The Journey to the AP Spanish Language Exam
{"Image DocumentName": "The Journey to the AP Spanish Language Exam", "Image ImageDescription": "ACTFL AP Spanish. Spanish 4. Spanish 3. Spanish 2. Spanish 1. Elizabeth Sacco. World Language Consultant. Thank you so much for being here today to share with me some thoughts and ideas as to how we can better prepare our students, not only for the Ap Spanish Language exam, but to be more proficient in the language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. I was an French and Spanish teacher for 31 years as well as a department chairperson. For 8 of those years I taught AP Spanish and this will be my 9th year as an AP reader. As a world language teacher, preparing students for the AP Spanish language exam was my biggest challenge. I loved teaching the course, exploring language and culture at an advanced level with my students, but it wasn\u2019t easy. We had a 7-12 language program. We gave the NYS proficiency in grade 8, the regents exam in grade 10, level 4 in grade11 and the AP in grade 12. There should have been enough time for the students to be prepared for this exam, I eventually realized, that it wasn\u2019t about time, it was about the journey. You see until the AP classe, students were never asked to listen and respond to audio and print material in a timed matter and later, with the changes in the AP exam never had to synthesize this material in an oral or written presentation. AP is a registered trademark of the College Board.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}