Chinsese AP Prep
Develop your Mandarin Chinese language skills and learn about Chinese culture. You’ll practice communicating in Chinese and you’ll engage with real-life materials such as newspaper articles, films, music, and books.
Skills You'll Learn
Understanding Chinese when you hear it and read it
Holding conversations in real-life situations
Writing stories, letters, emails, essays, and other texts.
Families in Different Societies. While engaging in activities related to these topics, you’ll practice skills such as:
• Understanding audio recordings (for example, a transportation announcement)
• Reading posters, public signs, and other texts
• Taking part in discussions
Writing emails and notes
• Narrating stories based on a sequence of pictures
• Creating a short written and oral presentation.
The influence of language and culture on Identity. While engaging in activities related to these topics, you’ll practice skills such as:
• Understanding audio recordings (for example, a radio report)
• Reading journalistic articles and other texts
• Writing and responding to emails
• Holding conversations, including starting and ending them appropriately
• Narrating stories based on a sequence of pictures
• Giving a short oral presentation to explain ideas and opinions
Influence of Beauty and Art. While engaging in activities related to these topics, you’ll practice skills such as:
• Understanding audio recordings (for example, a school conversation)
• Reading emails, notes, and other texts
• Engaging in conversations and narratives based on pictures
• Understanding what a speaker or writer means and responding in a culturally appropriate manner
• Exchanging information, ideas, and opinions in discussions and written exchanges
• Identifying, comparing, and explaining how features of cultures in Chinese-speaking communities relate to ideas about beauty and aesthetics.
How science and technology affect our lives. While engaging in activities related to these topics, you’ll practice skills such as:
• Understanding audio recordings (for example, a voice message)
• Reading pen pal letters and other texts
• Exchanging information in conversations and written exchanges
• Writing emails, letters, and narratives using either simplified or traditional characters and with appropriate formality
• Creating written presentations with an introduction, development of topic, and conclusion.
Factors that impact the Quality of life. While engaging in activities related to these topics, you’ll practice skills such as:
• Understanding audio recordings (for example, responses and replies to a statement or question)
• Reading short stories and other texts
• Applying what you’ve learned from working with real-life Chinese-language materials as you prepare for speaking and writing tasks
• Writing an email response using either simplified or traditional characters and with appropriate formality and format
• Using strategies in conversation such as paraphrasing and asking for clarification
• Discussing different cultural perspectives and using cultural information to prepare and deliver an organized cultural presentation.
