AP® Spanish Language and Culture
Sandy Gutiérrez is a 4th generation Texan. She grew up in Houston and received her BA and MEd at the University of Houston. She started teaching at 21 and never stopped. She has been a teacher for 40 years at all levels from third grade through college. She taught the AP Spanish language course for 20 years and the AP Spanish literature course for 14 years, 10 of those years via television (distance learning) to students throughout Fairfax County, Virginia. She received her Ph.D. in 2008 from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Sandy teaches at Pacific University in the Department of Education. Sandy was an AP® consultant for over ten years. Sandy has led one-day workshops for the College Board® and has conducted summer institutes in both Spanish language and literature. She has been an AP® Spanish Reader for over ten years and reviews/scores syllabi for both the AP Spanish Language and Culture Course and the Spanish Literature and Culture Course.
Registration deadline - Oct. 17, 2016 - $850.00
Class Schedule:
Session 1 – October 25
Session 2 – TBD
Session 3 – November 15
Session 4 – December 13
Session 5 – January 17
Session 6 – February 14
Session 7 – March 7
Session 8 – March 28
Session 9 – April 18
Session 10 – TBD
AP Spanish Language and Culture Course Description:
This language course will focus on the themes for the Spanish Language and Culture Curriculum (Global Challenges, Science and Technology, Contemporary Life, Personal and Public Identities, Families and Communities, and Beauty and Esthetics). Throughout the institute, participants will create units of study for the six themes which will be shared at the end of the institute. The institute will also address the five-part structure of the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam (listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture). Participants will practice grading exam samples; they will also analyze and review published texts and digital materials for the course. Strategies and teaching methods for different types of students will be addressed. Throughout the week participants will share in creating strategies for preparing students for the test, incorporating culture and literature in language classes, finding and using authentic materials, integrating skills and using them in class and for the exam, and any other AP related matter that may be of interest.
Course Goals:
1) To examine the format of all parts of the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam and to practice strategies for student success on the exam.
2) To present and discuss SLA theory and practice: learning and teaching Spanish as a second or heritage language
3) To examine, analyze, and discuss a range of materials suitable for a high school AP Spanish Language and Culture class
4) To prepare, share, and discuss successful classroom activities and strategies, new approaches and techniques for speaking, listening, reading, and writing for the six themes in the Advanced Placement Spanish Language and Culture class
5) To participate in a mock-grading session of the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam
