AP 2013 Reading Professional NightAP Spanish Language and Culture

Maritza Sloan, Plano West Senior High School, Texas

What is new in theAP Spanish Language and Culture Exam?

Students will be provided contexts for doing exam tasks. They will not be asked questions that are de-contextualized.

• Advance Organizers will provide information before students begin working on a task.

• Preview Time will allow for students to read and preview questions before audio sources play.

• Audio Sources will be played twice. Students will be given 1 minute to answer questions before the audio plays a second time, at which time they will receive 15 additional seconds per question.

In spoken and written responses, accuracy of content will be important, as well as linguistic accuracy.

• In most of their spoken and written responses, students will be required to demonstrate understanding of some type of input.

Features of the revised AP® ExamStudents work with a greater variety of authentic materials, both

print and audio, reflecting the linguistic and cultural diversity of the Spanish-speaking world.

Literary and journalistic texts but also announcements, advertisements, letters, maps, tables, etc.

Scripted dialogues but also radio interviews, podcasts, public service announcements, brief presentations, etc.

Criteria for selection are comprehensibility (accent, pace, minimal background noise/overlap) and relevance to a course theme and to a topic that could interest students.

Materials will be reasonably chosen, but will reflects a range of cultural perspectives and linguistic features.

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AP Exam Format – Multiple Choice

Section Number of Questions

Percent of

Final Score

Time

Section I: Multiple Choice, Interpretive Communication

Approx. 95 minutes

Part A

Print Texts30

questions

50%

Approx. 40 minutes

Part B

Print and Audio Texts (combined) 35

questionsApprox. 55

minutesAudio Texts

AP Exam Format – Free Response

Section Number of Questions

Percent of

Final Score

Time

Section II: Free Response, Interpersonal and Presentational Communication

Approx. 85 minutes

Interpersonal Writing: Email Reply

1 prompt 12.5% 15 minutes

Presentational Writing: Persuasive Essay

1 prompt 12.5%Approx.

55 minutes

Interpersonal Speaking: Conversation

5 prompts 12.5%20 seconds for each response

Presentational Speaking: Cultural Comparison

1 prompt 12.5%2 minutes to

respond

Advance Organizers

SAMPLE: Print Source

IntroducciónTema curricular: Los desafíos mundiales

Este texto trata del envejecimiento de la población europea. El artículo original fue publicado el 25 de febrero de 2008 en Inglaterra por el periodista Inder Bugarin.

SAMPLE: Print Source

IntroducciónTema curricular: Los desafíos mundiales

Este texto trata del envejecimiento de la población europea. El artículo original fue publicado el 25 de febrero de 2008 en Inglaterra por el periodista Inder Bugarin.

Advance Organizers

SAMPLE: Audio Source

IntroducciónTema curricular: La ciencia y la tecnología

Esta grabación trata del Primer Simposio de Bioluminiscencia en Vieques. El reportaje fue publicado el 20 de enero de 2011 en Puerto Rico por el programa Sea Grant. Son entrevistadas Lirio Márquez, la coordinadora del simposio, la senadora Norma Burgos, la senadora Marita Santiago y Ruperto Chaparro, el director de Sea Grant. La grabación dura aproximadamente tres minutos.

SAMPLE: Audio Source

IntroducciónTema curricular: La ciencia y la tecnología

Esta grabación trata del Primer Simposio de Bioluminiscencia en Vieques. El reportaje fue publicado el 20 de enero de 2011 en Puerto Rico por el programa Sea Grant. Son entrevistadas Lirio Márquez, la coordinadora del simposio, la senadora Norma Burgos, la senadora Marita Santiago y Ruperto Chaparro, el director de Sea Grant. La grabación dura aproximadamente tres minutos.

Aligning Assessment to CurriculumKey Revisions to the AP Exam

New types of Multiple Choice items• For texts that are interpersonal in nature (letters, interviews, promotional pieces):

What would an appropriate reply to X be? How does what X says/writes relate to what something Y has said/written? (agreement, contradiction, support, elaboration)

• For texts that are presentational in nature (brief lectures/presentations, print narratives): How does the speaker/author organize the text? What would be an appropriate summary statement of the text?

• For combined sets: How does information in the print text relate to information in the audio text? (general/specific, point/counterpoint)

Aligning Assessment to CurriculumKey Revisions to the AP Exam

Multiple Choice items— Mix of factual and interpretive questions— Vocabulary in context— Purpose of the text, point of view of speaker/writer— Audience of the text— Inferences and conclusions— Questions of “cultural” or “interdisciplinary” nature that ask students to show

understanding of information contained in the text

Understanding the new Free Response Section

AP Exam Format – Free Response

Section Number of Questions

Percent of

Final Score

Time

Section II: Free Response, Interpersonal and Presentational Communication

Approx. 85 minutes

Interpersonal Writing: Email Reply

1 prompt 12.5% 15 minutes

Presentational Writing: Persuasive Essay

1 prompt 12.5%Approx.

