AP Chinese Language and Culture

Exam

Shin-Shin LinFremd High School

8.2013

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AP Chinese Language and Culture Course

Exam• Approximately 3 hours• It assesses interpretive, interpersonal, and

presentational communication skills in Mandarin Chinese, along with knowledge of Chinese culture.

AP Chinese Language and Culture Course

Exam• Computer based• Input methods:

a. Microsoft Pinyin IME (MSPY)b. Microsoft New Phonetic IME, which is based on Zhuyin Fuhao (Bopomofo)

• Provide both Traditional and Simplified Chinese Characters

AP Chinese Language and Culture Course

Exam• Section 1~  Multiple-Choice• Section 2~  Free-Response

Section 1~  Multiple-ChoicePart A : Listening • identify the appropriate continuation of a

conversation. (interpersonal)• answer questions about different types of

listening stimuli. (interpretive)Part B: Reading• answer questions about different types of

reading texts. (interpretive)

Section 1~  Multiple-Choice Part A :

Listening

Section 1~  Multiple-Choice Part A :

Listening-1

Section 1~  Multiple-Choice Part A :

Listening -2

Section 1~  Multiple-Choice Part A :

Listening -2

Section 1~  Multiple-Choice Part B: Reading

Section 1~  Multiple-Choice Part B: Reading

Section 1~  Multiple-Choice Part B: Reading

Section 2~  Free-ResponsePart A : Writingin the interpersonal and presentational • narrate a story suggested by a series of pictures.

(presentational)• read and answer an e-mail message. (interpersonal

)Part B: Speaking• respond to a series of thematically linked questions

as part of a simulated conversation. (interpersonal)• make a presentation on a given aspect of Chinese

culture. (presentational )Scoring Guidelines

Section 2~ Part A : Writing-1narrate a story suggested by a series of

pictures. (presentational)

Section 2~ Part A : Writing-2read and answer an e-mail message

(interpersonal )

Section 2~ Part B : Speaking-1Conversation. (interpersonal)

Section 2~ Part B : Speaking-2Chinese culture (presentational )

(Preparation time 4 mins, response time 2 mins)

AP Grade• communicative mode

Interpretive40 percentInterpersonal 30 percentPresentational 30 percent

• language modalityListening 25 percentReading 25 percentWriting 25 percentSpeaking 25 percent