online AP® Italian Language and Culture course
Wellesley College is offering the third iteration of our College Board approved online AP® Italian Language and Culture course on the edX platform!
Registration is free!* The course is not yet available on the edX site, but in a few weeks please go to edx.org and type AP Italian in the "Search" box to find the course. Be sure to choose AP® Italian Language and Culture (2019-2020) when you are registering. We will send out another notification as soon as online registration opens up in a few weeks.
The course itself will open online on August 20th.
Our online AP® Italian Language and Culture course is designed especially for teachers and students with a variety of needs.
High school teachers, College or University instructors, and their students:
Register for free on the edX platform: our online material will help you design an interactive and academically challenging AP® Italian Language and Culture course.
This online course may also be used in colleges and universities, in any Italian course at the intermediate or high-intermediate levels.
Students, as well as instructors, register online to have access to all material when the course opens on August 20th, 2019!
Students in high schools when AP Italian is not taught:
1. To be part of an online live class and best prepared for the AP® Italian exam, students may register for one of Wellesley's online live instruction classes, conveniently offered in the evenings and/or Saturdays. These classes are taught in conjunction with the free AP® Italian Language and Culture (2019-2020) course on the edX platform.
Upon completion, students will receive a certificate from Wellesley College with a letter grade that they may present to their high school for registration on their transcript.
2. Students who just want to study on their own for the AP® Italian exam may register for free on edX to get access to course materials and work independently without access to the live instruction classes.
Components of this unique course include:
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Video interviews with Italian speakers, including:
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Renowned cook Lidia Bastianich on Italian cuisine
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Soccer player Andrea Pirlo on his sports career
- Architect and inventor Carlo Ratti on the "Senseable city"
- Journalist and essayist Federico Rampini on the "made in Italy"
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Italian-Algerian writer Amara Lakhous, on the recent immigration
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Massimo Fornasari, on Italian "third capitalism"
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Andrea Morrone, on the Italian Constitution, "la più bella del mondo"
and more!
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Literary excerpts from some major writers of the 20th and 21st centuries, including Umberto Eco, Italo Calvino, Susanna Agnelli, Laila Wadia, Franco Arminio, Zerocalcare and others.
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Relevant media coverage and advertisements including:
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Newspaper articles (from Corriere della Sera, Il Sole24Ore and l’Unità)
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Radio programs
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Relevant realia (e.g., print and TV ads)
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Grammar reviews with downloadable pdf charts and self-corrected activities.
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Audio files: As the Spoken Interpersonal Communication portion of the AP® Italian exam is very challenging, we have created twelve audio files of conversations designed to help students practice their spontaneous speaking skills. These audio files may be used in class or as self-study.
*Please note: Free access to AP® Italian Language and Culture will end 12 weeks after you register (edX policy). If you want to continue accessing the course after this period, you will need to join the edX "Verified Track" ($49). If you are a teacher using AP® Italian Language and Culture in your school, and want to extend course access beyond the 12 weeks, please contact us at apitalian@wellesley.edu