<p>For channels, I like news programs because they were things that I could understand. Also somethings on the internet were helpful. They were simple like podcasts and stuff.</p>
<p>Just do a lot of the practice things in the Barrons book and that'll be helpful. Hopefully your teacher will be good and do lots of practice.</p>
<p>Although I did it more for the enjoyment of the language than for test preparation, listening to Spanish music for the past year and a half has increased my ability to understand spoken spanish and my own speaking skills IMMENSELY! I highly suggest you consider checking some really good spanish artists...**Shakira<a href="she%20has%20A%20LOT%20more%20than%20%22La%20Tortura%22%20and%20%22Hips%20Don't%20Lie%22...trust%20me!">/b</a>, **La Oreja de Van Gogh<a href="awesome%20alternative%20rock%20band%20from%20Spain">/b</a>, **La Quinta Estaci</p>
<p>Is there any concrete method to grading practice compositions?</p>
<p>oh gosh...reading this thread scares me. I definitely think AP Spanish Lang will be the most brutal exam for me next year.</p>