This upcoming year I am taking Spanish III Honors (sophomore year). I was considering taking AP Spanish at some point, but then I saw that the AP exam requires an extensive portion of oral testing in a timed period. I am fine with speaking Spanish and I know what to say most of the time (90%). What concerns me is that the AP Test isn’t scored by my teacher and by someone else. I stutter, so I don’t know whether I should even bother with AP Spanish since I probably wouldn’t due well because of the timed speaking section, and I don’t want to waste my time taking the class only to botch the Exam. Thoughts?
I wonder if you could get an extended amount of time or something. I know that they do exceptions on the SAT/ACT for students with learning disabilities and such, so you might want to inquire about something like that.
I am taking AP Spanish this coming year, and it looks like we’ll probably get used to the speaking part as we practice it!
As some who has received two 5’s on past AP exams and would have been taking AP Spanish in the fall had my school offer more than one AP Spanish class that didn’t conflict with the only AP English class. However, I’m still planning to take the AP exam even if I’m only in Spanish 5 (non-AP). Colleges love seeing AP classes on your transcript and as for the exam, don’t stress. Over analyzing the fact that only 13% of people get a 5 on a certain exam will make you go crazy. Just work hard, and begin studying months in advance. That’s what will get you a good score, and trust me, it’s worth it.
As they do for AP exams. That might be your best route. See the link below.
https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/takingtheexam/testing-accommodations
Take it junior year in your 4th year of spanish.
Yes, if you like Spanish you should take the AP class. You will have a chance to practice the oral section ahead of time so even if you stutter you might be able to finish your thoughts in time (and especially if get extended time). The speaking section is only part of the grade and I am sure you can do well in the class without focusing only on the exam grade at the end. That score is just the icing on the cake.
Yeah, but the problem isn’t me not being able to recall rules and vocab, but whether I will be able to talk…
Perhaps you should talk with the Spanish teacher and see what he or she recommends to you. Also are you in speech therapy now or do you have some techniques that you have been taught previously to work on the stuttering problem? It didn’t sound like you would have an issue with recalling rules or vocabulary. You sound confident in that area.
@madamecrabster I will do that. I have been to speech therapy and I do have some techniques to try to reduce stuttering, but they are by no means 100% effective. Thanks!