AP Japanese Language and Culture

Summer Institute: AP
Japanese Language
and Culture
Your leader: College Board Consultant
Hiroko C. Kataoka
California State University, Long Beach
Most handouts adapted from Kataoka & Tohsaku,1996-2005 and Kataoka 1997-2006.
Goal of the Institute
To prepare participants to teach an AP
Japanese Language and Culture course by
writing an AP Japanese curriculum, examining
sample test items, and developing sample
activities for the course.
Logistics
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Agenda for the week (Schedule)
Computer use
Handouts
Assignments
Daily Announcements
Tentative Schedule
Date/Time
6/25 (Mon)
9:15-9:35
9:35-10:15
10:30-11:30
11:30-12:30
1:30-2:30
2:40-3:30
6/26 (Tues.)
8:00-8:30
8:30-9:45
10:00-12:00
1:00-2:00
2:00-2:30
2:30-3:30
Content
Self Int roduction; transferring files
The AP* Japanese Language and Culture
Exam
The AP* Japanese Course Description; exam
specifications; Teacher's Guide
Designing an AP course: goals (level ,
content) and resources
WhatХsa syll abus?
Examining syll abi
Writing a syll abus (to be continued on Friday)
Int erpretive Communication: What is it?
Looking at sample questions (Interpretive
Communication): what should students be
able to do? What needs to be taught? What
should we do in class? What resources can
we use:? (Listening and Reading)
Making sample lessons using authentic text(s)
Sharing sample lessons
Int erpersonal Communication: What is it?
Presentational Communication: What is it?
Looking at 2007 test items, scoring
guidelines, and benchmarks (Interpersonal
and Presentational Communications: Writing)
Notes
Exam Format (pdf)
Course Description
(pdf)
Sample Syl labi (pdf)
Standards
document
Course Description
(pdf)
handout
If not available, weХll
use Тtryouts.У
6/27 (Wed.)
8:00-10:00
10:15-11:15
11:15-12:00
1:00-3:00
3:00-3:30
6/28 (Thu.)
8:00-9:00
9:00-11:00
11:00-12:00
1:00-2:00
2:00-3:30
6/29 (Fri.)
8:00-9:00
9:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
Looking at 2007 test items, scoring guidelines,
and benchmarks (Interpersonal and
Presentational Communications: Speaking)
Writing: What should students be able to do?
What needs to be taught? What should we do in
class? (Topics include kanji and writing using a
compute r.)
Culture (for Cultural Topic Posting) and critical
thinking skills (for Compare and Contrast): What
should students know? What should we do in
class?
Making sample lessons: Writing
Sharing sample lessons
Speaking: What should students be able to do?
What needs to be taught? What should we do in
class? (Topics include kanji and writing using a
compute r.)
Making sample lessons: Speaking
Sharing sample lessons
Revisi ting syll abi: What should be taught?
What should be in your syll abi?
Writing (or ТimprovingУ)your syll abi.
Sharing your syll abi.
Applyi ng what you have learned about AP to
non-AP courses. Discussion (Specific topics
to be determined by Wednesday.)
Q&A, summary, and evaluation
Language Lab.
Wse may have to use
Тtryouts.У
AP Japanese Language and Culture
Course and Exam: Overview
AP Program
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College-level studies at high school
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Developed and administered by the College Board since
1955
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34 courses in 19 subject areas
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AP Courses and AP Exams
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Close to 60% of U.S. high schools and over 90% of U.S.
colleges and universities participate
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College credit, advanced placement, or both for qualifying AP
Exam grades
AP Courses
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Course descriptions developed by a
committee of college faculty and HS teachers
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Covers the breadth of information, skills, and
assignment in the corresponding college
course
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Usually equivalent to second-year collegelevel course
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Taught by highly qualified high school
teachers
AP Exams
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Administered in May, each year
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Developed by committees of college faculty and AP high
school teachers
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Free-response section (scored by exam readers) and
multiple-choice questions (scored by computer)
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Modern languages – speaking and listening components
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On average, 62% of the exams receive a grade
recommended for college credit, advanced placement, or
both.
