12.5–12.5% of the AP exam. Key topics: Presentational speaking mode: prepared monologue delivered to an unseen audience, Task structure: 1 minute to read a source text, 4 minutes to prepare, 2 minutes to speak, Required presentation structure: introduce the cultural practice/perspective → present Japanese viewpoint with specific evidence → compare to another culture → evaluative conclusion, Scoring dimensions: task completion, comprehensibility, vocabulary and language use, organization, cultural insight, register (formal), Scoring scale: 0–6 holistic rubric by trained AP readers, Equipment: wired headset with microphone; presentation recorded by exam application, Key discourse markers for presentations: まず (first), 次に (next), 例えば (for example), 一方 (on the other hand), まとめると (in summary).
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