AP® Chinese Language and Culture Committee Meeting Chauncey Conference Center Princeton, NJ September 30, 2011

Agenda Welcome and Introductions 2011 AP Exam Performance 2011-2012 Outreach Policies and Protocols Annotated Resource Guide Development Chinese Language and Culture Initiatives Update Other Photo and Photo Release Form

2011 AP Chinese Language and Culture Grade Distributions Examination Grade Total Group Standard Group* N % At 5 5,762 72.3 445 33.1 4 1,104 13.9 285 21.2 3 736 9.2 348 25.9 2 170 2.1 113 8.4 1 198 2.5 155 11.5 3% or Higher 7,602 95.4 1,078 80.1 Total 7,970 1,346 *Students in the Standard Group generally receive most of their foreign language training in the US. They did not indicate on their answer sheet that they regularly speak or hear the language of the examination or that they have lived for one month or more in a country where the language is spoken.

Exam Volume Trends Chinese 3,261 NA 4,311 +32% 5,100 +18% 6,388 +25% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Chinese 3,261 NA 4,311 +32% 5,100 +18% 6,388 +25% 7,970 French 21,709 +1% 20,675 -5% 21,029 2% 21,357 +2% 20,637 -3% German 5,397 +5% 5,259 5,001 5,389 +8% 5,232 Japanese 1,667 1,538 -8% 2,085 36% 2,051 -2% 2,226 +9% Latin: Vergil 4,929 4,847 4,295 -11% 6,523 +52% 6,044 -7% Spanish Language 101,199 0% 101,584 110,723 118,332 +7% 122,925 +4% Spanish Literature 15,321 15,971 16,633 17,136 +3% 18,103 +6%

Policies and Protocols AP Committee Travel Policy Outreach Evaluation Forms Committee Member Publishing Guidelines Photo Release

2011-12 Outreach (All Committee Members) 2011 ACTFL Convention, November 19-21, Denver, CO (Richard Chi and Henry Ruan) Teachers’ Seminar, Greenwich, CT (All Committee Members) 2012 National Chinese Language Conference, TBD (2 Committee Members TBD) 2012 AP Annual Conference, July 19-21, Lake Buena Vista, FL 2012 ACTFL Convention, November 16-18, Philadelphia, PA (2 Committee Members TBD)

Annotated Resource Guide Development (Fall 2011) AP Web Community (2012)

Chinese Language & Culture Initiatives 中国语言和文化项目 Update to AP Chinese Development Committee September, 2011

Chinese Initiative Goals Increase teacher supply and quality Provide opportunities for students and educators to learn about Chinese language and culture Create a pipeline of students to enroll in AP Chinese in the future

Programs we offer: New Initiative: Chinese Guest Teacher Program Chinese Bridge Delegation National Chinese Language Conference AP Summer Institutes in China New Initiative: Confucius Institutes and Classrooms

2011-12 Chinese Guest Teacher Program The Chinese Guest Teacher brings experienced teachers from China to teach Chinese language and culture in K-12 U.S. schools for a period of one to three years. In 2011-2012: Total # of in-service Chinese guest teachers: 176 Total # of states with guest teachers: 33 Total # Host Institutions: 103 (15 private, 88 public)

2011 Guest Teacher Summer Institute To prepare for their teaching assignments, the teachers attended: A month-long training in Beijing organized by Hanban A 10-day summer institute, funded by STARTALK and hosted at UCLA. Topics covered the structure of U.S. K-12 education, foreign teaching standards, developing a student-centered classroom, assessment, classroom management, and more.

GTSI Highlights

Guest Teacher Program: New Development The Chinese Guest Teacher Program is being expanded to provide schools with more options, including volunteer teachers to serve as assistants in the classrooms.  

2011 Chinese Bridge Delegation A week-long program for educators building Chinese programs, which allows them to visit schools, learn about China first-hand and gather resources. The 2011delegation will take place November 3-11. 405 delegates will visit Beijing and one of seven provinces. More than 2,500 U.S. educators traveled to China in 2006-2010.

2012 National Chinese Language Conference Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington DC April 12-14, 2012 5th annual conference, co-organized by the College Board and Asia Society since 2008 Save-the-date and breakout session RFP coming soon Program Advisory Committee and collaborating organizations

2011 AP Summer Institutes in China In 2011, two summer institutes were offered: AP Chinese at East China Normal University, and AP World History at Beijing Normal University. Approximately 450 AP Chinese and World History teachers participated in institutes since 2006. Two-week program includes AP professional development and Chinese culture exploration. Participants receive scholarships covering tuition, room and board, and travel stipend.

New Initiative: Confucius Institutes and Classrooms Program Provides grant funding and resources to schools and districts to expand/enhance their existing Chinese program Confucius Institutes are district-based, Confucius Classrooms are school-based 2011-12 is the pilot year but applications will be accepted on a rolling basis The three year goal is to establish 120 Confucius Classrooms

Contact Us For program information, visit: www.collegeboard.org/k12chinese Contact the College Board Chinese Initiatives: k12chinese@collegeboard.org

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