AP Spanish Lang Exam prep

Question

Hi,

I'm a non-native speaker of Spanish and I'm planning on taking the AP exam this year. I've been unable to find a prep book with good reviews though. Any suggestions?

(Note that there have been changes to the exam effective this year)

Answer 1

Hi, I'm taking the exam this coming year, too, and I have the Princeton Review, which is fine , though I haven't looked through it very much. If you want you can just look at the AP test information/format of the test (found on the college board website) and see what is required to know for the exam, then use other resources to study what you need (like SpanishDict, reading books in Spanish, listening to podcasts, writing a journal in Spanish, etc.).

Answer 2

Hi Catalalina, I found a free on line resource for preparation for the CLEP exam. It has lessons and practice exams and I used it for a while until I got too busy with my parents. The information in it is very good and concise. Here is the link to check it out.

Spanish hour (clep)

There is also a 50 day program if anyone else is interested. I believe it is free if you sign up with facebook. The link is similar, but here it is.

Good luck!

Sandy

Spanish hour

Great reference. - gringojrf, Aug 14, 2013

Answer 3

I really liked the "Barron's AP Spanish" book. It contains strategies and practices for each of the sections individually, including the listening parts, as well as a vocabulary section, a grammar review, and (of course) a couple of good practice tests at the back.