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Summary: Excellent Software!
Review: 1)This is the most powerful and wonderful learning tool I have ever seen. You can click on the words to get better punctuation.2) You can view what you are speaking. The pictures are good and speak directly from your word text. 3) You are able to read it in english and read and hear in french at once. And see it. Which allows easy memory of what you are saying. 4) Easy installation and offers great support and help guides. 5) You will learn quickly. 6) This is good for beginners because again it allows you to click on each word. It is even good for those who need to catch up on what they are speaking... I believe it is a good price and worth your time and effort.
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Summary: Very helpful.
Review: 1. You can click and hear almost all the French words in this software. And it shows the meaning of the word and a little bit of grammar at the same time too. 2. The pronounciation is very clear. 3. Adequate and very good convasation and listening sourse. 4. Lots of activities to keep you learning- and they are all interesting! 5. BUT not enough grammars.. If you are bigginer with no French grammars, this software can be a bit hard.
But overall, this software is the best language learning software I've ever used and I strongly recommend it.
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Summary: The best software on the market
Review: For a beginner, this might be a bit imposing. I would suggest the beginner use a simple, structured exercise book in conjunction with this, as this program isn't structured at all. The intermediate or advanced speaker can dive right in, although I'd suggest getting some of the add-ons, as well. I haven't seen them on Amazon yet, but you can get them from this company directly. You can go through great works of literature or television segments or travelogues to build comprehension, vocabulary, etc. I'd also recommend this company's WordAce, which is a talking dictionary, but also contains grammar and synonym quizzes. Great fun. There are a couple of minor glitches to be ironed out still. Occasionally the software seems to get stuck on a word and you'll have to cancel out of a quiz and restart, but overall, I couldn't be happier with the software.
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Summary: Try this! Its good!
Review: French Now by Transparent Language is excellent for language learning. It gave me everything I could need to learn and practice all aspects of French. It has an Alphabet Reference, Pronunciation practice features, Grammer tutorials, thousands and thousands of vocabulary words and phrases, and many games to help practice it all. My favorite feature is the Conversation practice which has you talking back into the computer with a microphone and then the computer will tell you if you answered correctly and how well your pronunciation is. In the end, I could not be happier with this software, it does everything its supposed to and more.
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Summary: No excuse
Review: I am really disappointed with this product. To begin with, the interface looks like something from the 80's. Second, the video screen is too small. With today's technology, this is just not acceptable. There aren't that many lessons and they offer day to day situations someone would need. I simply don't want to use this product. I would recommend Microsoft's Encarta series. This software allows you to schedule the entire course depending on how fast you want to learn. Second, it has large video screens with people speaking in real time. Third, you get a booklet to help study and fourth, they give you an audio CD to take with you to practice the lessons. As much as I dislike giving money to Microsoft, this product is all you would need. Learn French Now just doesn't offer what it should.
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Summary: WOW
Review: I bought this program to learn Dutch because my ancestors were from the Netherlands so I had a general intrest in learing the language. To my surprise this program exceeded my expectations ten fold and has helped me on my way to learning the Dutch Language. Dutch Now teaches all the necessary skills to learning a language - Listening, Speaking, Reading & Writing, Vocabulary & Grammar. It does each of these in multiple ways which all seem to be effective. I really appreciated the conversation practices which are available for many different situations making this feature very useful for travel at the least. Technology wise this program makes good use of it with Advanced Speech Analysis and full motion video. Dutch Now most definitely deserves the 5 star rating.
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Summary: Sorry I Ever Wasted My Money On This @%$#
Review: I bought this title back in August when the reviews seemed overwhelmingly good. But it is obvious now that someone connected with this company was trying to boost the rating with false commentaries. This is truly the worst piece of software I have ever used. There is no rhyme or reason to the GUI, even the sound of the French speakers is muddled. I have the Rosetta Stone French Explorer that my husband and I enjoy using.We were surprised when we actually started the learn the language. But rather than spend the extra money for the Rosetta Stone complete software program I fell for this drivel. As my husband says, quite often you really do get what you pay for. This lousey piece of &^$# is heading for the Goodwill Store.
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Summary: Best Italian Software
Review: I found Italian Now to be quite good for learning the Italian language. It gives you the ability to start almost anywhere making it ideal for beginners through experts. Being a beginner when I bought this program I started with the alphabet reference and a grammar tutorial. These were both very good features and after some practice they helped to lay a good foundation for further learning. From here there are endless things to do. This program does an excellent job of teaching vocabulary and useful phrases. Perhaps one of the best things this program does is working on your pronunciation. In several different activities I had to speak Italian into a microphone and it was compared to a native speaker's pronunciation which helps you to drastically improve your own pronunciation. I am more than satisfied with this program and I highly recomend it.
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Summary: What a relief!
Review: I had to brush up on my French for my Ph.D. language proficiency exams. I was dreading the whole thing until someone gave me a copy of FrenchNow! The program was easy to install, easy to use, very enjoyable and, most importantly, very effective. Within a few weeks, I found all of that French I'd forgotten after high school coming back. I've tried other language software in the past, but none of it has been as engrossing or as effective as this.
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Summary: not for everyone but i thought it was great
Review: I have used several LanguageNow courses and I like them. However, reviews for these courses seem to be all over the place, so I thought it might be helpful to describe what they are and what they aren't. The CD always has at least four parts. 1)The first section teaches common words in sample sentences and dialogues. 2)The second section teaches survival phrases. 3) Other sections are monologues on travel and culture, or are stories full of dialogues. These sections are more difficult than the first two. Everything you hear is written on the screen. You can stop and start anyplace and at any time. You can listen to one sentence a hundred times if you want. You can listen to a slowed down version. You can click on a word at any time for a translation into English. When ready, you can go to the games section and practice what you have learned. I really like the games section, as it really reinforces what I am learning without wearing me out. Beware! The courses don't teach grammar, but they still work well if you buy a simple grammar reference. The courses do teach vocabulary, and how to speak and listen. I know several languages and find that I learn more quickly if I focus on communication and just check on a grammar point now and then. This company also has "add-on-titles" which are good if you want to become near fluent even without much real life practice. If you are a complete beginner, you might find these courses frustrating. If you have some background or know a related language, these courses really work well.
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