AP Russian Language and Culture

Proposed Advanced Placement course

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Current subjects

* African American Studies
* Art History
* Biology
* Calculus (AB and BC)
* Chemistry
* Chinese Language and Culture
* Comparative Government and Politics
* Computer Science A
* Computer Science Principles
* English Language and Composition
* English Literature and Composition
* Environmental Science
* European History
* French Language and Culture
* German Language and Culture
* Human Geography
* Italian Language and Culture
* Japanese Language and Culture
* Latin
* Macroeconomics
* Microeconomics
* Music Theory
* Physics 1: Algebra-Based
* Physics 2: Algebra-Based
* Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
* Physics C: Mechanics
* Precalculus
* Psychology
* Spanish Language and Culture
* Spanish Literature and Culture
* Statistics
* Studio Art (2-D, 3-D, and Drawing)
* U.S. Government and Politics
* U.S. History
* World History: Modern

In development

* World History: Ancient

Former subjects

* Computer Science AB (discontinued 2009)
* International English Language (discontinued 2002)
* French Literature (discontinued 2009)
* German Literature (discontinued 1983)
* Latin Literature (discontinued 2009)
* Latin: Vergil (discontinued 2012)
* Music Listening and Literature
* Physics B (discontinued 2014)
* Physics C (discontinued 1973)
* Russian Language and Culture (discontinued 2010)

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Advanced Placement (AP) Russian Language and Culture was a proposed Advanced Placement course and examination, with development originally beginning in 2005. Development began with the American Council of Teachers of Russian, in collaboration with the College Board and with funding from the U.S. Department of Education and the National Security Education Program.[1][2][3] The program was meant to launch between 2007 and 2008.

AP Russian Language would have been equivalent to a second-year college-level Russian language course. Students enrolling in AP Russian Language and Culture would typically be in their fourth or fifth year of language study or have had equivalent experience with the language. The proposed exam would have been reported with a score of 1 to 5. A prototype exam was administered to students in 2010. An unofficial exam was created and distributed by the American Council for International Education, and was split into four segments: reading and listening comprehension, integrated written communication, and oral proficiency overview.[4] 190–200 minutes were allotted, with native speakers having ten fewer minutes than learned speakers.

After 2010, the College Board removed all materials for this course and removed it from their website.

## Current standing

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Little is known about the discontinuation of AP Russian Language and Culture, as the College Board has shared no details about the scrapping of the course, or its plans for it in the future.

As of 2023, the College Board and the American Council of Teachers of Russian both recommend students who are interested in college-level credit for the Russian language take the National Examinations in World Languages (NEWL) exam, administered by the American Councils for International Education.[5][6]

## References

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1. ^ "AP Russian Language and Culture Course Home Page". College Board. Archived from the original on January 13, 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
2. ^ Glavin, Chris (2014-02-06). "Advanced Placement Russian Language and Culture | K12 Academics". www.k12academics.com. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
3. ^ "AP Central - Russian Language and Culture Course Requirements". 2007-05-06. Archived from the original on 2007-05-06. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
4. ^ Marshall, Camelot. "Examining the Validity of the 2010 Prototype AP Russian Exam through a College Comparability Study" (PDF). Russian Language Journal. 60: 319–331. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
5. ^ "ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 2021" (PDF). American Council of Teachers of Russian. February 27, 2021.
6. ^ "The National Examinations in World Languages (NEWL)". American Councils. Retrieved 2023-02-03.

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