<p>that’s right I meant Spanish Lit.</p>
<p>AP Spanish Lit is very lit heavy and calls upon a very extensive and specific reading list.</p>
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<p>have there always been two ap spanish tests?</p>
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I don’t know about always, but certainly for the last few decades or so. There also used to be 2 AP French tests, 2 AP German tests, and 2 AP Latin tests, with the 2nd French and Latin tests being discontinued in 2009.</p>
<p>I believe the AP Spanish Language and Culture was new last year. It was AP Spanish Language before that.</p>
<p>Hey guys, so I’m in Spanish 4 this year and am planning on taking AP next year. I was wondering at what level did you guys enter AP. Fluent? Fluentish? Not fluent at all? I’m decent at Spanish (for being in Spanish IV). I’m asking because this is my only honors class with a really chill teacher, so I haven’t taken the class seriously, but I wanted to know if I should so I’d be better prepared for next year. Thanks!</p>
<p>@Zeppelin7 By no means fluent, but certainly able to hold my own.</p>
<p>@Zeppelin7 I entered the class as a fluent, but not native speaker - you definitely don’t need to be fluent to do well on the exam though…</p>
<p>This may be kind of an odd question, and I would have asked my teacher but she takes forever to respond to my emails…On the exam, does using the “vos” form count against you? I learned Spanish with the “vos” form, and tend to switch to the “tu” form for written AP Spanish assignments, but in the speaking assignments I tend to slip back into “vos”. Does anyone know if this is a problem for the actual exam? </p>
Hi everyone! I’m in my fourth year of Spanish (non-native) and I’m planning to sign up for this AP exam. I am in an official AP class for this test, and my teacher is very experienced and successful with her teaching. I’ve ordered the Barron’s book, and I’m looking for other ways I can practice in various ways. Here are my priorities (in order of importance):
- Improve my speaking abilities (conversational and presentational)
- Improve my listening skills (especially comprehending at higher speaking rates, or at least picking out importance information among everything else that is said within a single audio section)
- Improve reading speed (which will hopefully improve comprehension a bit)
- Expand vocabulary for the essays
Is there anything anyone can recommend for this? I should clarify that all of these skills are decent right now, but I’m looking for any ways I can really hone my skills for the exam. Thanks so much!
@rkepp12 Really, you just need to listen to and read a lot of Spanish. There’s not really a trick. Watch movies and documentaries in Spanish, listen to the news, put on Spanish music when you’re doing other things, read the news, read non-fiction (I don’t think there is fiction on the exam)…As far as vocabulary, definitely read articles in SPanish and look up words you don’t know.
What review books does everybody recommend? i know all of people say Barrons, but i also heard there might be too much info. Also that it’s harder than the actual test, so would that benefit you? i flipped through a princeton review book which seemed concise and to the point. Which one should i get?
I’m thinking about dropping the entire english language for a week or so before the test and just speak and think in spanish, but i have to take the ap english lit test too, so i don’t want to forget English.
Such a struggle.
same lol except i have ap chinese also…
Hi guys, taking the test soon, wondering if anyone knows the score needed for a 5 based on last year’s revision? I know almost everyone passes with a 3 or better, but I’d really like to know how hard I would need to work for that 5!
This is the only AP exam I’m taking that I feel confident about at this point. Yay Spanish! I’m just nervous I’ll somehow end up with malfunctioning technology…
I’m taking it in three weeks, and for some reason, I’m worried that I won’t even be able to get, like, a 3. I’ve always thought Spanish was easy and I have an A in the class, but doing practice tests and stuff for the AP, I keep doing really, really badly. Especially with the reading/listening comprehension. Like, sometimes I barely get half of the questions right. I just totally miss the main point of the text and audio… anyone have tips on how to get better at that part of the exam??
The telephone conversation is probably the most difficult section of the exam IMO. I also feel like I won’t know what country/organization to discuss in the cultural comparison
Does anyone know where to get vocab lists for each of the themes? It’s getting down to the wire, and I need to start studying, lol… Is there a prep book or somewhere online?
For the conversation all you need to do is make up some stuff about a lesser known Hispanic country. I use Guatemala and I make up stuff like “organizations that help out in education for poor kids” or “a new system that connects family and friends via social media”. They won’t check your validity.
I would not bet on that. I’m sure that they have AP readers from every Spanish-speaking country. While they are primarily grading you on your presentational skills, if your answer is flat out wrong, expect a deduction in points.