Preview of 2012 French AP

French Language and Culture

All content presented in context No more fill ins No more listening rejoinders Audio sources played 2x There is no separate culture section Culture is embedded throughout exam

Exam structure 50% of exam = multiple choice Interpretive mode Approx. 65 items in 9 sets

Reading selections Listening selections Reading & listening sections

Exam structure (cont.) 50% of exam = free response Interpersonal & presentational modes 4 items

Interpersonal writing Interpersonal speaking Presentational writing Presentational speaking

Advance organizers Listening selections will be introduced

with information to clarify: Theme Subject of selection Identity of speakers Title / date / names Source

Print sources Ads Literary texts - prose Journalistic articles Letters

The above may be combined with maps, charts or tables

Audio sources Radio interviews / reports General interest podcasts PSAs Brief lectures Audio guides - museums, travel

Comprehensibility and relevance are #1 Accent, pace & background noise will vary

Multiple choice section Mix of factual & interpretive questions Vocabulary in context Purpose of text Audience of text Inferences & conclusions Occasional cultural or interdisciplinary

questions

Multiple choice section (cont.) Interpersonal - appropriate reply, agree,

contradict, support, elaborate Presentational texts-summary of text,

organization of text Combined - how do items relate to each

other

Free response section-writing

Interpersonal (based on reading) ex. - read email then write answer

Presentational (based on reading & listening)

ex. - read a paragraph, listen to a short audio source, then write response to a related question

Free response - speaking Interpersonal

5 exchanges in conversation Advance organizers usedPresentational

speak about a topic related to a themeuse personal experiencescomparisons of francophone factsstudents will have prep time