55 minutes

Interpersonal Speaking: Conversation

5 prompts 12.5%20 seconds for each response

Presentational Speaking: Cultural Comparison

1 prompt 12.5%2 minutes to

respond

Targeted Learning Objectives for Written Presentational Communication

The student engages in the written exchange of information, opinions, and ideas in a variety of time frames in formal situations.

The student writes formal correspondence in a variety of media using appropriate formats and conventions.

The student elicits information and clarifies meaning by using a variety of strategies.

The student initiates and sustains interaction during written interpersonal communication in a variety of media.

The student understands a variety of vocabulary, including idiomatic and culturally appropriate expressions.

The student uses a variety of vocabulary, including idiomatic and culturally appropriate expressions on a variety of topics.

Free-Response Item 1E-mail Reply (Interpersonal Writing)

Directions (in English and Spanish, printed side-by-side):You will write a reply to an e-mail message. You have 15 minutes to read the message and write your reply.

Your reply should include a greeting and a closing, as well as respond to all the questions and requests in the message. In your reply, you should also ask for more details about something mentioned in the message.

Stimulus: A formal e-mail message (i.e., from a business, organization, university)

presented as an e-mail message window; contains a greeting and a closing; contains a request for clarification, elaboration or explanation by the student; contains two questions that cannot be answered yes/no.

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Targeted Learning Objectives for Written Interpersonal Communication The student plans and produces written presentational

communications. The student produces persuasive essays. The student demonstrates comprehension of content

from authentic written and print resources. The student demonstrates comprehension of content

from authentic visual resources. The student demonstrates comprehension of content

from authentic audio resources. The student demonstrates an understanding of the

features of target culture communities (e.g., geographic, historical, artistic, social, or political).

The student uses reference tools, acknowledges sources, and cites them appropriately.

Free-Response Item 2Persuasive Essay (Presentational Writing)

Directions (in English and Spanish, printed side-by-side):You will write a persuasive essay to submit to a Spanish-language writing contest. The essay topic is based on three accompanying sources, which present different viewpoints on the topic and include both print and audio material. First, you will have 6 minutes to read the essay topic and the printed material. Afterward, you will hear the audio material twice; you should take notes while you listen. Then you will have 40 minutes to prepare and write your essay.

In your persuasive essay, present the sources’ different viewpoints on the topic and also clearly indicate your own viewpoint and thoroughly defend it. Use information from all of the sources to support your essay. As you refer to the sources, identify them appropriately. Also, organize your essay into clear paragraphs.

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Free-Response Item 2 (cont’d)Persuasive Essay (Presentational Writing)

Stimuli:

(1) A print source (journalistic article or literary text) that presents a clear opinion on the topic; opinion is different from that of the audio source (authentic source, may be excerpted)

(2) A map with text, a chart or a table that presents information on the topic—this source doesn’t have to present an opinion (authentic source)

(3) An audio source (interview, report or announcement) that presents a clear opinion on the topic that is different from the opinion in the print source (authentic source, may be excerpted)

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Targeted Learning Objectives for Spoken Interpersonal Communication The student engages in the oral exchange of information,

opinions, and ideas in a variety of time frames in informal situations.

The student elicits information and clarifies meaning by using a variety of strategies.

The student states and supports opinions in oral interactions. The student initiates and sustains interaction through the use

of various verbal and nonverbal strategies. The student understands a variety of vocabulary, including

idiomatic and culturally appropriate expressions. The student uses a variety of vocabulary, including idiomatic

and culturally appropriate expressions on a variety of topics.

Free-Response Item 3Conversation (Interpersonal Speaking)

Directions (in English followed by Spanish):You will participate in a conversation. First, you will have 1 minute to read a preview of the conversation, including an outline of each turn in the conversation. Afterward, the conversation will begin, following the outline. Each time it is your turn to speak, you will have 20 seconds to record your response.You should participate in the conversation as fully and appropriately as possible.

Stimulus: Outline of a conversation in Spanish that contains a description of each of five utterances from the interlocutor (the recording) and each of five utterances from the student; descriptions in the outline focus on communicative functions (e.g., tell your friend what happened, make a suggestion, offer a solution, excuse yourself and say goodbye).

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Targeted Learning Objectives for Spoken Presentational Communication

The student plans, produces, and presents spoken presentational communications.

The student expounds on familiar topics and those requiring research. The student demonstrates an understanding of the features of target

culture communities (e.g., geographic, historical, artistic, social, and/or political).

Free-Response Item 4 Cultural Comparison (Presentational Speaking)

Directions (in English followed by Spanish):You will make an oral presentation to your class on a specific topic. You will have 4 minutes to read the 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-speaking world with which you are familiar. You should demonstrate your understanding of cultural features of the Spanish-speaking world. You should also organize your presentation clearly.

Stimulus: There is no stimulus, only a prompt. The goals of this task are for the students to speak first about themselves and their communities (using description or explanation) and then speak of an area of the Spanish-speaking world about which they’ve learned something or have some personal experience (using comparison). Students are encouraged to cite examples from materials they’ve read, viewed and listened to; personal experiences; and observations.

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Putting It All Together: Lesson Samples