News about the 2011-12 Course and Exam
Visit AP in 2011-12 and Beyond to learn more about upcoming changes in AP German Language and Culture.

AP German Language Course Information

• VTG for World Languages and Cultures  New!
• 2008 AP German Language Released Exam
• 2008 AP German Language Exam, Packet of 10
• AP German Language Course Description (.pdf/2.2MB)
• AP German Course Description Audio Files
• AP German Language Teacher's Guide (.pdf/1.1MB)
• Sample Syllabi
• AP German Language FAQs
• AP German Development Committee
• AP German Language Newsletter
• AP German Language Course Perspective

AP Course Audit Information

• Syllabus Development Guide, Sample Syllabi and more

Exam Information and Resources

• AP German Language Exam Information
• Free AP German Language Practice Exam
• How AP College Comparability Studies Affect AP Grades for Foreign Language Exams

Important Notice

The AP German Development Committee will adhere to the new German spelling reform (Rechtschreibreform) that went into effect in August of 2006. Materials produced for the AP German Language exams and for the preparation materials will use the new spelling,* and the committee expects instructors to teach according to the new rules.  Beginning with the 2012 exam, students will be required to follow the new spelling rules. 

*Depending on details of copyright permission, some reading texts appearing on the test may adhere to the old spelling rules and will be identified as such.

Classroom Instruction and Resources

Special Focus Materials

• Reading Skills & Strategies (.pdf/654 KB)

Lesson Plans and Teaching Strategies

• Improving Speaking Skills in the Language Classroom
• "Der Lehrling" (ein neues Erfrischungsgetränk): A Lesson Plan
  for Advanced German Students
• Preparing for the AP German Language Exam - Student Workbook and Teacher Edition
• Activity: Die Schnitzeljagd
• Aufsatzmaschine!
• Steckbrief
• Animals Project for German Students
• Herr Levine's AP German Language Exam Tips
• Tips for Writing a Better German Composition
• Easy Technology Tips to Improve AP Language Teaching
• Teaching the Picture Sequence on AP Exams for Modern Languages
• The German Spelling Reform and Its Impact on the AP German Exam
• Practicing and Administering the Speaking Section of the AP World Language Exams

Web Guides

• German Language: Related Web Sites

Reviews of Teaching Resources

There are currently more than 250 reviews of German Language resources, including textbooks, Web sites, software, multimedia CD-Roms, and more, in the Teachers' Resources area. Each review describes the resource and suggests ways it might be used in the classroom. New reviews are added regularly, so check back often!

Electronic Discussion Groups

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• AP German Language EDG
• Registration for Electronic Discussion Groups

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