AP® Chinese Language and Culture

Course and Exam

National Chinese Language Conference 1 May 2009

Keith Cothrun

Jianhua Bai

Henry Ruan

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AP Chinese Language and Culture

• AP Chinese Language and Culture is one of the 37 AP courses. AP World Languages include Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish…

• … “collaborative effort between motivated students; dedicated teachers; and committed high schools, colleges and universities.”

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AP Chinese Language and Culture Development Committee 2008-2009

Jianhua Bai, Kenyon College (OH), Chair

Yea-Fen Chen, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei

Lea K. Ekeberg, Sidwell Friends School (DC)

Hong Gang Jin, Hamilton College (NY)

Henry Ruan, Lower East Side Preparatory High School (NY)

Xian Wu, Northview High School (GA)

Tao-Chung ("Ted") Yao, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Chief Reader

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AP Chinese Course Audit

• AP Courses must be authorized by College Board to include AP label on student transcripts

• Annual process to ensure the content and quality of all AP courses.

• All courses authorized for 2008-09 must be reauthorized for 2009-10

• Principals and AP Coordinators renew previously authorized courses

• No action required by teachers who will teach the same course at the same school

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AP Chinese Language and CultureApproved Course Syllabi

• 247 syllabi authorized for 2008-2009

• 41% increase in number of schools over 2008

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AP Chinese Course AuditRenewing AP Course Authorization

• All courses authorized for 2008-09 must be reauthorized for 2009-10

• Principals and AP Coordinators renew previously authorized courses

• No action required by teachers who will teach the same course at the same school

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AP Chinese Course • AP 中文 :“ 大学中文预修课程” , 其难度相当于

大学第四学期的课程。 取得 AP 课程学分的中学生，可直接获得大学的中文学分，或抵免大学的外语必修课。各大学对 AP 学分的认定有不同之标准。

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教學目標 : Standard-based Curriculum

• 交流 / 沟通 Communication

•文化 Cultures

• 贯连 Connections

• 比较 Comparisons

• 社区 Communities

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Communication 交流 / 沟通• 1.1 Interpersonal Communication 人际沟通： 要求学生参与对话，提供并获得信息，表达情感，

交流看法。• 1.2 Interpretive Communication 理解： 学生能够理解各种话题的书面或口头表达的语言材

料。• 1.3 Presentational Communication 表达： 能够向听众或读者传达各种话题的信息、思想观念。

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www.cal.org/flnaep/review.html

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文化 • 2.1 Practice 文化习俗 学生应理解目的文化习俗和文化观念之间的关系

• 2.2 Product 文化产物• 2.3. Perspective

学生应理解目的文化产物与文化观念之间的关系。

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文化 Culture

From Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century, p.47)

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贯连 Connection

• 触类旁通 Making Connection

学生通过外语学习加强并扩展其他学科的知识；

• 博闻广见 Acquiring information

学生利用外语和目的文化知识获取信息并认知不同的观点。

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比较 Comparisons

• 语言比较 Language Comparisons

通过比较母语和目的语理解语言特点

• 文化比较 Cultural Comparisons

通过比较本族文化和目的文化了解 文化概念

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社区 communities• 学以致用 School and Community

在学校内外运用外语； • 学无止境 Lifelong Learning

把学习外语作为获得个人乐趣和发展 的重要方面，成为终身的学习者。

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Exam: AP 中文测试 • Elements of the Exam

• Standard Group: 中文测试的对象为非中文母语背景的学生。

• Comparability Study and the Score Setting.

• 2007 and 2008 Results

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2009 AP Chinese Language and Culture

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2009 AP Chinese Language and Culture

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The College Board announces the release of the 2007 AP Chinese Language and Culture Released Exam: Multiple Choice Questions. This Released Exam is being provided as a free, downloadable pdf with audio files because currently there is no AP Practice Exam available for AP Chinese Language and Culture. The 2007 AP Chinese Language and Culture Released Exam: Multiple Choice Questions may be duplicated for in-class, face-to-face instructional purposes only. Individuals are not permitted to distribute the exam in any Web or electronic format.

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/205159.html

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Standard Group

• Have you lived or studied for one month or more in a country where the language of the exam you are now taking is spoken?

• Do you regularly speak or hear the language at home?

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Examination Grade

2008Chinese

Language (Total Group)

2008Chinese

Language (Standard

Group)  

  N % At   N % At  

5 3,685 85.5 314 55.3 

4 350 8.1  101 17.8 

3 201 4.7 102 18.0 

2 33 0.8  22 3.9 

1 42 1.0 29 5.1 

Total Students 4,311    568  

At or above 3 4,236 98.3 517 91.0

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AP Chinese Grade Distributions 2007

Examination Grade

N % at

5 2,643

81.0

4 386 11.8

3 146 4.5

2 36 1.1

1 50 1.5

Total 3,261

2008Examinatio

n GradeN % at

5 3,685

85.5

4 350 8.1

3 201 4.7

2 33 0.8

1 42 1.0

Total 4,311

32% increase in exam volume

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AP Central apcentral.collegeboard.com

• Course Description

• Teacher’s Guide

• Special Focus Materials

• Newsletter

• EDG Registration

• PD Opportunities

• Exam Questions

• Scoring Guidelines

• Sample Student Responses with Commentary on Performance

• Scoring Statistics

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Classroom/Instructional Practices

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Part III

课堂教学实践与活动Classroom Practices and Activities

• 学期作业 Project based learning activity

• 阅读 Reading activity

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Part III课堂教学实践与活动

Classroom Practices and Activities

• 学期作业 Project based learning activity

• 范例 1 （ MovieMaker)

步骤：• 选题：（宜小不宜大）• 列提纲：（确定足够的素材、内容）• 选择媒体： ppt, online slide, Movie Maker, iMovie, etc

• 收集资料 : 网络，录像，照片，书籍• 写作、修改：• 编辑配音• 发表 (podcasting, youtube/teachertube,etc)

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Part IIIClassroom Practices and Activities

• Reading Activity:

侗家鼓楼 (Drum Tower of Dong Minority)

http://ecl.iflytek.com/

• Language components:

• 动词，名词 词组 句 子• 阅读理解• 口头表达*(pre-reading and post-reading activities are not included)

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Part IIIClassroom Practices and Activities

活动步骤 Activity Procedure:

• 阅读 Read the text

• 写出名词和动词 Write down nouns and verbs

• 名词动词配对 Match the nouns and verbs according to the text

• 找出墙上的相对应的问题， Find the questions on the walls

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