Course Catalog
Mandarin (Chinese) I Semester 2 (Aventa)
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Details
| Course Code: AVCHINSEM2 |
Provider: Aventa Learning Note:
This course has additional technical requirements. See below for details. |
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| Subject: World Languages |
Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Credits: 0.5 (High School) | Level: Standard |
| Course Features: | - NCAA: The online provider has applied for NCAA approval. Use the NCAA code below and check the DLD NCAA Eligibility page for information on the status of the provider's courses. NCAA High School Code: 030618 NCAA Eligibility Information |
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| Terms Available: |
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| Completion Time: | Approximately 90 instructional hours per semester | ||
Costs
| Course Cost: | $284.00 |
| Materials Cost: | None |
| Total Cost: | $284 |
Special Notes
State Course Code
06401
Requirements
Technology Requirements
The school or student is responsible for providing:
General Workstation/Laptop Requirements:
We strive to minimize the technical requirements for our courses. Our multimedia is almost exclusively flash-based to minimize the need for plug-ins. Other requirements include:
Browser:
- Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) is recommended for stability, but both the ESR and final release channel are supported (both Mac and Windows)
- Internet Explorer 8 or 9 (Windows) (Must not be in compatibility mode)
- Safari 4 or higher (Mac OSX)
- Google Chrome stable channel (both Mac and Windows)
- Popup Blocking Disabled
- JavaScript Enabled
OS:
- Windows XP, Vista, and 7
- Macintosh OS X 10.5, 10.6, and 10.7
RAM:
- 512MB or higher
Resolution:
- 1024 X 576 or higher
Media:
- Soundcard and Speakers/Headphones
- Microphone required for certain courses
Plugins:
- Sun Java 6 (Blackboard 9.1 does not work properly with Java 7)
- Flash Player Version 10 or higher
- QuickTime Version 7 or higher
- Real Player required for certain courses
- Jaws 11 or higher (for accessibility)
Third Party Applications:
- Google Earth 6.0
Network Requirements
The school or student is responsible for providing:
Aventa will provide a complete list of external sites that require access upon request to individual districts/schools.
Special Technology Requirements
These are course-specific requirements that go above and beyond the Provider Baseline Technical Requirements.
The school or student is responsible for providing:
Microphone and audio recording software required for completing oral assignments. If computer does not come with sound recording software, free software is available online.
Materials to be ordered via the DLD
The DLD Registrar may order the following materials via the DLD upon registering the student:
No additional materials required for this course.
Description
Standards Alignments
Syllabus / Outline
Semester 2
• Personal Information
• Communication
• Occupation
• Characteristics
Dress
• Clothing
• Shoes and Hats
• Fashion
Daily Life
• Time
• Agenda
• Daily Routine
Shopping
• Food and drink
• Daily necessities, fruits
• Prices
In the Restaurant
• Menu
• Ordering
• Paying the bill
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Tonasket High School Student - 06/17/08 
The 2nd semester of Chinese I was much worse than the first. There were many mixed up audio files. Also, the text of the course was sometimes incorrect (for instance, saying that the word 'qian' meant 'after', when it really means 'before'). Like the first semester, the grammar in the text was terrible and the instructions contradictory. Also, we switched teachers a little way into the second semester, and I found the second teacher to be unhelpful. She accidentally inserted a section quiz grade into the semester exam spot in the gradebook, and I emailed her at least three times, very politely, about it. She never replied at all, and I'm not sure if the grade was ever fixed- at my last check before I was barred from the course because I'd finished everything, it hadn't been. If that problem wasn't fixed, my grade is 50 points lower than it should be.
Overall, if you want to learn a language, don't try Chinese from Aventa unless it's your only option, because the course isn't very good.