AP Chinese Language and Culture

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Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language and Culture (commonly known as AP Chinese) is a course and exam offered by the College Board as a part of the Advanced Placement Program in the United States.[1] It requires proficiencies throughout the Intermediate range as described in the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines. The course interweaves language and culture learning and is conducted mostly in Mandarin Chinese. The first AP Chinese courses were offered worldwide in the fall of 2006, followed by the exam in May 2007.[2]

Topic outline

The course consists of six units, covering key topics relevant to both the coursework and the exam.

Units
Families in Different Societies
The Influence of Language and Culture on Identity
Influences of Beauty and Art
How Science and Technology Affect Our Lives
Factors That Impact the Quality of Life
Environmental, Political, and Societal Challenges

Exam

The AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam is approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes in length. It assesses Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational communication skills in Mandarin Chinese, along with knowledge of Chinese culture.[3]

Section I consists of multiple-choice questions.

  • Part A: Listening
  • Part B: Reading

Section II, the free-response section, requires one to produce written and spoken responses.

  • Part A: Writing
  • Part B: Speaking

Grade distribution

The AP Chinese Language and Culture exam consistently has the highest percentage of 5 scores out of all AP tests, likely attributed to fluent Chinese speakers taking the exam for credit.[4] The exception is in 2022, when the AP Japanese Language and Culture exam narrowly had a higher 5-rate by 0.5 percentage points. The 5-rate for the Chinese exam, on average, steadily declined as the years passedScript error: No such module "Unsubst".. The grade distributions since the exam's debut in 2007 were:

Score 2007[5] 2008[6] 2009[7] 2010[8] 2011[9] 2012[10] 2013[11] 2014[12] 2015[13] 2016[14] 2017[15] 2018[16] 2019[17] 2020[18] 2021[19] 2022[20] 2023[21] 2024[22]
5 81.0% 85.5% 81.5% 76.7% 72.3% 71.1% 69.7% 68.5% 65.3% 62.8% 68.4% 66.1% 60.1% 55.4% 57.2% 49.3% 54.2% 53.3%
4 11.8% 8.1% 9.8% 13.2% 13.9% 13.2% 14.6% 14.4% 16.0% 16.4% 11.3% 12.2% 14.9% 15.5% 15.5% 19.6% 18.8% 19.4%
3 4.5% 4.7% 6.0% 6.6% 9.2% 10.9% 10.7% 11.6% 11.8% 14.4% 12.5% 13.0% 14.8% 17.9% 15.5% 18.0% 15.4% 15.9%
2 1.1% 0.8% 1.0% 1.5% 2.1% 2.3% 2.3% 2.8% 3.1% 2.7% 3.3% 3.7% 4.0% 5.1% 4.6% 5.3% 5.0% 4.9%
1 1.5% 1.0% 1.7% 2.0% 2.5% 2.5% 2.8% 2.7% 3.9% 3.7% 4.5% 5.0% 6.2% 6.1% 7.1% 7.8% 6.6% 6.5%
% of Scores 3 or Higher 97.3% 98.3% 97.4% 96.5% 95.4% 95.2% 95.0% 94.5% 93.0% 93.7% 92.2% 91.3% 89.8% 88.7% 88.2% 86.9% 88.4% 88.5%
Mean 4.70 4.76 4.69 4.61 4.51 4.48 4.46 4.43 4.36 4.32 4.36 4.31 4.19 4.09 4.11 3.97 4.09 4.08
Standard Deviation 0.74 0.67 0.77 0.84 0.93 0.95 0.97 0.98 1.06 1.05 1.10 1.14 1.20 1.22 1.24 1.26 1.22 1.21
Number of Students 3,261 4,311 5,100 6,388 7,970 9,357 10,121 10,728 11,633 12,524 13,091 13,825 13,853 14,663 13,122 15,277 16,495 17,905

See also

References

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External links

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  5. ↑ 2007 Grade Distributions
  6. ↑ Past AP Chinese Language and Culture Score Distributions
  7. ↑ "STUDENT SCORE DISTRIBUTIONS" (PDF). Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  8. ↑ AP Chinese 2010 Score Distribution
  9. ↑ AP Chinese 2011 Score Distribution
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  11. ↑ AP Chinese 2013 Score Distribution
  12. ↑ "STUDENT SCORE DISTRIBUTIONS" (PDF). Retrieved January 12, 2024.
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