Learn To Speak English 2002

by The Learning Company

Product Features

• Learn to speak English
• Over 100 lessons build fluency
• Perfect your pronunciation with voice recognition technology
• Adjustable study plan, talking dictionary, cultural video clips, and more
• 4 CD set includes conversational CD

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005TQ17
• Item model number: 381415
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 7, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,041 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #2 in Software > Education & Reference > Secondary Education > English & Grammar
  • #2 in Software > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > English
  • #95 in Software > Language & Travel
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Build your fluency in English with this feature-rich four-CD collection. Learn to Speak English's 100 lessons and adjustable study plan expand your English vocabulary and perfect your pronunciation. Choose from a variety of instructional features, including cultural video clips and a talking dictionary. Learn to Speak's voice recording, playback tools, and speech recognition technology let you practice your English, develop your ear, and hone your pronunciation. A conversational CD completes the collection, adding a final polish to your newly acquired abilities.

Product Description

See it Hear it Say it - An Effective Way to LearnEnglishProduct InformationLearn to Speak English is your complete interactive foreign language learningsolution. It offers you a complete in-depth learning system toachieve all-around English fluency. Unique “real-world” conversationsimulations speech recognition and record/playback enhance your learningexperience as you converse and compare your pronunciation to native speakers. You can click on the word you want to learnclick on a button to record your voice watch the pronunciation gauge to checkyour progress review useful vocabulary notes hear the speaker use the word in asentence and so much more!  Learn to Speak helps build English fluencyfrom listening and speaking to reading and writing.Categories Pronunciation Vocabulary Listening Speaking Reading Writing Grammar Product HighlightsBuild VocabularyStart by hearing and learning basic words and then build to phrases. Extensivevocabulary and grammar sections reinforce learning.Have Fun!Play challenging and entertaining games or puzzles to reinforce yourunderstanding of the language.Navigate EasilyTravel throughout the program with the simple click of a mouse.Tailor to Your NeedsSelect an extended course to concentrate on the areas that interest you most -travel business or everyday life.Start TalkingMaster speaking and listening skills by participating in real-world conversationsimulations.Discover U.S.A.Enhance your experience and gain insight into the history culture and peopleby viewing different cultural movies.Product Features Speech Recognition (Record playback and compare your voice to a native speaker's.  Watch your accent improve as Learn to Speak evaluates your pronunciation. Pre-assessment Test (Determine your skill level and the best place to start learning.) Technology * Voice Recording and Playback * Adjustable Study Plan (Create a study pl

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Obsoleted when it came out, May 21, 2004

By 

Alex Tan "pcboy" (Scarborough, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Learn To Speak English 2002 (CD-ROM)

I see so many people who brought it in 2003 or 2004 say it's obsolete because they couldn't download the internet lessons. Guess what, I brought it directly from The Learning Company when it came out in 2002, and I couldn't download any of the internet lesson since the beginning. I called technical support, they told me the internet courses will be available later, since the product is very new at the time I brought it. I waited and waited, the internet courses never available. The CD is too basic, and it doesn't offer much. People should look else where for a better quality product than Learn to Speak English 8.1.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Word to the Wise, February 26, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Learn To Speak English 2002 (CD-ROM)

1. This is an obsolete product. ALL of the optional downloads expired 2 YEARS AGO!!! So, you'll have limited support.

2. The on-line help, FAQ and Knowledge base are totally worthless. Don't even waste your time looking for help there.

3. Installation totally locks up a Windows 2000 system. My system was absolutely rock solid and stable until I installed this product. Installation totally locked up the system -- even the mouse didn't move. Be Ware!

4. There are no books or documentation of any kind with this product. If you want any help, you have to go to a web site or use the CDs. If the product kills your system as it did mine, you can't use either. There is no phone number for support.

5. Support is basically non-existant. If you can't figure out how to use the product or if something goes wrong or you get error messages, you are totally on your own to figure it out.

If you're technically astute, you can eventually get the product to work but expect to spend many hours in the process. Once you get it working, it looks like an OK package but it wasn't an easy process here. Again, there is absolutely no where to go if you have a problem.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Obsolete product - Do not buy it., May 19, 2004

By 

unhappy user (Ypsilanti, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Learn To Speak English 2002 (CD-ROM)

I bought this product for my niece. This is for a beginner
who just start learning english. I can't access the Internet
Lessons category from the CDs because all the files are no
longer existed and can't get help from technical support
either since this is an obsolete product. Technical support
is terrible and such a waste of time - You are on your own
with your problem!