{"id":7685,"date":"2016-12-07t13:37:20","date_gmt":"2016-12-07t21:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=7685"},"modified":"2016-12-01t13:38:58","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01t21:38:58","slug":"ap-chinese-language-culture-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/ap-chinese-language-culture-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"ap chinese language and culture exam"},"content":{"rendered":"

note: <\/strong>this article accounts for all revisions made to the ap chinese language and culture exam in fall 2015. if researching test materials online, please only refer to those that appeared on the spring 2016 exam.<\/em><\/p>\n

so you\u2019ve been taking chinese (mandarin) for a while. junior year is now wrapped up and you have three years of chinese under your belt. it\u2019s a language you want to continue learning. you dream of one day putting your language skills in a future study abroad or work opportunity. if that\u2019s the case, ap chinese language and culture is the class for you!<\/p>\n

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chinese may be a difficult language to learn, but the ap chinese language and culture exam is as straight forward as ap exams come. over the next few paragraphs, i will break down the test and offer tips so that you can do your best on exam day! if you get to the end and still have questions, make sure to check out the official college board website for ap chinese language and culture<\/a>!<\/p>\n

how you\u2019re assessed on the exam<\/h2>\n

like with the sat chinese subject test,<\/a> you do not have to be 100% fluent to make a 5 on the ap chinese language and culture exam. according to the college board, the company that makes the exam, a student should have completed two or more years of chinese before taking ap chinese language and culture. personally, i’d recommend three years, but in the end, it’s your call.<\/p>\n

the exam covers a variety of knowledge and skills gained throughout the course. summarized below are the \u2018modes\u2019 that you can expect to see covered on exam day.<\/p>\n