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The AP Italian Language and Culture Exam
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Exam Content
The AP Italian Language and Culture Exam assesses students' level of Italian language proficiency and cultural knowledge. With the exception of directions, Italian is used exclusively in the exam materials and in student responses. Use of dictionaries or other reference works during the exam is not permitted.
The AP Italian Language and Culture Exam is approximately three hours in length. It assesses the student's level of Italian language proficiency and cultural knowledge across the three communicative modes (Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational), all within the context of the five broad goals of the Standards for Foreign Language Learning: Preparing for the 21st Century.
There are two sections in the exam:
Section I consists of multiple-choice questions that assess Listening and Reading comprehension in the Interpretive mode.
Section II, the free-response section, consists of several parts:
Part A assesses Writing in the Presentational mode by means of two fill-in exercises and a composition. The first fill-in exercise tests only verb forms and the second tests other grammar points. The composition prompt requires the student to write in Italian on a general topic (for example, nominate a teacher from your school for the Teacher of the Year award and explain your nomination).
Part B assesses the student's cultural knowledge with a prompt that requires the student to write a composition in Italian on a cultural topic. The cultural topics for AP Italian, which teachers should be interweaving throughout their language instruction, are:
- Italian geography (including major cities and regions)
- contemporary life in Italy
- the arts and sciences
- social customs and traditions
- contributions of Italians and Italian Americans to the world
Part C assesses Speaking in the Interpersonal mode by requiring the student to respond to a series of thematically linked questions on a general topic (for example, school), as well as in the Presentational mode by requiring the student to narrate a story suggested by a series of pictures.
Each part of the exam contributes toward the final AP grade as follows: Listening-20 percent, Reading-20 percent, Writing-20 percent, Culture-20 percent, and Speaking-20 percent.
Multiple-Choice Questions
For sample multiple-choice questions, refer to the Course Description.
 AP Italian Language and Culture Course Description (.pdf/2.42MB)
Free-Response Questions
Below are free-response questions from the 2006 AP Italian Language and Culture Exam. Scoring guidelines, sample student responses, and commentary on those responses, as well as exam statistics and the Chief Reader's Report, will be posted as they become available.
2008: Free-Response Questions
2007: Free-Response Questions
2006: Free-Response Questions
Important Note: PDF Files
The links to exam questions for this course are in Adobe® PDF format, and you will need to use the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® to view them. If you don't have Acrobat Reader 6.0 or higher installed on your computer, choose the link for the Adobe Web site below for installation instructions. For help downloading and printing PDF files, choose the link "PDF Troubleshooting" below in "See also."
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