Learn to Speak Spanish 8.1

by The Learning Company

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• ASIN: B0002BQPLU
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 20, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,401 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

This 4 CD set offers an in-depth learning system to achieve Spanish fluency. Features speech recognition and record/playback! Plus, it helps build speaking and listening skills using real-world conversation simulations.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

63 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A tutor in my own home, January 18, 2003

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Rebecca Padgett "Rebecca Padgett" (FL, USA) - See all my reviews

I absolutely love this CD-Rom. I've always had a problem learning spanish from a book. For one, I had no clue as to how most of the words were pronounced. With this item, you see the word and hear it spoken. The coolest part is you can record yourself saying the words, and it will play it back for you and grade you on how native you sounded. Plus you can have interactive conversations! Also includes talking dictionary, cultural movies, internet lessons, progress checks, and much more. It's worth the money, and better than any other teacher who's tried to force feed this language down my throat. Move at your own pace and have fun learning for a change.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing amazing amazing, January 3, 2005

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S. Gately "halfpint37" (Cambridge MA) - See all my reviews
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I cannot stop raving about this program (though I should note that I have the more recent version, Learn to Speak Spanish Deluxe, which has considerably more content). This is my dream program, and I am a language teacher, so I know what to look for: audio for virtually every word/phrase/conversation, progressive lessons, exercises, videos, etc. etc. It is logically arranged, and covers absolutely every basic topic imaginable. It has tons of features but will not be overwhelming for someone who takes the time to get used to them. You will certainly not be sorry if you purchase this and dedicate yourself to it. I started from scratch and now feel completely at ease with a homestay that I will be doing soon in Ecuador.

19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor at $5 I can't even say I got what I paid for, March 1, 2005

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PF Anonymous - See all my reviews

Wouldn’t install without a ton of personal information and spyware, then wouldn’t run properly. Also every time you try to use it your forced to endure their cheesy flash add before it freezes and fails to load the program. You need not buy any product from a manufacture like this unless of course you want to waste money.