My Spanish Coach

by UBI Soft

Product Features

• 8 mini-games to sharpen your mastery of the language at your own pace
• Track your progress with charts showing your performance learning the language
• Simple interface makes it perfect for anyone of any age

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001B1W3IO
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 7, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,283 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #2 in Video Games > Sony PSP > Simulation > Life
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Sony PSP

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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute bargain for anyone interested in Spanish, October 30, 2008

By 

Mason Smith (Monte Rio, CA) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)   

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: My Spanish Coach (Video Game)

This is a fantastic product. I've been studying Spanish for some time, and I've never come across a bargain like this. Even if you had to buy a PSP or Nintendo DS to go along with it, it would still be pretty good.

The grammar lessons cover a lot of what you would in perhaps 2 semesters of college, but they don't really quiz on it much. What this game really does is teach vocabulary. A LOT of vocabulary... something like 8000 words. The games are all pretty effective at getting words in memory, and you can have the software quiz you over what you've learned. Each word is pronounced for you, and it has a handy dictionary.

I've used Pimsluer and Rosetta Stone, and those are both very good at teaching how Spanish functions, but this software has both those beat in terms of teaching you vocabulary fast (but this stuff doesn't do much more than teach you thousands of words). And at less than a tenth the price.

There are several different games. Memory, flashcards, etc. The lessons go over some basic grammar rules and ten or so words, and have two games you must master to advance. Eventually you're just learning words each lesson from an animated janitor (apparently). The music and animated woman are corny, but I don't really care.

Loading times on the PSP are fair at best, but it's not a big deal. The 'smack the gopher' game takes a lot of practice to get good at, but as a side benefit I'm much better at other PSP games now that I've mastered the PSP stick. There are a few errors... sometimes the audio will now match the text (for example, a 'de' will be dropped from a sentence where it's not necessary). I've noticed about ten of these errors out of over 900 lessons... basically as many errors as a well edited textbook probably has.

This software teaches Latin American Spanish... and while the verb charts cover Vosotros, the quizzes ignore it. This is pretty standard.

Bottom line: you can learn Spanish with this and any old Spanish textbook. If you master both you will have a superior vocabulary than many students who have undergone several semesters of study. But you do need something in addition to this software to master grammar.

I am so pleased at the sheer value of this. If you want to learn Spanish, you are absolutely crazy not to buy this. Trust me on this...

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, March 24, 2009

By 

Joshua L. Peterson (Wyoming) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: My Spanish Coach (Video Game)

It's worth the money, does a good job of teaching you spanish in a way thats easy to learn. Biggest thing i think is using what have learned everyday even if you just say it in your head. Pretty good learning tool to teach anyone. My daughter has the DS version and she likes it as much as i do.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive beginners training program, January 27, 2009

By 

Satisfied Shopper "Jasmine C." (Trinidad) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: My Spanish Coach (Video Game)

This is a fantastic game to learn Spanish. Most of what I've covered in high school is there in the game and more. The graphics and music was poor but at the end of the day the object is to learn the language.

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