AP Spanish
Cost: $399 per semester
Prerequisites: Spanish III
Length: Two semesters (18 weeks each)
Required Course Materials: Any Spanish-English, English-Spanish Dictionary and a Microphone.
Optional: AP* Spanish: Preparing for the Language Examination, 3rd ed. José M. Diaz, Margarita Leicher-Prieto, and Gilda Nissenberg (Prentice Hall, 2007)
ISBN-10: 0131660942 / ISBN-13: 9780131660946
Course Description: Market Square Education’s AP Spanish Language students practice perfecting their Spanish speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. They study vocabulary, grammar, and cultural aspects of the language, and then apply what they learn in extensive written and spoken exercises. The course addresses the broad themes of Global Challenges, Science and Technology, Contemporary Life, Personal and Public Identities, Families and Communities, and Beauty and Aesthetics. By the end of the course, students will have an expansive vocabulary, a solid, working knowledge of all verb forms and tenses, strong command of other language structures, and an ability to use language in many different contexts and for varied purposes. The equivalent of a college-level language course, AP Spanish Language prepares students for the AP exam and for further study of Spanish language, culture, or literature.
This course has been authorized by the College Board® to use the AP designation.