AP Spanish Language & Culture

This course will be the equivalent of a third-year college course in advanced Spanish composition and conversation. It stresses oral skills, composition, and grammar. Students will participate in extemporaneous oral presentations, demonstrations, oral proficiency interviews, journals, songs, games, watching Spanish television, recorded speech, reading the local Hispanic newspaper, and Spanish magazines. Additionally, students will also listen to high-level taped material to hone their comprehension skills. Students will have the opportunity to improve their skills in expository writing by learning to control problems of advanced grammar and vocabulary through reading and increased contact hours with Spanish. Students will take part in small and large group discussions on a wide variety of subjects, plus short skits and role-playing situations to help develop confidence in their speaking and comprehension of Spanish. Regular levels 4 and 5 will be more literature-based. Students will be prepared and strongly encouraged to take the AP exam in May.

From the SCUSD High School Course Catalog 2025–2026, page 82.

PrerequisiteSpanish 3 with a B or better or consent of the instructor.