Instant Immersion French 2 CD-ROM Set (Jewel Case)

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Product Features

• If you need to learn French as quickly as possible, the Euro Method might be just for you
• This teaching method involves being completely immersed in the language of your choice
• This 2-CD set is designed to teach intermediate French skills for more common situations
• In TalkNow! French, you'll learn common words and phrases for business or tourist situations
• It teaches through fun quizzes and games that help you remember your French better

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000059OSB
• Item model number: CS-048
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 16, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,166 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #67 in Software > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > French
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Learn to speak French through complete immersion. The Euro Method is an easy and simple way to learn to speak a second language. Based on the same techniques that allow a 4-year-old child to speak a language long before that same child can read or write, the Instant Immersion French CDs teach users to speak French quickly. The software provides interactive lessons that truly immerse users in the language. The two CD-ROMs enclosed are from EuroTalk, a European publisher of language-learning software. Talk Now! and World Talk will take users from beginning to intermediate levels using fun and easy-to-follow methods.

Talk Now! French is designed for beginners who want to start learning a new language as soon as possible. Whether on a business or vacation trip, or even when meeting a foreign visitor, Talk Now! is the CD to use. By hearing and practicing authentic everyday speech, the user's natural ability for language will develop. The EuroTalk CDs are designed to be fun. The program uses quizzes, games, and stories to help reinforce the lessons learned.

The second CD-ROM, World Talk French, is the next level up from Talk Now! and goes on to the next stage with new activities, added dictation, and a new recording section. Topics covered include the calendar, building sentences, asking directions, and using numbers. With the recording feature, users can hear and compare their voices with those of a variety of native speakers.

Product Description

Instant Immersion French is the right tool for people who want speak French well AND in a hurry! WorldTalk French has even more activities to strengthen language skills It also has a dictation feature, to compare your pronunciation with native-speakers And it covers the calendar, numbers, asking directions, and other topics You'll be amazed at how much French you speak in such a short time! Jewel case

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Missing the middle, February 21, 2002

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Brent Oliver (Mancos, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Immersion French 2 CD-ROM Set (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

In the first couple of hours (the first CD) this was a great program for getting started in studying French. Unfortunately the first CD stopped well short of the second. The second CD takes a very large leap forward leaving you wondering if you missed some second level on CD 1. You will however be able to recognize enough words to be able to guess correctly on most of the questions on CD 2, but being able to pick the correct picture by picking the work for "boat" out of a spoken sentence is not in my opinion learning French. The first CD on this was good enough that I'll plunk down the money and try the 7 CD Pro version. Give me a month (End of March 2002) and I'll try to let you know how that program does as well as French for Dummies. Until then don't bother with this version.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ne croyez pas la boite! (Don't believe the box!), November 30, 2002

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Andrea Pietrzyk (Memphis, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Instant Immersion French 2 CD-ROM Set (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

C'est faux! This box says it's the "quickest way to learn a language, guaranteed!" I bought this CD while taking my first year of high school French, hoping it would give me a broader vocabulary and a good pronounciation guide. It didn't.
First, there is no pronounciation guide. You just listen to the native speakers, which, don't get me wrong, is very good, but some sort of guide would come in handy. French words, as any one who has studied the language should know, are not phonetic; there are many letters that are not pronounced, and in order to recognize such you must study the grammar.
Which brings me to a second pitfall: no grammar guide. It seems to me that if you're going to learn a language you've got to learn some grammar, too! How is a non-French speaker supposed to know adjective agreement or verb conjugation without some sort of guide?
And the vocabulary is nothing you wouldn't learn in a first or second year French class in high school. So if you're like me, a high school student looking for extra reference and exact pronounciation, fine. But if you are an adult and looking for a travel/business phrase reference, pass this one over.
And the games are no fun. In the first CD, there are memory games. And you must accumulate so many points before they will let you move to the next level of learning. Okay, so just because I score 49 points out of 50 I'm not good enough to go on to the next level?
As my French teacher says, "A chacun son gout." (To each his own taste.) If you learn languages by playing memory games and can master a language without grammar guides, Instant Immersion French is for you. But take it from me, a French II student: this program is at best a reference guide for those with a little background of French

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Misleading..., February 19, 2005

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Rachel Bracking (Chatham,ON) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Immersion French 2 CD-ROM Set (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

I ordered this software under the assumption it would be compatible with my operating system. It does, after all, say that it works with all Mac OS' from OS 7.5.3 or later.

Well I have OS 10.3.8 and I can't get the software to work. It's looking for OS 9, and my computer didn't come dual boot.

I'm pretty disappointed by that, as I was looking foward to testing this software out.