AP French Language and Culture - Workshop Materials - Curriculum Module: Science and Technology

Sep 20, 2026

Professional workshop and curriculum module materials for AP French Language and Culture teachers, describing learning outcomes and concrete strategies for designing effective curriculum, integrating authentic cultural materials, building communication proficiencies, creating activities and assessments, and preparing students for the AP exam. Includes handbook contents such as course and exam descriptions, audit information, sample syllabus and development guide, practice exam, and free-response materials, then outlines a “Science and Technology” module lesson with aligned interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational communication activities.

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Reading Time3 min

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Learning outcomes

Workshop materials

Curriculum Module: Science and Technology

Lesson: Les Civilisations traditionnelles se modernisent

Activity 1: Pensons à la technologie

Activity 2: La Magie de la technologie

Activity 3: Se servir de la technologie pour s'informer

Activity 4: La Technologie au service de la communauté

Note

AP® French Language and Culture For new and experienced AP teachers Learning outcomes After attending this workshop, participants will be able to: • Apply concrete strategies for designing and implementing an effective AP French Language and Culture curriculum, drawing from the Curriculum Framework • Develop activities and assessments that present language in cultural context, appropriately build students' proficiencies in the modes of communication as defined in the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century and integrate"authentic materials" into language instruction • Implement strategies to effectively prepare students for the AP exam • Develop or revise a syllabus to align with course requirements Workshop materials Each participant will receive a copy of the Workshop Handbook, which contains: • AP French Language and Culture Course and Exam Description • AP Course Audit information • Sample syllabus for AP French Language and Culture and a Syllabus Development Guide • AP French Language and Culture Practice Exam • AP French Language and Culture free-response materials (student samples, scoring guidelines, and commentary) Curriculum Module: Science and Technology The science and technology theme for the AP French Language and Culture course may be explored through the context of social impact, as suggested in the AP French Language and Culture Curriculum Framework. Indeed, oneof the proposed essential questions for this theme is, How do developments in science and technology affect our lives? This topic can be addressed from both historical and contemporary perspectives, and lends itself well to literary, cultural and journalistic explorations. The lesson in this curriculum module provides AP French Language and Culture students with the opportunity to examine the ways people's lives are changed by the introduction of technology. The lesson draws from authentic audio, visual, audiovisual and written materials, incorporating culture into the classroom while developing students' Interpretive, Interpersonal and Presentational Communication skills. • Lesson: Les Civilisations traditionnelles se modernisent o Activity 1: Pensons à la technologie o Activity 2: La Magie de la technologie o Activity 3: Se servir de la technologie pour s'informer o Activity 4: La Technologie au service de la communauté Note: Curriculum module materials reflect important topics in AP courses, and the materials are meant to provide teachers with resources and classroom ideas. However, curriculum module materials should not be taken as an indication that a particular topic will appear on the AP Exam.

FAQs

What can participants learn to do after attending this AP French workshop?

Participants can apply concrete strategies for designing and implementing an effective AP French curriculum, develop culturally grounded activities and assessments, prepare students for the AP exam, and develop or revise a syllabus to align with course requirements.

What does each workshop participant receive?

Each participant receives the Workshop Handbook containing the course and exam description, AP Course Audit information, a sample syllabus plus a syllabus development guide, a practice exam, and free-response materials with student samples, scoring guidelines, and commentary.

How does the Science and Technology curriculum module frame learning?

The module uses science and technology’s social impact and essential questions about how developments affect daily life, leveraging historical and contemporary perspectives and authentic audio, visual, audiovisual, and written materials.

Sep 20, 2026

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