Instant Immersion Chinese Deluxe v3.0

by TOPICS Entertainment

Product Features

• With the help of a complete language learning system, Instant Immersion Deluxe v3.0 will help you achieve your goals in record time
• Features instruction in all essential skills: vocabulary, grammar, speaking, listening, reading, and writing arranged from easiest to most challenging
• Over 300 hours of instruction, complete with quizzes to test your learning and voice recognition to ensure correct pronunciation and accent usage
• Additional bonus feature--includes 5 in-depth audio instruction CD's for learning on the move

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0011DRAD0
• Item model number: 80956
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 17, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,390 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #34 in Software > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Asian

Product Description

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Instant Immersion is the world's most popular language system with more than 20 million units sold. The combination of audio, video and software will have you on your way to fluency fast. Learn all the essential skills including vocabulary, grammar, speaking, listening, reading and writing using innovative methods and the exclusive technology Immersion Method & Spoken Error Tracking System (S.E.T.S.).

A combination of audio, video and software will have you on your way to fluency fast.

Comprehend a new language in greater depth and add to your vocabulary with Instant Immersion's wide range of learning tools. Click to enlarge.

Features state-of-the-art speech recognition technology to ensure correct pronunciation and accent usage. Click to enlarge.

The Next Generation of Language Instruction
Expand on your previous exposure to a new language and move from basic phrases, words and greetings to true fluency. Comprehend a new language in greater depth and add to your vocabulary with Instant Immersion's wide range of learning tools and find yourself thinking, reading and speaking with ease.

Over 300 Hours of Instruction
Instant Immersion's programs are utilized by government agencies, powerful businesses and some of the world's finest academic institutions. Regardless if you work for a Fortune 500 corporation, small business for yourself, improve success with increased foreign language comprehension. Gain a competitive edge for your career or augment your current skill set with the Instant Immersion system.

Includes:

• 1 Language Program DVD-ROM
• 1 Interactive Video DVD
• 5 Audio Instruction CDs

Interactive DVD
Learn a new language the EuroTalk way, using broadcast quality video and the latest interactive techniques. Ideal for travelers, families, business people and students.

• Works with your DVD player and TV
• All phrases & dialogues spoken by male and female native speakers
• 10 Quizzes to test your comprehension
• Selections include: greetings, at the restaurant, on the phone, business and more

Get More Out of Your Trip
Before you take off, learn the basics for getting around: greetings, food and beverage vocabulary, navigation terms and local verbiage. Instant Immersion Deluxe v3.0's more than 26 games and activities, and oral and written lessons make learning easy.

Get Ahead in Your Career
It's a small world out there when it comes to doing business. Government agencies, Fortune 500 companies and small businesses are all utilizing Instant Immersion language learning software to improve their success in today's global economy. Learn gender agreements, calendar terms, greetings and introductions from the basics to advanced learning levels. Instant Immersion Deluxe v3.0 features state-of-the-art speech recognition technology to ensure correct pronunciation and accent usage. Audio curriculum also makes learning while traveling easy and efficient.

Take Language Learning to the Next Level
Expand on your previous exposure and move from basic phrases, words and greetings to true fluency. Comprehend a new language in greater depth and add to your vocabulary with Instant Immersion's wide range of learning tools and find yourself thinking, reading and speaking easily.

Product Description

Your passport to language fluency!Let the latest linguistic features and user-friendly interface of this comprehensive software suite help you set the pace to language fluency. With over 300 hours of progressive instruction and over 20 engrossing games and activities, this program is ideal for travelers, families, business people and students.Developed by international linguistic and language experts, each program is strategically designed to meet specific language learner goals and different educational styles. With the help of a complete learning system, Instant Immersion™ Deluxe v3.0 will help you achieve your goals in record time. Instant Immersion™ Deluxe v3.0 features instruction in ALL essential skills, including vocabulary, grammar, speaking, listening, reading and writing. The unique Spoken Error Tracking System® (S.E.T.S.®) detects pronunciation errors and offers playback of corrected speech. You can also take your learning on-the-go! Learn on the move with the added comprehensive audio curriculum on 5 audio CD’s developed by leading university language instructors.Added Bonus features include an interactive Eurotalk language learning DVD and the interactive mystery game Who is Oscar Lake? ™ - The Ultimate Language Learning Game.With over 300 hours of instruction on DVD-Rom + interactive DVD + interactive CD-Rom & 5 audio CD’s, Instant Immersion™ Deluxe v3.0 contains everything you need to get the most from your next business trip, vacation, or wherever your travels take you.* The world’s most popular language system with over 20 million units sold worldwide.** 100% Customer Satisfaction with 60-Day Money Back Guarantee – refer to box for details.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good combination of dvd, cd, and voice recognition, October 12, 2008

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J. Torre (CT, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Immersion Chinese Deluxe v3.0 (DVD-ROM)

I have a Windows Vista laptop with a built in microphone and both the software and the DVD ran without any problem. The voice recognition is great and will have you pronouncing the Mandarin tones correctly in no time. The lessons are good but too short. The only drawback to the software is that there isn't a clear place to start. You have to browse through the icons and figure it out for yourself. The audio instruction is well thought out and you will learn new words and phrases quickly. I would recommend this to Mandarin Language beginners. If you already know Mandarin tones and a modicum of words then this is not for you.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Awful, awful, awful, February 3, 2010

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Aaron Hanusa "Aaron" (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Immersion Chinese Deluxe v3.0 (DVD-ROM)

Are you kidding me?!? What is this? Let's see, where do I start? First of all, these aren't lessons that hold your hand. They are a collection of exercises. If you are expecting to learn anything from this product, you will be sorely disappointed. It's a schitzophrenic collection of crap with absolutely no organization or clear direction.

Admittedely if you already know Mandarin, the voice recognition may be helpful, but that's about it. After wasting an hour of my time discovering that I won't learn anything from this product, I was so desperate to get my moneys worth that I went to the glossary to learn common words. The glossary contains a tabstrip, containing each letter of the alphabet (A | B | C | ...). I went to click on "B" hoping to find "Boy", and was sorely upset when the "B" tab contained the chinese words categorized alphabetically, not the english word. Yeah, that does me alot of good.

It is absolutely astonishing to me that this company put out a product like this. Unreal. I spent a few minutes reading others comments on this product as well as other products that this company creates. If you read anything positive, I guarantee the person posting works for the company.

Do yourself a favor and save yourself from frustration, time, and money. I have found better learning resources on the internet for free. Thank goodness I purchased this from a used bookstore. Imagine how upset I would have been had I paid full price for it! :)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Could have been good, May 9, 2009

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Allison M. Perkel "I drank what?" (Boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Immersion Chinese Deluxe v3.0 (DVD-ROM)

I was so hopeful for the set - however I had issues almost from the get go. My primary PC is vista and one of the PC dvds simply did not work. Not only that, but there is no feedback to know if its the dvd, the program, or if the application is just slow.

For example, you can click on a lesson and then you might see a dialog box saying something like loading and then ... nothing. 20 minutes of nothing.

What is good is the vice recognition. They did an excellent job here of helping you match the tones to the words. And by giving several levels of matching, they allow beginners to progress without getting overwhelmed by always getting it wrong so to speak.

The additional, not application DVDs (for the car, or where ever) are a nice touch but I've frankly never found that type of learning helpful.

If they could fix the application issues, I think this could be a decent intro to Mandarin. Without the fixes, this is a product I simply cannot recommend