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AP Chinese Language and Culture Course Home Page

Course Information
  AP Chinese Language and Culture Course Description (.pdf/3.7MB)
  AP Chinese Language and Culture Course Description Audio Files
  AP Chinese Language and Culture Teacher's Guide (.pdf/1.5MB) New!
  AP Chinese Language and Culture Development Committee
Archived Online Event: Announcing AP Chinese Language and Culture
AP World Languages
  Sample Syllabi

Exam Information
  AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam
  AP Chinese and Japanese Exam Instructions  New!
  AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam Overview (.pdf/3.2MB) New!
  2007 College Comparability Study for AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam (.pdf/205KB)

Chinese Language and Culture Initiatives
The College Board has launched a series of new programs to expand Chinese education in U.S. schools and to support the growth of AP Chinese. Programs include: summer institutes in China for current Chinese teachers, guest teachers from China, school presentations on Chinese language and culture, and delegations to China. To learn more, visit: www.collegeboard.com/k12chinese.

Professional Development
In addition to the work of creating the AP Chinese Language and Culture curriculum and assessment, the College Board is also creating the professional development resources that teachers of AP Chinese will need as they prepare to implement an AP Chinese course. View the AP Chinese Professional Development Opportunities page below for information about workshops and summer institutes, then search for AP Chinese events near you with the Institutes & Workshops tool.
  Institutes & Workshops

Teaching Resource Materials

  Practicing and Administering the Speaking Section of the AP World Language Exams

College Board Products
  CB Store: Products for AP Chinese Language and Culture

Teachers' Resource Reviews
The AP Central Teachers' Resources area includes reviews of AP Chinese Language and Culture resources, including textbooks, Web sites, software, multimedia CD-ROMs, and more. Each review describes the resource and suggests ways it might be used in the classroom. New reviews are added regularly, so check back often!
  Teachers' Resources


Feature Articles
  The Importance of Long Sequences of World Language Study: Equitable Access to AP
  Creating Thematic Units as Part of an Overseas Experience  New!

Electronic Discussion Groups
Communicate via email with other members of the AP Central community by joining the electronic discussion group (EDG) for the course(s) you teach. You can subscribe to a group, read messages, send messages, search the archives, or change your delivery options via the login and registration form for your subject.
  AP Chinese EDG
  Registration for Electronic Discussion Groups

Subscribe to the AP Chinese Language and Culture Newsletter
About twice a school year, the AP Central staff compiles and sends email updates alerting members to important program updates and new content items for AP Chinese Language and Culture. You automatically receive this course newsletter unless you choose the "Do not send" option on the Personal Profile page. To see an example of the AP Chinese Language and Culture newsletter, click on the link below.
  AP Chinese Newsletter
  Members: Update Your Personal Profile

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