Learn to Speak Spanish: The Complete Interactive Learning Solution (4 CD-ROMs, Version 8.0)

by Learn to Speak Spanish - The Complete Interactive Learning Solution

Product Features

• Focuses on Pronunciation, Vocabulary, Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Grammer
• Special Features:
• Personalized Learning System, Advanced Speech Recognition, Voice Recording and playback, Progress checks, Talking dictionary, Cultural movies, Specialized Internet lessons

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• ASIN: B00001SHKN
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 24, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,935 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #34 in Software > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Spanish & Portuguese

Product Description

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This updated comprehensive Spanish language program has a lot to offer. The four CDs allow students to record their own speech and compare it with one of the native speakers. Over one hundred lessons feature quality sound and digitized video that instruct in grammar, reading, writing and cultural information. In this version, students can customize each lesson to their own pace, skills, interest and needs. The program helps develop the language skills necessary to deal with money, transportation, visits to the doctor, securing accommodations and shopping. Students are introduced to basic grammar rules such as the proper use of pronouns. Each of the lessons presents vocabulary words, live video or slideshows using the words in a story, real actor conversations, simple language exercises and some very basic but effective games. The program work well for either students or travelers.
Teaches: foreign language, Spanish
Age Range: 12-up Copyright © 2000 Children's Software Revue

Product Description

This 4 CD set offers an in-depth learning system to achieve Spanish fluency. Features "real-world" conversation simulations, speech recognition, and record/playback!

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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oldie But Goodie, December 27, 2007

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Clayton B. Thomas III "aspiring polyglot" (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Learn to Speak Spanish: The Complete Interactive Learning Solution (4 CD-ROMs, Version 8.0) (CD-ROM)

This stuff is a bit outdated, but I have no trouble using it with Windows XP. Suffice it to say that this software is actually quite good, especially now that it's so cheap. There are a lot of listening activities, vocab, etc. In fact, it's oddly similar to the newer Transparent Language products... hmm.

Anyway, give this program a try - it's a great buy and a lot of fun.

Also, look for the Practice Makes Perfect vocabulary software - they sell it on eBay for <$10 and it's just as good as Transparent's $50 equivalent (or Rosetta Stone's $500 version).

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Wouldn't recommend it., November 22, 2008

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E. Allen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Learn to Speak Spanish: The Complete Interactive Learning Solution (4 CD-ROMs, Version 8.0) (CD-ROM)

I found this product to be a bit dated and primitive. Every time you open the program you have to listen to the same introductory English instructions, which quickly become annoying. The links for the online portion of the lessons seemed to be inactive. The best thing about the software is that it includes interactive exercises, in which you have simulated conversations with screen characters. Unfortunately, there are only a limited number of those exercises. I returned to package to the vendor, Nothing But Software. They were very helpful, and they gave me a prompt refund. In general, I'm sure that there are better software packages in a similar price range, for people like me who don't want to pay $500 for Rosetta Stone.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For the price, worth the time, March 28, 2009

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Pinetree "Pinetree" (MI) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Learn to Speak Spanish: The Complete Interactive Learning Solution (4 CD-ROMs, Version 8.0) (CD-ROM)

A clunker of a product on windows xp pro. One has to insert disc 1 to start the program. Then remove disc 1 to insert disc 2, 3 or 4, to get the proper lessons. If the program freezes up, then you have to shut it down. Can not insert disc 2, or 3, or 4 or it will say this version will not work in a windows NT environment.....

So, in its glory old day, it probably worked fine in windows 95, 98, etc.... But it doesn't work as smoothly as it should in win xp.

But it still serves its purpose... for the price... The spontanous conversation did not work well, but there are always glitches on voice regcognition softwares. It will do... Not great... but fun enough and beneficial enough that I would say, can complement your classes.

Clutsy with xp pro, you might consider using it in older windows versions.