AP® German Language and Culture
Course Summary
Enhance German language competency through reading, writing, listening, and speaking while expanding cultural knowledge. Gain confidence using German in real-life situations and master German communication across a variety of modes (interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational). Students enhance German proficiency by studying economic, social, and cultural topics, including global challenges, contemporary life, personal and public identities, families and communities, beauty and aesthetics, and science and technology.
This course is conducted almost exclusively in German and prepares students for the AP® German Language and Culture exam.
Course Prerequisite(s):
German 4 (in the case of native or heritage speakers, there may be a different pathway of study leading to this course)
Curriculum
This is a 2-semester course. We do not recommend taking both semesters simultaneously.
Lektion 1: Einführungen
- What is AP German?
- AP Exam Introduction
- Test Prep
- Thematic Organization
- Multiple Choice
- E-mail Response
- Persuasive Essay
- Conversation
- Cultural Comparison
Lektion 2: Globale Herausforderungen
- Global Challenges
- Economic Issues
- Foreign Debt
- Environmental Issues
- Views On Environmental Issues
- Philosophical Thought
- Religion
- Population and Demographics
- Human Migrations
- Social Welfare
- Social Awareness
- Vocabulary for Descriptions
- Types of Reading
Lektion 3: Modernes Leben
- Introduction to Contemporary Life
- Education and Careers
- Entertainment and Fun
- Lifestyles
- Relationships
- Travel as a Departure
- Travel as Experience
- Travel as a Destination
- Type of Texts
- Listening Skills
- Cornell Notes
Lektion 4: Öffentliche Identitäten
- Introduction to Personal and Public Identities
- Identity, Language, and Culture
- Alienation
- Assimilation
- Heroes and Historical Figures
- National Identities
- Ethnic Identities
- Personal Beliefs
- Self-Image
- Academic Language
- Argumentative Text
- Types of Arguments
Lektion 5: Familie und Gemeinshcaft
- Intro to Semester 2
- Introductions to Families and Communities
- Customs and Traditions
- Values
- Education Communities
- Family Structure
- Global Citizenship
- Human Geography
- Social Networking
- Introduction to Analysis of Discourse
Lektion 6: Schönheit Ästhetik
- Beauty and Aesthetics
- Architecture, Beauty, and Nature
- Architecture and Beauty
- Defining Beauty
- Beauty and Self-esteem
- Creation and Creativity
- Fashion
- Design
- Language
- The Experience of Literature
- Punctuation
Lektion 7: Naturwissenschaft und Technologies
- Science and Technology
- Access to Technology
- Effects of Technology
- Health, State, and Technology
- Medicine
- Innovations
- Natural Phenomena
- Science and Ethics
- Punctuation Marks 2
- Description Techniques
- Anglicanism
Lektion 8: Das Schreiben
- Textual Coherence
- Cohesion
- Citation Techniques
- Transitional Words
- Punctuation Marks 3
- The Writing Process
- Prefix
- Syllabification 1
- Syllabification 2
- Rules of Accentuation 1
- Rules of Accentuation 2
- Suffix
- Idiomatic Expressions