Instant Immersion German: "New & Improved!"

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Summary: A Word from the behind-the-scenes-author
Review: Since I don't get royalties, whether the CD sells 2 or 2 million copies, I just want to point out that I have a Ph. D. in German Historical Linguistics and that there are 3 native speakers from both Northern and Southern German regions who contributed their vocal talents. I enjoyed writing the CD series, and I hope that anyone who buys it will have as much fun learning German as I did writing the script.

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Summary: Who is kidding who?
Review: This is an 8 CD-ROM set with a total content of maybe one. It is like those old cassette language courses which offered 20 or so tapes, each with 5 minutes. These Instant Immersion people keep increasing the number of CDs, changing the name, and in general trying to fool every customer. These CDs are all useless, so they may as well give you a hundred of them. If you anyway want to buy this product, please be 100% sure you can return the opened software. Why? Because in two days you will be returning it, I guarantee you! Why won't Amamzon introduce a zero star rating? One star is just way too generous for this garbage.

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Summary: Excellent addition to a language program
Review: Unlike people who won't stand behind what they say I'm happy to attach my name to my review. In my opinion anonymous reviews are worthless and should be ignored, especially those that are ripping a product. So here is what I proudly have to say about this product.

I've had a strong desire to learn German since I had the opportunity to visit there a few years ago. I've purchased and used several of the CD audio courses. The first lesson that anyone should understand when trying to learn a new language from audio CD's is that no one course is the absolute one and only to purchase. Taken together however various courses cover many different areas and teach different things. I found this course is an EXCELLENT addition to the other courses I've purchased and taught me new things that I had not encountered before. I especially liked hearing the pronounciation of words slowly and distinctly which is a little different from many of the other programs. I also really liked the content on these CD's which teaches basic material that is commonly used and needs to be learned as a foundation for the language.

The person who put this course together and the native speakers who contributed their voice talents to this product have done a terrific job. I have listened to the older version of Instant Immersion German and this product (the 'New and Improved') in no way, shape or form is related to the old product and is in fact a COMPLETE rewrite and re-recording of the course. This is a far superior work that is worth your time and money. If you include this product as part of a set of tools for learning German you will have an advantage over others. The only mistake that you could make however is in thinking that you only need this one product. Its a great product to get you started but by itself is not enough.

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Summary: Excellent addition to a language program
Review: Unlike people who won't stand behind what they say I'm happy to attach my name to my review. In my opinion anonymous reviews are worthless and should be ignored, especially those that are ripping a product. So here is what I proudly have to say about this product.

I've had a strong desire to learn German since I had the opportunity to visit there a few years ago. I've purchased and used several of the CD audio courses. The first lesson that anyone should understand when trying to learn a new language from audio CD's is that no one course is the absolute one and only to purchase. Taken together however various courses cover many different areas and teach different things. I found this course is an EXCELLENT addition to the other courses I've purchased and taught me new things that I had not encountered before. I especially liked hearing the pronounciation of words slowly and distinctly which is a little different from many of the other programs. I also really liked the content on these CD's which teaches basic material that is commonly used and needs to be learned as a foundation for the language.

The person who put this course together and the native speakers who contributed their voice talents to this product have done a terrific job. I have listened to the older version of Instant Immersion German and this product (the 'New and Improved') in no way, shape or form is related to the old product and is in fact a COMPLETE rewrite and re-recording of the course. This is a far superior work that is worth your time and money. If you include this product as part of a set of tools for learning German you will have an advantage over others. The only mistake that you could make however is in thinking that you only need this one product. Its a great product to get you started but by itself is not enough.