AP日语语言和文化 2011年阅卷主审官报告 AP Japanese Language and Culture 2011 Exam Grading Chief Report.pdfVIP

Student Performance QA: 2011 AP® Japanese Language and Culture Free-Response Questions ® The following comments on the 2011 free-response questions for AP Japanese Language and Culture were written by the Chief Reader, Sufumi So of George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. They give an overview of each free-response question and of how students performed on the question, including typical student errors. General comments regarding the skills and content that students frequently have the most problems with are included. Some suggestions for improving student performance in these areas are also provided. Teachers are encouraged to attend a College Board workshop to learn strategies for improving student performance in specific areas. Interpersonal Writing Task: Text Chat What was the intent of this task? This task evaluated writing in the interpersonal communicative mode by having students respond as part of a simulated exchange of text-chat messages with a student, Yuko Fujita, in Japan. It comprised a statement identifying an interlocutor and conversation topic and six messages to which the student responded. Students were asked to describe a specific example of an event at their school, tell when the event takes place, explain what they do to prepare for the event and their preference regarding the venue for the event (at school or somewhere else), present and justify an opinion as to whether the event should continue, and ask a specific question about school events in Japan. Each message consisted of a chat entry in Japanese and a brief direction in English that provided guidance on how to answer. Students had 90 seconds to read the message and respond at each turn in the text-chat exchange. Each response received a holistic s