20–20% of the AP exam. Key topics: Email Response (15 min, 10%): reading and replying to a fictional email; addressing all questions asked; appropriate salutations, closings, and 敬语 (respectful language), Conversation (4 min, 10%): simulated 6-exchange conversation with a virtual Chinese speaker; 20 seconds response time per prompt; topics linked thematically across exchanges, Register and formality: formal written Chinese conventions vs. spoken conversational norms, Completeness: Task Completion rubric requires answering every question and responding to every conversational cue, Spontaneous spoken response: direct Chinese thought formation without English-to-Chinese translation under 20-second time pressure, Tonal accuracy and pronunciation in speaking responses, Chinese IME keyboard proficiency for typed email response under timed conditions.
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