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| Learn to Speak Spanish: The Complete Interactive Learning Solution (4 CD-ROMs, Version 8.0) |
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| Manufacturer: The Learning Company |
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| List Price: $69.99 |
| Sale Price: $59.99 |
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Product Description |
| Spanish is quite an easy language in which to communicate at a basic level, but its complex grammar makes it surprisingly hard to speak correctly. However, this quality is well worth trying to overcome, because it is the gateway to getting by in a whole continent--Latin America. This advanced course provides a sensible path to speaking good Spanish. It comes with precise details of grammar and vocabulary, but also allows you to tailor the course to your own needs. Possessing some of the most recent developments in software technology, the course really does allow you to practice speaking and listening to conversations as if you were in Spain. This is absolutely essential: the harsh accent of Castilian Spanish can be a shock to those who have only read through examples on the page. The course focuses on the essentials of communication, but also includes voice recognition and playback, so that you can hone your speech, and comes with a full dictionary, course book, and personalized plan. It is designed so that you can study at your own pace, focusing on the words and situations about which you wish to learn most. These interactive features produce a program that is at once personal and comprehensive, and makes a decent standard of Spanish well within reach. However, people intending the course for use in Latin America should note that the accents are Castilian, and thus very different to what they will find in the Americas. --Toby Green |
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Product Details |
- Focuses on Pronunciation, Vocabulary, Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Grammer
- Special Features:
- Personalized Learning System, Advanced Speech Recognition, Voice Recording and playback, Progress checks, Talking dictionary, Cultural movies, Specialized Internet lessons
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 Oldie But Goodie |
| Review Date: December 27, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Clayton B. Thomas III, Salt Lake City, UT USA |
This stuff is a bit outdated, but I have no trouble using it with Windows XP. Suffice it to say that this software is actually quite good, especially now that it's so cheap. There are a lot of listening activities, vocab, etc. In fact, it's oddly similar to the newer Transparent Language products... hmm.
Anyway, give this program a try - it's a great buy and a lot of fun.
Also, look for the Practice Makes Perfect vocabulary software - they sell it on eBay for <$10 and it's just as good as Transparent's $50 equivalent (or Rosetta Stone's $500 version). |
For the price, worth the time
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| Review Date: March 29, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Pinetree, MI |
A clunker of a product on windows xp pro. One has to insert disc 1 to start the program. Then remove disc 1 to insert disc 2, 3 or 4, to get the proper lessons. If the program freezes up, then you have to shut it down. Can not insert disc 2, or 3, or 4 or it will say this version will not work in a windows NT environment.....
So, in its glory old day, it probably worked fine in windows 95, 98, etc.... But it doesn't work as smoothly as it should in win xp.
But it still serves its purpose... for the price... The spontanous conversation did not work well, but there are always glitches on voice regcognition softwares. It will do... Not great... but fun enough and beneficial enough that I would say, can complement your classes.
Clutsy with xp pro, you might consider using it in older windows versions. |
Learning Spanish
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| Review Date: June 17, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Mary R. Candler, Ind. USA |
| The product arrived in a timely fashion and was as stated. I had trouble loading it at first because of my security software. I contacted the seller and he helped me understand what I needed to do to download. I find this product very informative and the interaction helps to understand the language. For those that purchase this item be aware the parent company has sold the company that manufactures this product so you will not get help from them. Over all I feel this purchase is satisfactory. |
Wouldn't recommend it.
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| Review Date: November 22, 2008 |
| Reviewer: E. Allen, |
| I found this product to be a bit dated and primitive. Every time you open the program you have to listen to the same introductory English instructions, which quickly become annoying. The links for the online portion of the lessons seemed to be inactive. The best thing about the software is that it includes interactive exercises, in which you have simulated conversations with screen characters. Unfortunately, there are only a limited number of those exercises. I returned to package to the vendor, Nothing But Software. They were very helpful, and they gave me a prompt refund. In general, I'm sure that there are better software packages in a similar price range, for people like me who don't want to pay $500 for Rosetta Stone. |
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