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AP® Chinese Language and Culture

2009 Scoring Guidelines

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AP® CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

2009 SCORING GUIDELINES

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Presentational Writing: Story Narration

TASK COMPLETION DELIVERY LANGUAGE USE

6 EXCELLENT

Demonstrates

excellence in

presentational

writing

• Narration includes a thorough anddetailed beginning, middle, and endthat tell a logical and complete story

consistent with stimulus

• Well organized and coherent, with aclear progression of ideas; use ofappropriate transitional elements andcohesive devices; well-connected

discourse of paragraph length

• Consistent use of registerappropriate to situation

• Rich and appropriatevocabulary and idioms, withminimal errors

• Wide range of grammaticalstructures, with minimal errors

5 VERY GOOD

Suggests

excellence in

presentational

writing

• Narration includes a beginning,middle, and end that tell a logical andcomplete story consistent withstimulus

• Well organized and coherent, with aprogression of ideas that is generallyclear; some use of transitionalelements and cohesive devices;connected discourse of paragraph

length

• Consistent use of registerappropriate to situationexcept for occasionallapses

• Appropriate vocabulary andidioms, with sporadic errors

• Variety of grammaticalstructures, with sporadic errors

4 GOOD

Demonstrates

competence in

presentational

writing

• Narration tells a complete story

consistent with stimulus but maylack detail or elaboration or haveminor inconsistencies in its logicalprogression from beginning to end

• Generally organized and coherent;use of transitional elements andcohesive devices may beinconsistent; discourse of paragraphlength, although sentences may be

loosely connected

• May include several

lapses in otherwiseconsistent use of registerappropriate to situation

• Mostly appropriate vocabulary

and idioms, with errors that donot generally obscure meaning

• Mostly appropriategrammatical structures, with

errors that do not generallyobscure meaning

3 ADEQUATE

Suggests

competence in

presentational

writing

• Narration tells a basic storyconsistent with stimulus but mayhave inconsistencies in its logicalprogression from beginning to end

• Portions may lack organization orcoherence; infrequent use oftransitional elements and cohesivedevices; disconnected sentences

• Use of registerappropriate to situation isinconsistent or includesmany errors

• Limited appropriate vocabularyand idioms, with frequenterrors that sometimes obscuremeaning; intermittentinterference from another

language

• Mostly simple grammaticalstructures, with frequent errorsthat sometimes obscure

meaning

2 WEAK

Suggests lack of

competence in

presentational

writing

• Response characterized bydescription or listing, with littlenarration; may be inconsistent withstimulus

• Scattered information generally lacks

organization and coherence; minimalor no use of transitional elements andcohesive devices; fragmentedsentences

• Frequent use of registerinappropriate to situation

• Minimal appropriatevocabulary, with frequenterrors that obscure meaning;repeated interference fromanother language

• Limited grammaticalstructures, with frequent errorsthat obscure meaning

1 VERY WEAK

Demonstrates

lack of

competence in

presentational

writing

• Response incomplete and difficult tofollow; lacks narrative elements; may

be inconsistent with stimulus

• Lacks organization and coherence;very disjointed sentences or isolatedwords

• Constant use of registerinappropriate to situation

• Insufficient, inappropriatevocabulary, with frequent

errors that significantlyobscure meaning; constantinterference from anotherlanguage

• Little or no control ofgrammatical structures, withfrequent errors thatsignificantly obscure meaning

0 UNACCEPTABLE

Contains nothing

that earns credit

• Completely irrelevant to the stimulus

• Not in Chinese

• Blank







Interpersonal Writing: E-Mail Response


6 EXCELLENT

Demonstrates

excellence in

interpersonal

writing

• E-mail addresses all aspects ofstimulus with thoroughness anddetail

• Well organized and coherent, with aclear progression of ideas; use ofappropriate transitional elements andcohesive devices; well-connecteddiscourse of paragraph length



• Wide range of grammaticalstructures, with minimal errors

5 VERY GOOD

Suggests

excellence in

interpersonal

writing

• E-mail addresses all aspects of

stimulus

• Well organized and coherent, with aprogression of ideas that is generallyclear; some use of transitional

elements and cohesive devices;connected discourse of paragraphlength

• Consistent use of register

appropriate to situationexcept for occasionallapses

• Appropriate vocabulary and

idioms, with sporadic errors

• Variety of grammaticalstructures, with sporadic errors

4 GOOD

Demonstrates

competence ininterpersonal

writing

• E-mail addresses all aspects ofstimulus but may lack detail orelaboration

• Generally organized and coherent;use of transitional elements andcohesive devices may beinconsistent; discourse of paragraphlength, although sentences may be

loosely connected

• May include severallapses in otherwiseconsistent use of registerappropriate to situation

