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As of 4/15/20

This information regarding the 2020 shortened test version has been released.
Basically, it is the same simulated dialog and cultural comparison we have been working on, but the difference is that all of the prompts will be delivered AURALLY. That means you will have to listen and respond to them, not READ what they want you to do. You will need to take notes on the cultural comparison prompt question, which will be repeated, to be able to answer it. Write the question down when they say it, in Spanish or English, for the cultural comparison.

For the simulated dialog, they will give you the background information aurally (you will listen to a spoken prompt.) Take notes over it in Spanish or English, then LISTEN to the speaker and respond appropriately to what the speaker asks you or says to you. The instructions of what to say back or how to react will depend on what you HEAR. Again, you will have to listen to know what to say back and respond based on what the speaker SAYS to you.

Spanish Language and Culture

Test date and time

Exam Date: May 22

Hawaii Time: 10 a.m.
Alaska Time: 12 p.m.
Pacific Time: 1 p.m.
Mountain Time: 2 p.m.
Central Time: 3 p.m.
Eastern Time: 4 p.m.
Exam timing

The timing for each question will be consistent with current exam timing. Students will complete 1 question, and then move on to the second. Once the response to Question 1 has been submitted, students cannot go back to it.

Questions

Question 1 (consistent with current time for FRQ 3)

Question 2 (consistent with current time for FRQ 4)

% of exam weight (rounded)

50%

50%

Question name-

Conversation

Cultural Comparison

Question description

Question 1 is similar to the usual AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam interpersonal speaking task, Conversation, but the task has been modified to allow for aural delivery only.

The conversation takes the form of a phone interview or survey. The (recorded) interlocutor is engaged in the research of topics related to young people. It is a peer-to-peer conversation.

The interlocutor will ask 5 questions, and the student will give as much detail and elaboration as possible in the 20 seconds allotted for each response. Each question will be asked only once, in Spanish. The student will hear the directions for the task 4 times, twice in English and twice in Spanish.

The student will hear an introduction of the interlocutor and the topic of the conversation, twice.

The student should take notes as they listen to the directions and the introduction. They will have 1 minute to prepare their thoughts on the topic and get ready to engage in the conversation, and then the interlocutor will begin the conversation.

As is usually the case in the Conversation task, each time it is the student’s turn to speak, they will have 20 seconds to respond. A tone will sound to signal the start and end of their response time.

The interlocutor will start and end the conversation.

Question 2 is similar to the usual AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam presentational speaking task, Cultural Comparison, but the task has been modified to allow for aural delivery only.

The student will hear the task directions, twice each in English and Spanish.

The student will hear the cultural comparison prompt 3 times. They should take notes as they listen to the directions and the cultural comparison prompt.

The student will be asked to discuss a specified aspect of culture in a Spanish-speaking community with which they are familiar, and compare it to that in their own or another community.

The student will have 4 minutes to prepare their presentation and 2 minutes to record it.

Students should have paper and pen/pencil available during the exam to take notes on the directions and to prepare for the tasks.

The 2020 AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam will consist of 2 questions.

There will be 1 Conversation task and 1 Cultural Comparison task.

Unlike most other AP Exams this year, the 2020 AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam will last less than 45 minutes.

We will provide sample questions shortly. Students will use a free app on a smartphone or tablet to hear the prompts and record their responses. Closer to the exam date, we will provide additional information about how students will access their exam and record their tasks, as well as more specific exam timing.

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