Instant Immersion German Pro 7 CD Platinum

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 11.5 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005UWHE
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 21, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,240 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #77 in Software > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > German
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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This seven-CD set is comprised of three previously released programs. Tell Me More Spanish offers dozens of beginning, intermediate and advanced lessons in Spanish vocabulary, grammar, conversations, conjugations, phonetics, writing and culture. Speech recognition lets you test your pronunciation, and an audio CD lets you practice your skills away from the computer. Spanish Vocabulary Builder uses picture association and memory activities to teach vocabulary in nine games, and allows you to compare your Spanish with that of a native speaker. Finally, Spanish Plus presents 22 lessons on past, present and future tenses, shapes, colors, directions and more. The variety and depth of activities is terrific, but most appropriate in difficulty level for high school students and adults.
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Amazon.com Product Description

Start speaking, reading, and writing German today. Whether your study is for business, travel, or school, Instant Immersion German Pro's teaching methods and technology combine to create a language experience that delivers results. This seven-CD set features four Tell Me More language learning CD-ROMs, a German vocabulary builder, German Plus with 22 interactive lessons, and an audio CD that lets you practice your conversational skills anytime, anywhere.

Tell Me More's four-CD-ROM suite offers beginning, intermediate, and advanced lessons, and forms the core of this comprehensive German language series. You'll be guided through lessons complete with video clips and animations on vocabulary, grammar, phonetics, conversations, conjugation, cultural traditions, and more. Interactive speech recognition even corrects pronunciation and intonation. And because everyone learns at his or her own pace, lessons can be personalized.

The German Vocabulary Builder combines visual and memory learning to maximize retention. Use the recording feature to practice vocabulary and compare your speech to that of a native speaker's. German Plus covers speaking, reading, writing, and listening, helping you grow more comfortable with German over its 22 interactive lessons. Explore tenses, culture, directions, and more. In no time, you'll be able to communicate effectively. An added audio CD rounds out the collection, so you can practice anywhere, even en route to your German-speaking destination.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Are you a beginner?, February 22, 2002

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D. Stitt "doreenhof" (Felton, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Immersion German Pro 7 CD Platinum (CD-ROM)

If you don't speak German than this is not the right product for you. I'm German and I bought this product for my fiance who doesn't know any German. It was very confusing and difficult for him to understand (if even). The lessons were read very fast, I even had a hard time sometimes following. If we used the slow-down pronunciation option, it sounded like a record player on the wrong speed. The only word by word translation was at the end (like a dictionary). And it didn't even have all the words that were used in the lessons.
It might help you if you had taken German before and would want to refresh or deepen your skill.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely terrible, June 10, 2003

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Gadgester "No Time, No Money" (Mother Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Immersion German Pro 7 CD Platinum (CD-ROM)

Despite the attractive packaging, the Instant Immersion series from Europe is absolutely the worst language teaching program I've seen. I picked up several titles at a local store, tempted by the "free" price after rebates. Upon installing German, which I hadn't touched in over a decade, I decided to return all the titles. Most of the 7 CDs are totally useless. The user interface is laughably reminiscent of programs in the Windows 95 days, and you get 256-color, 640x480 video! The audio also slows down often, even on my P4 2.0Ghz PC. Even though you can find it for free, it just ain't worth your time.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not well laid out, March 5, 2003

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"william_reinhold" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Instant Immersion German Pro 7 CD Platinum (CD-ROM)

I bought both the German and Spanish Pro software packages. I opened the German first and found it very confusing and poorly laid out. There is no clear lesson plan and there are no steps provided for LEARNING the language. They might as well just drop you in the middle of Munich and expect you to start learning German that way. Needless to say I didn't open the Spanish Pro software and returned it... Unless you already speak German and want to brush up (even then pick something else) you might want to think twice...