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Information on
AP (Advanced Placement) Japanese
1. AP Program
- Enables students to pursue college-level studies in high school
- Developed and administered by the College Board since 1955
- Offers 34 courses in 19 subject areas
- Close to 60% of U.S. high schools participate
- 937,951 US students took AP Exams in 2002
- Over 90% of American colleges and universities participate
- College credit, advanced placement, or both are granted for qualifying AP Exam grades
2. AP Courses
- Course descriptions developed by a committee of college faculty and HS teachers
- Cover the breadth of information, skills, and assignments in the corresponding college courses
- Usually equivalent to second-year college-level courses
- Taught by highly qualified high school teachers
3. AP Exams
- Administered in May each year
- Developed by committees of college faculty and AP high school teachers
- Free-response section and multiple-choice questions
- Modern languages - speaking and listening components
- Multiple-choice questions - scored by computer
- Free-response questions - scored by exam readers
- Created, administered, and scored based on rigorous statistical standards for reliability and score validity
- Developmental process includes college surveys, pre-tests, and college comparability studies
- In May 2004, 1,887,770 AP Exams were administered at 15,000 schools around the world
- Since 1956, more than 12.6 million students have taken over 19 million exams
- On average, 62% of the exams receive a grade recommended for college credit, advanced placement, or both.
Credit Policy: http://www.collegeboard.com/ap/creditpolicy
4. Benefits of AP Program
- Saving on college tuition
- Higher GPA
- Early graduation
- Taking more advanced courses
- Double majors
5. Benefits of Japanese AP Program
- Raising the quality of Japanese education
- Articulation between high school and college programs
- More enrollment in Japanese courses
- Highly motivated, excellent students in college courses
- Professional development activities for teachers
6. AP Japanese Language and Culture
Timeline:
- Spring 2003 Board of Trustees resolution (World Language Iniative)
- Fall 2004 AP Japanese Task Force formed
- 2004 - 2005 AP Japanese Task Force meets
- 2005 - 2006 AP Japanese Development Committee meets
- Fall 2006 First AP Japanese Course
- May 2007 First AP Japanese Exam
Contents:
- Standards-based
- 5 C's
- Authentic task-based questions
- Interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communications
- Equivalent to 300-hour college-level instruction
- AP Japanese Exam to be developed by Educational Testing Service
Professional Activities:
- Online events (First one: May 2005)
- National Conference (July 2005 and 2006)
- Workshops (Fall 2005 Pre-AP, Spring 2006 AP Japanese)
- Weeklong Summer Institute (Summer 2006 AP Japanese)
Curricular Resources:
Getting Involved:
- Attending National Conference, Workshops, and Institutes
- Hosting Pre-AP and AP workshops
- Development Committee members
- AP Japanese Exam Readers
- AP Consultants (attend training sessions for consultants)
- AP-based Research
- Local interactions between high school and college faculties
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