The AP Spanish course follows the guidelines of the College Board® AP Spanish Language and Culture and provides opportunities for students to demonstrate their proficiency across the three modes of communication: Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational, defined in the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century.  Students will be capable of developing proficiency within the Intermediate to Pre-Advanced range.  The course is conducted entirely in Spanish and all students are expected to take the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam. The AP Spanish Language course is comparable to a third year of a college Spanish language course.  This course is aimed to highly motivated students willing to take the challenge of learning Spanish at an advanced level; and who aware that this advanced course will help to increase their command of the Spanish language.  All students broaden their knowledge of the various cultures that comprise the Spanish-speaking world through the thematic approach of the course.

The course is based on the six themes required by the College Board, namely,

1.         Global challenges

2.         Science and technology

3.         Contemporary life

4.         Personal and public identities

5.         Families and communities

6.         Beauty and aesthetics

AP Spanish Syllabus 2018-19