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how should i weigh out my grades for the AP students?
how should i weigh out my grades for the AP students? (i’ve never had an AP course before, so i don’t know how to weigh out the grades)
if you are an AP spanish teacher or have ever taught AP Spanish, i would REALLY appreciate your answers.

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Cynthia C asked:


I practice with my Spanish speaking friends, that live both near me and abroad, but it doesn’t seem like I really have enough opportunity. I do the normal “improving in a language” stuff, like watching movies w/o subtitles, listening to music, reading newspapers, etc; and I do these things every day.

I especially need to work on my aural comprehension and my ability to respond in Spanish. I no longer have to translate in my head, but it seems like I’m not really improving much as a speaker, or at least in only barely perceptible steps (like vocabulary, which is certainly important, but not everything).

Ideally, of course, I would live in a Spanish speaking country for a whie, but that’s not feasible for me right now.

What tips do y’all have that might help??
lol That is a good way to improve…

I have a Spanish boyfriend, but we don’t see each other much (though I’ve improved a ton since I met him–I’m just kind of plateauing now).
Thanks for the responses so far..

Just to elaborate on the question detail that I already posted, I read El Pais online every morning, I watch Spanish language movies all the time, about 85% of the music I listen to is in Spanish, etc.

I live in upstate NY, where you can’t get Spanish language channels on TV without paying a whole lot for the extra cable channels.

Also, I’m starting my 2nd year of grad school, so I can’t live in a Spanish speaking country for at least the next 3 or so years. (Also, I really don’t have the money to take a vacation to one–I am a poor grad student!!).

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