• Mostly appropriate vocabularyand idioms, with errors that donot generally obscure meaning

• Mostly appropriategrammatical structures, witherrors that do not generallyobscure meaning

3 ADEQUATE

Suggests

competence in

interpersonal

writing

• E-mail addresses topic directly butmay not address all aspects ofstimulus

• Portions may lack organization or

coherence; infrequent use oftransitional elements and cohesivedevices; disconnected sentences

• Use of registerappropriate to situation isinconsistent or includesmany errors

• Limited appropriate vocabularyand idioms, with frequenterrors that sometimes obscuremeaning; intermittentinterference from another

language

• Mostly simple grammaticalstructures, with frequent errorsthat sometimes obscure

meaning

2 WEAK

Suggests lack of

competence in

interpersonal

writing

• E-mail addresses topic only

marginally or addresses only someaspects of stimulus

• Scattered information generally lacksorganization and coherence; minimal

or no use of transitional elements andcohesive devices; fragmentedsentences

• Frequent use of register

inappropriate to situation• Minimal appropriate

vocabulary, with frequenterrors that obscure meaning;repeated interference fromanother language

• Limited grammaticalstructures, with frequent errorsthat obscure meaning

1 VERY WEAK

Demonstrates

lack of

competence in

interpersonal

writing

• E-mail addresses stimulus onlyminimally

• Lacks organization and coherence;very disjointed sentences or isolatedwords


• Insufficient, inappropriatevocabulary, with frequenterrors that significantly

obscure meaning; constantinterference from anotherlanguage

• Little or no control of

grammatical structures, withfrequent errors thatsignificantly obscure meaning

0 UNACCEPTABLE

Contains nothing

that earns credit

• Completely irrelevant to the stimulus

• Not in Chinese

• Blank







Interpersonal Speaking: Conversation


6 EXCELLENT

Demonstrates

excellence in

interpersonal

speaking

• Directly addresses prompt andprovides a very thorough andappropriate response; includes

elaboration and detail

• Smoothly connected sentences

• Natural pace and intonation, withminimal hesitation or repetition

• Accurate pronunciation

(including tones), with minimalerrors



• Wide range of grammaticalstructures, with minimalerrors

5 VERY GOOD

Suggests

excellence in

interpersonal

speaking

• Directly addresses prompt and

provides a thorough andappropriate response; mayinclude elaboration and detail

• Connected sentences

• Smooth pace and intonation, with

occasional hesitation andrepetition

• Occasional errors inpronunciation (including tones)

• Consistent use of registerappropriate to situation except foroccasional lapses

• Appropriate vocabulary and

idioms, with sporadic errors

• Variety of grammaticalstructures, with sporadicerrors

4 GOOD

Demonstrates

competence in

interpersonalspeaking

• Directly addresses prompt andprovides an appropriateresponse

• Sentences may be looselyconnected

• Generally consistent pace andintonation, with intermittenthesitation and repetition

• May have several errors inpronunciation (including tones),which do not necessitate speciallistener effort

• May include several lapses inotherwise consistent use ofregister appropriate to situation

• Mostly appropriatevocabulary and idioms, witherrors that do not generally

obscure meaning• Mostly appropriate

grammatical structures,with errors that do not

generally obscure meaning

3 ADEQUATE

Suggests

competence in

interpersonal

speaking

• Directly addresses prompt andprovides a basic but appropriateanswer

• Disconnected sentences

• Inconsistent pace and intonation,with hesitation and repetitionthat interfere with

comprehension

• Errors in pronunciation (includingtones) sometimes necessitatespecial listener effort

• Use of register appropriate tosituation is inconsistent or

includes many errors

• Limited appropriatevocabulary and idioms, withfrequent errors that

sometimes obscuremeaning; intermittentinterference from anotherlanguage

• Mostly simple grammaticalstructures, with frequent

errors that sometimesobscure meaning

2 WEAK

Suggests lack of

competence in

interpersonal

speaking

• Directly addresses prompt andprovides an appropriate but

incomplete answer

• Fragmented sentences

• Labored pace and intonation,with frequent hesitation and

repetition

• Frequent errors in pronunciation(including tones) necessitateconstant listener effort


• Minimal appropriatevocabulary, with frequent

errors that obscure meaning;repeated interference fromanother language

• Limited grammatical

structures, with frequenterrors that obscure meaning

1 VERY WEAK

Demonstrates

lack of

competence in

interpersonal

speaking

• Addresses prompt minimally ormarginally

• Very disjointed sentences or

isolated words

• Very labored pace and intonation,with constant hesitation andrepetition

• Frequent errors in pronunciation(including tones) necessitateintense listener effort

