AP Italian Language and Culture
- AP Italian Language and Culture
Advanced Placement Italian Language and Culture (also known as AP Italian Language and Culture or AP Italian) is a course offered by the American College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program. It is intended to give students a thorough background in the Italian language and Italian culture equivalent to a college-level course.
Due to low numbers of students taking AP Italian, it may be discontinued after the 2008-2009 year. [http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/195950.html] As of July 3, 2008, The Italian Language Foundation has been established to continue to support High School Studies in Italian.
Course content
The AP Italian Language and Culture course focuses on developing students' reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills, all framed in order to reflect the richness of Italian language and culture. Teachers of the course will interweave the language structure with cultural content.
The exam
The examination tests students' abilities to successfully use three modes of communication: interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational. The five ultimate goals of the exam are communication, culture, connections, comparisons, and community.
Grade distribution
In the 2007 administration, 1,642 students took the exam from 305 schools. The mean score was a 2.67.
The grade distribution for 2007 was:
External links
* [http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_italianlang.html?italianlang |AP Italian Language and Culture at CollegeBoard.com]
* [http://www.italianlanguagefoundation.org/ |Italian Language Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that supports the AP Italian Language and Culture program]
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