Benefits of AP Program for
Students
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Saving on college tuition
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Higher GPA (HS)
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Early graduation (College)
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Taking more advanced courses(College)
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Double majors (College)
Benefits of Japanese AP
Program
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Raising the quality of Japanese education
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Articulation between high school and college
programs
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More enrollment in Japanese courses
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Highly motivated, excellent students
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Professional development activities for
teachers
AP Japanese Language and
Culture:Timeline
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Spring 2003: Board of Trustees resolution
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Fall 2004: AP Japanese Task Force
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Fall 2005: AP Japanese Development
Committee
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Fall 2006: First AP Japanese Course
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May 2007: First AP Japanese Exam
AP Japanese Language and
Culture: Contents
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Standards-based: 5C’s; Interpersonal, interpretive, and
presentational communications
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4 language skills
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Equivalent to 300-hour college-level instruction
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Target Level:ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines Intermediate
Low to Mid Range
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Authentic task-based questions
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No discrete measurement of grammatical knowledge
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Online test
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Developed by ETS
Test Takers
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Those who complete an AP Japanese course
in high school
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Anyone over 14 years old including those
who have NOT taken an AP Japanese course
(e.g., native speakers and learners of
Japanese as a heritage language)
AP Japanese: College
Perspectives
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Qualifying AP Scores (3, 4, and 5)
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College credits
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Advanced placement
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College credits and Advanced placement
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Nothing
Student Grade Distributions
AP Examinations May 2005
AP Policy
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Different from school to school
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More than 90% US colleges and universities
participate in AP Program
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Refer to your school catalog, web site, or
College Board site
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You may be asked to make a decision on AP
Japanese
http://apps.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.jsp
Credits and Gra des Given for AP German
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Comparison Chart of SAT II and AP Japanese
Exam
Date
Level of
Japanese
Test
Contents
SAT Subje ct Test:
Japanese with
Listening
Early November (in
case of CD player
problem, wait until
the following year)
2 to 4 years of high
school instruction
Listening, Usage,
and Reading
Necessary Battery-operated
Equipme nt portable CD player
with earphones (no
recording capacity)
Scoring
200 Р 800 points
AP Japanese
Language & Culture
Early May (in case of
computer problem,
retake in mid-May)
300 hours of college
level instruction
Listening, Speaking,
Reading, Writing (with
Culture)
Compu ters at school
(PC with Window only;
no Mac)
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
College Board’s Equity Statement:
Equity and Access
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What do you know about CB’s Equity Statement?
In pairs read take notes on “Equity and Access” in AP
Japanese Language and Culture Teacher’s Guide.
If you’re interested and would like to know more about it, go to
<http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/article/0,3045,150-157-02200,00.html> and read articles.
Discuss what we can do.
Resources Available for
Teachers
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General information about the AP
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http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_japa
neselang.html?japaneselang
AP World Languages
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/
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AP Japanese Language and Culture
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/Japanese
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Send an e-mail to [email protected]. Provide
your name, school affiliation, mailing address, and e-mail
address, and ask for information.
Resources Available for
Teachers
 Course
Description
 Teacher’s Guide
 AP Central
 Teacher’s Resource Catalog
 Electronic Discussion Groups
 College Board Store
 Pre-AP world language workshops
 Books and materials (no single text will teach the
course)
AP Japanese Language and
Culture: Professional Activities
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National Conference (July)
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Workshops (Pre-AP, AP Japanese)
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Weeklong Summer Institutes (AP
Japanese)
AP
Central--> Professional development-->
http://apps.apcentral.collegeboard.com/EventSearchParams.jsp
Other Issues
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Building/District level decisions on taking /requiring the
exam
Cost and fee reductions; exam dates for 2007
Special needs students
Make-up exams
Security issues
Test day administration/proctors/equipment/ language
labs
Grade reports July, September statistical reports
Grades by phone-July 1
AP Japanese Language and
Culture Course and Exam:
Specifications
• Specifications and format
• Kanji list
Activity 1
Exam Format:
Which part of the exam tests each of the following?
Interpersonal
Mode
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Interpretive
Mode
Presentational
Mode
Interpersonal
Mode
Interpretive Mode
Section 1 Part A
Section 2 Part B 30-35 questions
8 questions
25%
12.5%
30 minutes
Speaking 6 minutes
Presentational
Mode
Listening
Reading
Writing
Section 1 Part B
Section 2 Part A 35-40 questions
6 questions
25%
12.5%
60 minutes
10 minutes
Section 2 Part B
3 questions
12.5%
14 minutes
Section 2 Part A
2 questions
12.5%
40 minutes
AP Kanji List
日
子
国
気
三
車
新
読
動
行
一
月
部
分
社
村
四
所
本
大
小
二
間
電
勉
屋
教
人
来
語
第
木
者
員
場
私
生
先
文
食
上
五
聞
使
知
学
今
書
年
事
強
度
円
川
（As of March 2006）
時
十
話
出
作
東
少
家
習
何
会
物
入
方
手
自
買
都
中
見
思
京
前
業
外
高
天
田
山
言
校
帰
林
店
友
後
道
朝
曜
工
好
問
記
九
毎
八
六
安
試
着
母
字
海
多
駅
明
名
地
切
合
理
発
近
雨
休
待
七
音
料
花
持
楽
週
室
活
化
父
千
泣
不
結
弟
金
紙
写
病
百
水
払
宿
園
登
院
仕
男
公
遠
意
点
石
止
急
医
元
考
願
旅
映
背
美
漢
伝
経
題
達
雪
土
品
氷
売
便
歌
機
心
町
説
飲
番
犬
受
池
晩
立
全
古
終
館
春
未
空
女
開
長
口
歩
親
初
夜
鼻
目
験
西
送
変
早
実
集
働
笑
体
始
同
世
降
画
味
野
運
関
下
用
頭
取
台
英
半
足
夏
階
乗
起
術
式
青
夕
以
失
治
予
赤
広
的
北
正
万
様
兄
有
暑
色
住
門
若
次
火
風
白
夫
茶
向
通
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