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

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

3. 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.

4. 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%

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

6. 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)

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

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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 :
Total # of in-service Chinese guest teachers: 176
Total # of states with guest teachers: 33
Total # Host Institutions: 103 (15 private, 88 public)

12. 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.

13. GTSI Highlights

14. 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.

15. 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 delegates will visit Beijing and one of seven provinces.
More than 2,500 U.S. educators traveled to China in

16. 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

17. 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.

18. 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
is the pilot year but applications will be accepted on a rolling basis
The three year goal is to establish 120 Confucius Classrooms

20. Contact Us For program information, visit:
Contact the College Board Chinese Initiatives:

21. Thank you!