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

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Product Features

• You'll learn by being completely immersed in Portuguese, experiencing it directly and learning more quickly
• In no time, you'll be ordering food, conducting business and asking in-depth questions
• Start out simply, with the calendar, numbers, asking directions, and other topics
• Dictation feature helps you compare your pronunciation with native-speakers
• Teaches through fun quizzes and games that help you remember your new language skills

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: B00005RIQ4
• Item model number: CS-058
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 16, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,765 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Learn to speak Portuguese 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 Portuguese CDs teach users to speak Portuguese 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! Portuguese 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 Portuguese, 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 Portuguese is people who need to learn Portuguese as quickly as possible. If you need to hold a basic conversation in Portuguese right away, this is the software for you! Jewel case

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Time to fall asleep!, December 1, 2001

By A Customer

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

With this CD the only thing that you will learn is basic vocabulary. The games that it has are so boring that you feel like going to sleep right away...
They are slow, repetitive and show a total lack of creativity. The voices are also pretty monotone.
By the way, the accent is from Portugal, so if you need to learn Brazilian Portuguese, this is not the right tool.
Don't say I didn't warn you!!!

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars poor, January 25, 2002

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Sosuke Matsumoto (Oxnard, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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

For a few days after I bought this CD, I could have fun because I had no knowledge on Portuguese. You can memorize little amount of basic words for sure. But as I progress, I realized that This 2 CD-ROM set lacked the most significant thing in learning a new language. It does not provide any grammar nor greeting frase such as "How are you?" and "I'm fine"

Compared to the 1st CD, the 2nd CD was way too hard. There are so many words that had not been mentioned in the 1st CD. You'll never understand the 2nd CD even when you perfectly mastered the 1st CD. I'm studying Portuguese using other software and books. It has been a month, but I still can't understand the 2nd CD.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Can someone learn Portuguese with these programs?, July 24, 2002

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Kohei Arai (Tallahassee, FL United States) - See all my reviews

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

My answer is NO. I bought this 2 CD Set several weeks ago and each CD lasted me about 2 days. The first CD teaches you basic vocabulary. It has some games, but they are pretty lame and I got tired of it after a few games.

Second one is a lot more advanced and focused on listening. If you know Spanish, or other romance language, the games will be too easy. In my case, I got most of questions right at first try, learning some new expressions and words. If you don't know romance languages...it will be too hard, since there is no explanation of grammar, what so ever.