AP Language and Culture at Every Level

1. AP Language and Culture at Every Level Jamie Vega Norcross High School

2. You will make an oral presentation on a specific topic to your class. You will have 4 minutes to read the presentation topic and prepare your presentation. Then you will have 2 minutes to record your presentation. In your presentation, compare your own community to an area of the (Spanish/French/German)-speaking world with which you are familiar. You should demonstrate your cultural features of the (Spanish/French/German)-speaking world. You should also organize your presentation clearly.

3. Cultural comparison question What is the importance of family for the individuals of your community?

4. Let’s reflect! • How easy / hard was that for you? • How easy / hard would that be for your students? • Can you modify this to work with lower levels? Can students in level 1 do a similar activity?

5. AP (Spanish/French/German) language and culture How does the exam assess cultural knowledge? The exam assesses cultural knowledge throughout, and not in a separate "culture" section. Students are not asked isolated questions about cultural trivia; rather, they are expected to demonstrate understanding of cultural information presented in print and audio texts. The best way to prepare students for this aspect of the exam is to use a variety of authentic materials during instruction and assessment. This will ensure that you continue to build and evaluate students' understanding of cultural products, practices, and perspectives. 

6. What does the AP Language and Culture course look like?

7. 6 themes

8. Recommended Contexts and Essential Questions

9. Global Challenges

10. Science and Technology

11. Contemporary life

12. Personal and Public Identities

13. Families and Communities

14. Beauty and Aesthetics

15. But what about the test?

17. Section I: Multiple choice

18. Ads

19. Literature

20. Articles Graphs

23. Articles

24. Graphs

26. Section II: Free Response

27. Interpersonal Writing • Read and respond to a formal email.

28. Presentational Writing • Read, analyze a graph, listen • Write a persuasive essay

29. Interpersonal Speaking: Simulated conversation • Respond to a recorded conversation 5 times, 20 seconds each • Let’s listen to an example 

30. Presentational Speaking: Cultural comparison • Just what you did at the beginning of the session! • Students must be well versed in cultural knowledge in all 6 themes and “recommended” contexts in order to be successful.

31. Presentational Speaking: Cultural comparison You will make an oral presentation on a specific topic to your class. You will have 4 minutes to read the presentation topic and prepare your presentation. Then you will have 2 minutes to record your presentation. In your presentation, compare your own community to an area of the (Spanish/French/German)-speaking world with which you are familiar. You should demonstrate your cultural features of the (Spanish/French/German)-speaking world. You should also organize your presentation clearly.

32. How can I practice these activities in lower levels?

33. Example for Education unit You tube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZFr6DkBScU Student task during video: Compare / contrast organizer: • T-chart • Top hat • Venn Diagram • Y-organizer

34. United States Latin America

35. Escuelas en países latinoamericanos.

36. ¿Cómo llegan ustedes a la escuela?

38. Costa Rica

39. México

40. Panamá

41. La Rebública Dominicana La guagua

42. El horario de Brayan: Un estudiante de Costa Ricafebrero-noviembre miércoles:  7:00-9:10 psicología 9:10-9:50 religión 10:10-11:30 educación física 11:30-12:10 el almuerzo 12:10-12:50 guía 12:50-2:20 estudios sociales jueves:  7:00-8:20 estudios sociales 8:30-9:50 biología 10:10-11:30 matemáticas 11:30-12:10 el almuerzo 12:10-3:40 dibujo técnico (la arquitectura) viernes: 7:00-9:10 francés 9:10-9:50 química 10:10-11:30 matemáticas 11:30-12:10 el almuerzo 12:10-2:20 español lunes: 7:00-9:10física 9:10-9:50 orientación 10:30-11:30 cívica 11:30-12:10 el almuerzo 12:10-1:30 francés 1:40-2:30 matemáticas 2:20-3:40 español martes: 7:00-7:40estudios sociales 7:40-8:30 música 8:40-9:10 artes plásticas 9:10-9:50 biología 10:10-11:30 química

43. Turn to a partner and summarize the main similarities and differences of schools in the US and Latin American countries. • Just tell them how to say “different than” and “similar to.”

44. What parts of the AP test did I practice with my students? • Conversational speaking • Cultural comparison • Listening comprehension • Writing • Visual interpretation

45. El fútboly el fútbolamericano

47. Ask the following questions, one at a time. First, give the students 15 seconds to answer in TL with a partner and then quickly verify answer with the whole class. • How many people are on a team in soccer? Football? • How many periods are in a soccer game? Football? • How many minutes total are in a soccer game? Football? • What happens if there is a tie in soccer? Football? • Which sport do you prefer to watch on TV? Why? • Have you ever seen a live soccer game? Football game? If so, where, when and who played?

48. La Copa Mundial Overview of the world cup More questions: Who watched the world cup? What can we compare the World Cup of soccer with in football?

50. El fútbolamericano: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmhi4IHSVVw Resumen de la Copa Mundial 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HbYjF0ad-E Los locutores: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MXOYC-EkFs&feature=related Los aficionados: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip0tb5hQqE4