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Dear AP Latin Teacher:

As you know first-hand, teaching an AP course demands considerable time, effort, and dedication. The College Board applauds you for your commitment to providing rigorous, college-level coursework to your students, and we hope you find the information in this newsletter helpful.

The 2008–2009 AP Latin Course Description (.pdf/2.3MB) specifies changes in the AP Latin Development Committee's policy on glossing vocabulary for the exam. Note: for the Cicero Latin Literature option, the Oxford Classical Text is the official text of the Pro Archia and the De Amicitia. The parts of the De Amicitia not read in Latin are to be read in English.

AP Latin teachers should also be aware that in the short identification questions, when students are asked to demonstrate their understanding of the Latin they cite, students should:

For complete information on the exams, visit AP Latin Literature and AP Latin: Vergil course home pages at AP Central.

Save the date!

The AP Latin Development Committee will be holding a Teacher's Conference on Saturday, November 15, 2008, in Asheville, NC, in conjunction with the Classical Association of the Midwest and South—Southern Section conference. The objectives of the Teacher's Conference are:

In response to feedback from AP Latin Literature teachers regarding the College Board's decision to discontinue AP Latin Literature after the 2008–09 school year, principals were sent a letter in September explaining this decision. View the letter at the link below. This letter provides details on the future direction of AP Latin, and recommends ways for schools to realign their programs to best serve students who study this discipline.

Letter Regarding the Discontinuation of AP Latin Literature (.pdf/358KB)

Visit the AP Latin Language and AP Latin: Vergil Course home pages for a variety of free resources related to teaching AP Latin, including:

From the College Board's online store, AP Latin teachers can purchase the following materials:

The College Board offers IACET-certified professional development in hundreds of locations across the United States and around the world. All participants in College Board AP Latin workshops for experienced teachers will receive materials focused on a specific instructional theme, "Special Focus: How Grammar Contributes to Literal Translation and Reading Comprehension".

To find an AP Latin or related Pre-AP strategies workshop in your area, visit Institutes & Workshops. The College Board also provides professional development opportunities for international teachers worldwide. Visit International Professional Development Events for more information.

July 15–19, 2009, San Antonio, TX

The AP Annual Conference is the largest gathering of the AP and Pre-AP communities, bringing together thousands of AP teachers from around the world to engage, inspire, and promote innovation in our schools. Help make the AP Annual Conference an even more valuable professional development experience by submitting a session proposal today.

Administrators at your school are responsible for renewing any courses that were authorized last year through the AP Course Audit process and are being offered again this year. If your course was authorized in 2007–08, and you are teaching the course in 2008–09 but it has yet to be renewed, alert your school administrators to this information. If you are new to teaching the AP course at your school, and haven't yet submitted your course audit materials, you must do so no later than January 31, 2009.

The online, publicly-accessible 2008–2009 AP Course Ledger, in which all of your school's authorized courses appear, will become available on November 1, 2008.