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