82riceballs Posted September 11, 2007 at 07:58 PM Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 at 07:58 PM Does anyone know what's the best book to study from for the AP Chinese test? here's a website related to it if u don't know abt it: collegeboard.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pravit Posted September 11, 2007 at 08:29 PM Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 at 08:29 PM You get to use a Pinyin IME for the written section? Looks like it will be a piece of cake. I imagine getting a 5 on this exam requires no more than HSK 3-4. Get some HSK intermediate/advanced study materials, practice writing some stories (get them corrected on chineseforums!), talk more in your class, and you'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mamba9 Posted September 12, 2007 at 01:48 AM Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 at 01:48 AM If you want the best of the best for any of your AP classes, I suggest you take a took at Schaum's book series. In high school I took AP Calculus, AP Physics, and AP Spanish, and I've used Schaum's for all those subjects, top quality and up to date. I'm planning to get Schaum's Outline of Chinese Vocabulary and Schaum's Outline of Chinese Grammar, both at amazon for under $13 each. Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82riceballs Posted September 14, 2007 at 06:10 PM Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 at 06:10 PM thanks for ur suggestion abt schaum's, but are there any specific books just for the AP test? I've looked in barnes & nobles, but all i saw were AP French and SPanish books. i'm wondering if there are any AP Chinese books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonglin Posted September 14, 2007 at 07:20 PM Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 at 07:20 PM i think the ap chinese exam was introduced just last year or so, so i'd be surprised if there were any books written solely for that purpose yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari 桑 Posted September 14, 2007 at 07:52 PM Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 at 07:52 PM Just a neat little fact, but I was among the first in the world to take the test (along with about 40 classmates). Anyway, I got a 5 without any extra work. My main difficulty with the test was the interface and timing of the questions, as well as the silly verbal section you have to do in a room filled with other students. So half the people are talking and half of them trying to tune out the others and listen. But the material was very normal. The test allows for a whole lot of personal choice, ie you are given a question and then write a few paragraph response, etc. There is a decent amount of listening comprehension stuff. I would say that you should just study chinese along the normal routes and you will do fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82riceballs Posted September 15, 2007 at 12:48 AM Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 at 12:48 AM i think the ap chinese exam was introduced just last year or so, so i'd be surprised if there were any books written solely for that purpose yet. no wonder! thanks for telling me! interesting fact, ARi. wow - u got the highest score! so it wasn't hard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82riceballs Posted September 15, 2007 at 12:57 AM Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 at 12:57 AM then are there any books for the Chinese SAT II's (which i think has been around longer than the AP test)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari 桑 Posted September 15, 2007 at 12:59 AM Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 at 12:59 AM I guess whether its hard or not is directly related to how much you know (of course, its an AP test). I was living in China, and had been for about a year when I took it, and had taken over four years of chinese when I took the exam. So I guess I had a good leg up. I think that if you feel somewhat confident in your chinese you will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82riceballs Posted September 15, 2007 at 01:21 AM Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 at 01:21 AM so u took the ap test in ur senior year of high school? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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