Instant Immersion French Deluxe vv2.0

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Product Features

• 3 bonus Instant Immersion audio CDs focusing on vocabulary building
• 8-CD suite of French language multimedia learning software
• 300 hours of beginner, intermediate, and advanced tutoring on 5 CD-ROMs
• Monitor pronunciation and intonation with Spoken Error Tracking System
• Instruction on 20 key lessons including vocabulary grammar and phonetics

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000BGTVDA
• Item model number: 80694
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 29, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,028 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #37 in Software > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > French

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Get ready to have fun learning with Instant Immersion French Deluxe v2.0, the multimedia learning collection on CD-ROM and audio compact disc. Start your French instruction at your computer with Talk to Me French offering 300 hours of beginner, intermediate, and advanced tutoring.

Instant Immersion Deluxe is an eight-CD suite, combining beginner, intermediate, and advanced Tell Me More content on five CD-ROMs. Each interactive lesson utilizes the Spoken Error Tracking System, which monitors your pronunciation and intonation. Round out your study with three bonus Instant Immersion audio CDs focusing on vocabulary building.

Product Description

Your first-class journey to a new language is ready to commence, with Instant Immersion French Deluxe v2.0, the multimedia learning collection on CD-ROM and audio compact disc. Use cutting-edge speech recognition features and 3D animation to perfect your spoken French. The Collins Lexibase French-English Dictionary combines more than 400,000 translations of words, phrases, and expressions with a myriad of search functions. Get accurate results even if you are unsure of your entry's correct spelling! Audio CD 5 - Alphabet, sounds Audio CD 6 - Greetings, Days of the Week, Weather Audio CD 7 - Numbers, Time/Hours, Telephone Numbers, and Corresponding Verbs Audio CD 8 - Questions, Verb Endings, Conjugations, Prepositions

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Package, March 7, 2006

By 

Guillermo Ramirez - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Immersion French Deluxe vv2.0 (CD-ROM)

You will like their approach to teaching you a new language. I cannot say that it is better than the Rosetta stone but it is closer than what the price difference would make you believe.
Like any other package, it is not going to teach you the material by osmosis, you are going to have to put the time and effort to go through the CD's and the exercises, but if you do, you will get your money's worth.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars There Are Much Better Ways of Learning French, March 23, 2006

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jaep "jaep" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Instant Immersion French Deluxe vv2.0 (CD-ROM)

I purchased this product looking for a cheaper alternative to the more expensive language software. As a student with absolutely no previous educaion in French, this program did not help me at all. It starts out right into full dialogue-with no introduction to vocabulary, grammar, or even the alphabet or basic pronunciation. There many activities that are difficult to do, one of the first is when you must listen to several words and phrases in rapid French and type them in-with no introduction to spelling or listening to the most basic phrases. I found myself doing the activities just to get through them, and I REMEMBERED VERY VERY LITTLE. What kept this from a 1 star were the grammar explanation features, and conjugation tool. Immersion may be the best way, but try a much cheaper or even free way first (I recommend french.about.com!) , but don't waste money on an almost useless product.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Program - MUST be computer literate and patient, November 25, 2006

By 

K. Holmes (VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Instant Immersion French Deluxe vv2.0 (CD-ROM)

At first, I thought that the program was a complete mess and very disorganized, but when I got to the next step, I realized that I was learning because I knew all of the answers to the questions in the exercises. This is a great way to learn. I know no French at all. It helps big time to click the American flag and see the side by side translations. The important thing is that if you've never studied a romance language before, you must take the time to read the grammar explanations. At first, you'll think they are idiots for teaching u single words by throwing whole sentences at you, but when u get to the next exercise, you realize that because of that format, you have already learned about vocab AND sentence formation at once. This is really great stuff, but you must take the time to explore it, move your mouse around and make sure there is nothing else available for you to click to get more info. There's lots of helpful information, but you have to play around and see what each button does. If you plan on buying another language from the same brand, keep in mind that they are not all set up the same way. Japanese may be set up very differently from French. I highly recommend this. I found it easy once I played around with it. The only reason it is not a 5 star is because it could use a little more instructional help for those who are a bit computer shy. I'm not even sure if there's a customer service number provided either.