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AP Japanese Language and Culture Course Home Page

Course and Exam Information
  AP Japanese Language and Culture Course Description (.pdf/2.4MB) New!
  AP Japanese Language and Culture Course Description Audio Files
  AP Japanese Language and Culture Development Committee
Archived Event: Introducing AP Japanese Language and Culture
  Sample Syllabi
AP World Languages

Exam Information
  The AP Japanese Language and Culture Exam
  AP Chinese and Japanese Exam Instructions  New!
  AP Japanese Language and Culture Exam Overview (.pdf/3MB)  New!
  2007 College Comparability Study for AP Japanese Language and Culture Exam (.pdf/204KB)

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

For the Classroom
  Effective Ways to Teach Kanji in an AP Japanese Language and Culture Course
  Practicing and Administering the Speaking Section of the AP World Language Exams
  Strategies for a Combined-Level Language Class  New!

Feature Articles
  Establishing an AP Japanese Language and Culture Course  New!
  Japanese Language: An Advantageous Subject

College Board Products
  CB Store: Products for AP Japanese

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 Japanese EDG
  Registration for Electronic Discussion Groups

Subscribe to the AP Japanese 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 Japanese 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 Japanese Language and Culture newsletter, click on the link below.
  AP Japanese Language and Culture Newsletter
  Register: Become an AP Central Member
  Members: Update Your Personal Profile

Contributions
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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

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