<p>I've been teaching myself Russian lately, and I adore the language for its richness and warmth. It feels so nice to speak it too. I just really wish there would actually be AP tests for it... Anyone else feel the same way about languages that aren't included in AP? They should also include Arabic, come to think of it.</p>
<p>Cause it's not typically taught in schools.</p>
<p>There were plans to do so, but because of funding and lack of interest the AP program was scrapped.</p>
<p>They're adding quite a few more, but my school only offers 3. They lose money probably by offering languages not usually taught.</p>
<p>That is why they should have kept Hilliard one school instead of dividing it like most schools in your area. (Why does Westerville need three HS when it could build a single one the size of New Trier with all that land and get the students into one school with a myriad of offerings?)</p>
<p>Ugh... Spanish, French, German... The selection's so bland...</p>
<p>There actually is, but they're still in the process of developing it, so I'm not sure if it's generally available. I took a pilot Russian AP last year. I'm taking it again this year, and it will be scored and reported to colleges. </p>
<p>My teacher is a part of the group that put the test together, so we might just be part of the trial group. But I do know that the test at least exists.</p>
<p>Next year it will be spiced up with AP Chinese and Japanese. (I am happy there was no AP Korean test proposed. However, I wish someone would offer AP Hindi.)</p>
<p>I don't get it...offering these new languages out of nowhere means they will have to go to elementary/middle school level and implement these languages--do they really have that many teachers for these languages?</p>
<p>They would if they broke the unions, educated teachers properly, and paid them lower wages when the demand came. Said system is in place in Japan and Taiwan as well as most European countries.</p>
<p>I know Im going to sound really ignorant..but what is Hindi?? Is that like from India?</p>
<p>Yes, it was established as the secondary lingua franca after English in order to unify the country. Problem is, with over 100 languages around and a place where each state speaks a different language, the country always has problems. I think it would be best if India broke into all of its individual language and cultural states and beacme countries similar to Europe. Progress might happen in some places that are not as crowded. However, in places like Orissa the lifestyle will just continue on a bad path as usual.</p>
<p>well if you are talking about why there is no AP Russian, then why isnt there AP everything else? he simple reason is that you cant have AP of everything, and the most common and primary subjects tha you would take as introduction courses serve as AP courses. And nkt even all introductory courses are taught at AP, not nearly as much, so if you ask that question you have to ask why AP Korean Language or AP African History isn't offered, I mean seriously</p>
<p>They are making an AP Russian test and it should come out next year, hopefully. I'm Russian born and raised so it would definetly be a plus for me!</p>
<p>I take ancient Greek, but of course there is no AP for that language. That stinks, because I would ace it.</p>
<p>Such is life when studying a dead language.</p>
<p>Our school offers ancient Greek, and that there is no AP is the main gripe and reason people in that class dislike those in Latin.</p>