• Constant use of register

inappropriate to situation

• Insufficient, inappropriatevocabulary, with frequenterrors that significantlyobscure meaning; constant

interference from anotherlanguage

• Little or no control ofgrammatical structures,

with frequent errors thatsignificantly obscuremeaning

0 UNACCEPTABLE

Contains nothing

that earns credit

• Mere restatement of the prompt

• Clearly does not respond to the prompt

• “I don’t know,” “I don’t understand,” “Please repeat,” or equivalent in Chinese

• Not in Chinese

• Blank (although recording equipment is functioning) or mere sighs







Presentational Speaking: Cultural Presentation


6 EXCELLENT

Demonstrates

excellence in

presentational

speaking andcultural

knowledge

• Presentation addresses all aspectsof prompt with thoroughness anddetail

• Well organized and coherent, with

a clear progression of ideas; use ofappropriate transitional elementsand cohesive devices; well-connected discourse of paragraphlength

• Cultural information is ample,accurate, and detailed

• Natural pace and intonation, withminimal hesitation or repetition

• Accurate pronunciation (includingtones), with minimal errors



• Wide range of grammatical

structures, with minimalerrors

5 VERY GOOD

Suggests

excellence in

presentational

speaking and

cultural

knowledge

• Presentation addresses all aspectsof prompt

• Well organized and coherent, witha progression of ideas that isgenerally clear; some use oftransitional elements and cohesivedevices; connected discourse ofparagraph length

• Cultural information is accurateand detailed

• Smooth pace and intonation, withoccasional hesitation and repetition

• Occasional errors in pronunciation(including tones)

• Consistent use of registerappropriate to situation except foroccasional lapses

• Appropriate vocabulary andidioms, with sporadic errors

• Variety of grammaticalstructures, with sporadicerrors

4 GOOD

Demonstrates

competence in

presentational

speaking and

cultural

knowledge

• Presentation addresses all aspectsof prompt but may lack detail orelaboration

• Generally organized and coherent;use of transitional elements andcohesive devices may beinconsistent; discourse ofparagraph length, althoughsentences may be looselyconnected

• Cultural information is accuratebut may lack detail

• Generally consistent pace andintonation, with intermittenthesitation and repetition

• May have several errors inpronunciation (including tones),which do not necessitate speciallistener effort

• May include several lapses inotherwise consistent use of registerappropriate to situation

• Mostly appropriate vocabularyand idioms, with errors thatdo not generally obscuremeaning

• Mostly appropriategrammatical structures, witherrors that do not generallyobscure meaning

3 ADEQUATE

Suggests

competence in

presentational

speaking and

cultural

knowledge

• Presentation addresses topicdirectly but may not address allaspects of prompt

• Portions may lack organization or

coherence; infrequent use oftransitional elements and cohesivedevices; disconnected sentences

• Cultural information is generallycorrect but has some inaccuracies

• Inconsistent pace and intonation,with hesitation and repetition thatinterfere with comprehension

• Errors in pronunciation (including

tones) sometimes necessitatespecial listener effort

• Use of register appropriate tosituation is inconsistent or includesmany errors

• Limited appropriatevocabulary and idioms, withfrequent errors thatsometimes obscure meaning;intermittent interference from

another language

• Mostly simple grammaticalstructures, with frequenterrors that sometimes obscuremeaning

2 WEAK

Suggests lack of

competence in

presentational

speaking and

cultural

knowledge

• Presentation addresses topic onlymarginally or addresses only someaspects of prompt

• Scattered information generallylacks organization and coherence;minimal or no use of transitionalelements and cohesive devices;fragmented sentences

• Cultural information has severalinaccuracies

• Labored pace and intonation, withfrequent hesitation and repetition

• Frequent errors in pronunciation(including tones) necessitateconstant listener effort


• Minimal appropriatevocabulary, with frequenterrors that obscure meaning;repeated interference fromanother language

• Limited grammaticalstructures, with frequenterrors that obscure meaning

1 VERY WEAK

Demonstrates lackof competence in

presentational

speaking and

cultural

knowledge

• Presentation addresses prompt

only minimally• Lacks organization and

coherence; very disjointedsentences or isolated words

• Cultural information has frequentor significant inaccuracies

• Very labored pace and intonation,

with constant hesitation andrepetition

• Frequent errors in pronunciation(including tones) necessitateintense listener effort


• Insufficient, inappropriate

vocabulary, with frequenterrors that significantlyobscure meaning; constantinterference from anotherlanguage

• Little or no control ofgrammatical structures, withfrequent errors thatsignificantly obscure meaning

0 UNACCEPTABLE

Contains nothing

that earns credit

• Mere restatement of the prompt

• Clearly does not respond to the prompt; completely irrelevant to the topic

• Not in Chinese

• Blank (although recording equipment is functioning) or mere sighs

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