AP French Language and Culture

This is a fully digital exam. Students complete multiple-choice and free-response questions in the Bluebook testing app, with all responses automatically submitted at the end of the exam.  For the speaking part of the exam, students hear audio prompts and record their responses directly in Bluebook.

Prior to exam day, students complete a project that prepares them for two speaking free-response questions on the exam: the Project Presentation and the Project Q&A.

Exam questions assess the course concepts and skills outlined in the course framework. For more information, download the AP French Language and Culture Course and Exam Description (.pdf) (CED).

Encourage your students to visit the AP French Language and Culture student page for exam information.

The AP French Language and Culture Exam has two sections—Section I: Free-Response and Section II: Multiple-Choice.

Section I: Free-Response

3 Questions | 65–70 Minutes | 50% of Score

For Questions 1 and 2, students answer prompts based on the research they completed for the project topic released in January of the exam year. Question 3 is independent of the project topic.

1. Question 1: Project Presentation: 20% of Score 
   Students deliver a presentation in response to the project prompt about what they learned through their research. (3 minutes to prepare; 3 minutes to present.)
2. Question 2: Project Q&A: 15% of Score 
   Students participate in a question-and-answer exchange about their project and research by responding to 4 pre-recorded questions that are not known to the student ahead of the exam. (40 seconds for each response.)
3. Question 3: Argumentative Essay: 15% of Score 
   Students write an essay based on accompanying sources (print and audio) that present different viewpoints. (55 minutes, including 2 opportunities to listen to audio.)

Section II: Multiple-Choice

55 Questions | 80 Minutes | 50% of Score

• Part A: Listening: 25 questions; 40 minutes; 25% of Score
• Part B: Reading: 30 questions; 40 minutes; 25% of Score

AP has specific AI policy guidelines that students must follow for this course. 

Policies

With regard to la Nouvelle Orthographe, the spelling reform that is officially encouraged but not required by the French government, the AP French Development Committee would like to clarify that students will not be penalized if they use the new spellings in the writing part of the AP French Language and Culture Exam.

Additional information on la Nouvelle Orthographe can be found on the following website: http://www.orthographe-recommandee.info/