Instant Immersion Italian 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
• Exclusive Instant Immersion Bonus material--interactive Eurotalk DVD & interactive mystery solving CD-Rom game Who is Oscar Lake?
• 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: B0011DQ1SK
• Item model number: 80952
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 17, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,264 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #11 in Software > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Italian

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.

Language immersion in an interactive game format with "Who is Oscar Lake?" 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
• 1 Who is Oscar Lake? CD-ROM
• 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

Who Is Oscar Lake?
You're a fugitive in a foreign city, falsely accused of the heist of a precious diamond, in Who Is Oscar Lake? This interactive mystery game allows you to clear your name by following clues in this new language to find the missing jewel.

• Language immersion in an interactive game format
• 3 possible endings that increase in difficulty
• 70+ hours of fun language learning

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

Instant Immersion is #1 in language learning software, with content reaching over 20 million users worldwide. Developed by international linguistic and language experts, each program is strategically designed to meet specific language learner goals and different educational styles. Key Features: The quickest way to learn a language, guaranteed - The world's most popular language system - Easy, comprehensive instruction at your own pace - Play audio on your Ipod

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Disappointment, June 22, 2008

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B. D. Cooper (Grosse Pointe, Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Immersion Italian Deluxe v3.0 (DVD-ROM)

I've been working with this program for three weeks now, and I have yet to learn anything.

There are no instructions about how to proceed with the lessons, and I was for a long time under the impression that the instruction would be on the CD-ROMs, with practice on the "bonus" audio CDs, and learning in context on the "interactive" DVD and the game. In fact, this is all wrong. There is no instruction on the CD-ROMs, merely short quizzes, word searches, etc.

The heart of this program is the 5 audio CDs. But the CDs don't take up the topics in the same order as the CD-ROM exercises. For a couple of weeks, I struggled with the audio CDs, which I found difficult without a written transcript. But then I found that the company had posted a complete transcript, which helped a great deal. But the transcript is more than complete: it is for 8 CDs, and there are only 5 in the set. I really miss the material that is on discs 6, 7, & 8.

Furthermore, the scoring on the evaluations is odd -- sometimes it is based on 4 exercises, but there are only two provided. So the best score you can get is 50%, even if all of your answers are correct.

I had no technical trouble at all with the program CD-ROMs. The "hidden keys" are odd, but no problem (why hide them?). But my computer (a new Dell Inspiron 1720 with Vista) has had many problems with the "interactive" DVD and the game. The game freezes up at the same point every time I play it, and the arrow keys seem to go dead on the video. Amazon says this program is for Vista, but on the help instructions for the game (the only place I can find a list), Windows 2000 and XP are listed, but not Vista. I can't get the game past the police interview, and I have found the "interactive" video almost impossible to use.

There are many little glitches not worth mentioning (e.g. "Stai calma" on transcript page 17 cannot mean "I remain calm"; it has to be "You (informal) are calm" or maybe "Stay calm"). But I won't go through all of them. I cannot believe that millions of people have learned Italian with this program, which seems to me a disorganized mess. I learned far more from the Danesi paperback. I wanted something with more interaction and context, but this isn't it.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not a very good software program., September 19, 2008

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BrianMcG "brianmcg" (United States of America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Instant Immersion Italian Deluxe v3.0 (DVD-ROM)

I really thought that this would be a good program. I read a review from somewhere on the internet that compared this software very favorably to Rosetta Stone. At only a tenth the cost how bad could it be?

Well, let me tell you. First of all, there are no instructions for this program or how to use it. It is very difficult to navigate from one lesson to the next. And the most annoying thing for me was how the program is not fully loaded on your computer. Every time you answer a question or want to go to the next page, it has to load up off of the cd. This is a real pain when you are just going over some vocabulary and you want to go from screen to screen quickly.

Another thing I thought was odd, the total immersion portion of the vocabulary only included 96 words. Uh, I think I may need to know more words than that. The audio cds were very substandard and slow. I agree with the other poster when he talks about all the lip smacking and mouth noises. Get these people a glass of water or something. Also the game included does not work properly.

I am now learning Italian from these sources, the free "Before You Know It" flashcard program you can download off of the internet (did I mention its free), the "Italian Now" workbook, and some Pimsleur cds I checked out from the Library. If there was a class that would fit my schedule I would take one of those, but nothing beats learning lots of vocabulary and hearing some native speakers.

I honestly do not know how anyone can use this software without going crazy. I hope this is helpful to anyone.