Learn to Speak French 8.0

by Riverdeep

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00001SHL1
• Item model number: LSF3744DE
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 24, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,956 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #37 in Software > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > French
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Learn to Speak French 8.0 accomplishes the goals of having you speak and understand the language, by use of its speech-recognition technology. As you progress through the lessons you get the opportunity to test your pronunciation against a meter that tracks from "tourist" to "native speaker."

The program includes short Quick Time films that are narrated in French with both the French and English text of the narrative available onscreen. (You can turn off either or both text versions.) A printed book provides additional practice for all the topics included on the four CDs: vocabulary, grammar, speech, and narratives at different levels.

Anyone over the age of 10 can use the software, and installation is easy. In addition, you can download additional lessons from The Learning Company Web site, where there's access to personal tutoring and study aids. The program can certainly get you started and make it possible for you to communicate in French--if you use both the program and the workbook diligently. --Robert Frankland

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68 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent as a French refresher or beginner course., May 17, 2000

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C. Estelle "myopicwriter" (Mesa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Learn to Speak French 8.0 (CD-ROM)

I have had this cd-rom for approximately 4 months now and I am coming close to being very fluent en francais. It offers 3 complete courses, boasting vocabulary builders, lessons in grammar and verb conjugation, games to reinforce what you have learned and you can also have conversations with virtual characters so that you can practice speaking. I am engaged to a Frenchman and I just keep surprising him with how much I have learned. I go to France frequently, and this has made a huge difference in my linguistic skills. Future Francophiles (persons who love french language and culture), Good luck.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Value, February 6, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Learn to Speak French 8.0 (CD-ROM)

This program is excellent value for the money. It provides a huge amount of material which will bring you up to the equivalent of a first year college French course at least on a conversational level. Previously, it did not work with Windows 2000, but there is now an easy to install patch. If you are thinking of travelling to France and have about 2 - 3 months to get through the course, this will provide you a basic level of French for getting around. I know, because that is what I did.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best course yet!, November 5, 2000

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Jeremy McVicar (Camp Lejeune, North Carolina USMC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Learn to Speak French 8.0 (CD-ROM)

This course was very helpfull in helping me to learn French. I have purchased many French learning software and this is the best one yet. I really like the conversation CD where you are able to conversate with people at a party and they answer according to what you say out of the given list of options. This course started out very basic and is helping me to work my way up. The dictionary is helpfull also.