AP Italian Language and Culture
Encyclopedia
Advanced Placement Italian Language and Culture (also known as AP Italian Language and Culture or AP Italian) is a course offered by the American College Board
as part of the Advanced Placement Program
. It is intended to give students a thorough background in the Italian language
and Italian culture
equivalent to a college
-level course.
Due to low numbers of students taking AP Italian, it was discontinued after the 2008-2009 year. On July 3, 2008, The Italian Language Foundation
was established to support Italian language education and the AP Italian program. On November 10, 2010 the College Board announced that the program will be reinstated in the fall of 2011, with the first AP Italian Exam scheduled for May 2012.
The grade distribution for 2007 was:
College Board
The College Board is a membership association in the United States that was formed in 1900 as the College Entrance Examination Board . It is composed of more than 5,900 schools, colleges, universities and other educational organizations. It sells standardized tests used by academically oriented...
as part of the Advanced Placement Program
Advanced Placement Program
The Advanced Placement program is a curriculum in the United States and Canada sponsored by the College Board which offers standardized courses to high school students that are generally recognized to be equivalent to undergraduate courses in college...
. It is intended to give students a thorough background in the Italian language
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
and Italian culture
Culture of Italy
From antiquity until the 16th century, Italy was at the centre of Western culture, fulcrum or origin of the Etruscan civilization, Ancient Rome, the Roman Catholic Church, Humanism and the Renaissance....
equivalent to a college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
-level course.
Due to low numbers of students taking AP Italian, it was discontinued after the 2008-2009 year. On July 3, 2008, The Italian Language Foundation
The Italian Language Foundation
The Italian Language Foundation was established on July 3, 2008 to promote and support Italian language education in the United States and specifically to reinstate the Advanced Placement program of the College Board for AP Italian Language and Culture.The foundation was founded by Margaret I....
was established to support Italian language education and the AP Italian program. On November 10, 2010 the College Board announced that the program will be reinstated in the fall of 2011, with the first AP Italian Exam scheduled for May 2012.
Course content
The AP Italian Language and Culture course focuses on developing students' reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills, all framed in order to reflect the richness of Italian language and culture. Teachers of the course will interweave the language structure with cultural content.The exam
The examination tests students' abilities to successfully use three modes of communication: interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational. The five ultimate goals of the exam are communication, culture, connections, comparisons, and community.Grade distribution
In the 2007 administration, 1,642 students took the exam from 305 schools. The mean score was a 2.67.The grade distribution for 2007 was:
| Score | Percent |
|---|---|
| 5 | 15.3% |
| 4 | 12.7% |
| 3 | 23.9% |
| 2 | 20.0% |
| 1 | 28.0% |