<p>So I'll be taking Spanish AP this year. I'm a bit worried. Since it's a subject in a foreign language, I suspect that it would be very difficult. For those of who had mastered a foreign language and done well on the AP exam, any tips?</p>
<p>I took German, but hat really helped me was trying to immerse myself in it as much as possible. i. e. listening to the news in Spanish, doing every day things and speaking your actions in your head (in Spanish), reading Spanish stories and articles, talking to native speakers if possible, (when having a conversation in English) thinking about what your answer would be in Spanish...
(once I even had a dream in German). lol.
Try to start thinking in Spanish, and you will get better. I promise.</p>
<p>Vesh, do you think that AP German was partially review of the prerequisite German courses you took (I took Ger. 1-4 and am now in AP) or mostly new material. So far, I can't tell, but I do know we're finishing up the German level 3 book :-.</p>
<p>I'm a special case in this regard b/c I had to study AP independently and I only took 3 levels before AP.
However, languages are different from regular AP's. They don't test how much you've learned in a particular class; instead, they access your ability to communicate in the language. So basically, you've been preparing for the exam ever since you started the language. Other than learning all of the grammar (I don't know how much you have or haven't yet), the most important thing is to be familiar with the test format (you should cover this in class and take practice tests).</p>
<p>You can to do a lot to prepare on your own time as well: there are always nonfiction sections, and they often come from newspapers. If you feel comfortable reading stuff like Deutsche Welle and Die Zeit, you should be in good shape. Also, there is live radio in German on DW for great (and interesting) listening practice here:
<a href="http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/1,,1569727_struc_265,00.html?type=liveaudio%5B/url%5D">http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_single_mediaplayer/1,,1569727_struc_265,00.html?type=liveaudio</a></p>
<p>Since you have an actual class, you probably don't need to do as much extra stuff as I did, but the stuff I did mention really helps.</p>
<p>Listen to and read as much as possible. Go to the United Nations' site and use the spanish page. It helps.</p>