Review by Loves Books in MD

First things first - I was able to easily install the software following the directions provided. This is somewhat significant in that my DH is a technical person and I’ve done very little of this on my own. Of note is that 600 mb is needed for each of the Language Levels. I did struggle and had to ask for help installing the headset/microphone, but the techie had little difficulty and I’ll admit I surrendered to offered help too quickly and believe I may have been able to do that on my own as well. I write this only for those of you who may be intimidated by programs and are hesitant to buy something for fear you won’t be able to figure out how to install and use it.

I’ll confess I haven’t gotten very far at all with the program and can’t tell you that I feel confident I’ll be understanding written and spoken Spanish and speaking it fluently any time soon - but I do have hope that this program is what help me improve beyond my current very minimal level. Incidentally, you have the option of modifying your lessons so that you can choose to learn speaking only, speaking and listening, speaking, reading and listening, etc., although they recommend selecting it all. I was tempted to select speaking only, but decided if I was going to do this, I may as well do it thoroughly. Finding the time is going to be the biggest challenge, but I have been heartened by the relatively short - 30 minutes - time for each lesson I’ve encountered so far in Level 1.

I find the immersion concept of teaching to be an interesting one and am hopeful their methods will be effective. I especially like the use of images as I think that serves as visual reinforcement and greatly assists in remembering. I’ll update my review as I make progress with the program and see how well I’m absorbing and retaining what I’m taught. So far, I’ve been impressed with everything I’ve encountered. I was very concerned that I may not follow through with the program, but I have found it to be an appealing way to try to learn something new in a new way at an age when my learning skills are rusty.