AP Chinese - Basics & Cultural Terms

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Interpersonal Communication

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The active exchange of information through spoken or written language to negotiate meaning, typically in a conversation or letter format. It requires active listening or reading and response.

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Interpretive Communication

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The comprehension of written, spoken, or audiovisual texts. The audience is one-way (listener, viewer, or reader) and does not expect to respond to the text.

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Presentational Communication

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The creation of spoken or written texts to be interpreted by audiences where there is no opportunity for active negotiation of meaning between the presenter and the audience.

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Pinyin

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The official Romanization system for Standard Chinese, used to transcribe the sounds (Mandarin pronunciation) of Chinese characters into the Latin alphabet.

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Hanzi

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The logographic Chinese characters used in the writing system. You must recognize specific characters for the exam but input using Pinyin or handwriting.