Marriotts Ridge High – Chinese V – AP Chinese Language and Culture

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

The Chinese V class in Advanced Placement Chinese Language and Culture prepares students to demonstrate their level of Mandarin Chinese proficiency across the three communicative modes (Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational) and the five goal areas (Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities). Its aim is to provide students with ongoing and varied opportunities to further develop their proficiencies across the full range of language skills within a cultural frame of reference reflective of the richness of Chinese language and culture. It is recommended that students in this course take the AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam when it is offered in May. WL-907-1 WL-505-1 In this course, students explore sustainable development goals, identify contemporary issues, and engage in advanced-level research methodologies in the target language. This course emphasizes the acquisition and development of leadership skills and engages students in student-designed service learning experiences while further developing their interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational skills in the target language. Students will apply collaborative problem solving, decision making, and target language communication skills through use of authentic resources and linguistically complex structures. These course offerings provide a possible five-year sequence of the study of French. The major goal of the courses is communication in three modes-interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational-that reinforce the skills of listening, reading, speaking, and writing in French. In addition, students gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures, make connections with other disciplines, develop insight into the nature of language and culture, and explore opportunities to use the language in the classroom setting and beyond.