Review by M

This is the perfect learning software for me. I learn best by doing, and you certainly are doing a lot here. This is far better than any books or cds you could ever buy. And in some ways, it could very well be better than a classroom.

You are in full control of your learning and you do it without worrying about remembering a lesson. You do each lesson feeling like you just forgot everything, and then realize days later, you know phrases for situations in your life, or simple items that you come across. It is highly impressive.

The difference here is all visual. You see a boy eating an ice cream cone, and you know how to communicate anything that could relate to the sex and age of a person, the act of eating, food and the amounts or sizes etc. The program refreshes a variation later on, which could be a woman drinking soda, and you know the difference with the appropriate and specific communication.

You interact in many ways with the program, including speech recognition. It will even pause until you say the phrase correctly. All of a sudden, you are presented photos, no words, and if it’s a girl walking a dog… you are speaking spanish telling the program what you are looking at.

This is great for any age, and I highly recommend it for children. It should be in all schools as well. I have no attention span to speak of, but this kept me going, wanting to learn more. I still have more to go, but I hope to afford the Italian version as soon as I can… which leads to the only negative aspect… the price.

For the most part, it’s worth the price, but, not fair for most. If this is way out of your reach, please try your local library. Otherwise, it is worth the investment.

Product cosmetics need to be revamped. The box could be library ready without stickers and tape ripping the outer carton. And the inside is poorly constructed to hold the disc due to the slot for the headphones that will never go in the box again. For the amount of money, the storage box should be more functional.

I have tried several recorded language programs before. This is by far the best.