Tell Me More French Premium Version 7 [Old Version]

by Auralog

Product Features

• Improved user interface; audio CD, plus free headset and microphone included
• Complete and extensive French software with up to 850 hours of learning
• 4 levels including complete beginner, beginner, intermediate, and advanced
• 4,500 exercises and 37 types of activities broken down into 6 workshops
• Covers reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary, grammar, and culture

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: 2749011000
• Item model number: 7-002-1234
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 2, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,136 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #65 in Software > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > French

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

TeLL me More, the world's leading software for language learning, is valued by users and teachers alike for its speech-recognition technology and personalized language courses. TeLL me More has more than five-million satisfied users worldwide, and it is used in more than 10,000 academic institutions and global leading organizations such as the U.S. government, FBI, EDS, Rice University, Toyota, Miami-Dade Public Schools, Maricopa Community College, and others.

This new and improved Premium French software offers significant innovations:

• New complete beginner level now available.
• Audio CD included to reinforce your French learning.
• Extract TeLL me More audio files and burn them to audio CDs or convert them to use on your MP3 player.
• Improved navigation and interface.

The new TeLL me More French Premium includes the following levels--complete beginner, beginner, intermediate, and advanced, plus 850 hours of French learning and contains 4,500 exercises, organized in 37 different types of activities. All the skills critical to learn French are addressed including reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary, grammar, and culture.

Unsurpassed Content to Learn French

• 850 hours of French learning, the most extensive offer on the market for French software.
• 4,500 exercises and 37 types of activities broken down into six workshops (Lesson, Cultural, Grammar, Vocabulary, Oral, and Written).
• Complete French course includes four levels in one package--complete beginner, beginner, intermediate, and advanced--to reach fluency in French.

A Personalized French Learning Approach

Choose between three distinct lesson modes to best adapt the lessons to your needs.

• The Free-to-Roam mode allows you to select the activities of your choice.
• The Guided mode proposes learning paths according to your learning objectives and availability.
• The Dynamic mode evaluates your progress as you work and adjusts your activities based on the results of previous exercises.

The Latest Technology Innovations

• Advanced speech-recognition technology that recognizes and analyzes your pronunciation.
• S.E.T.S. technology (Spoken Error Tracking System) that automatically pinpoints your pronunciation errors.
• 3-D animations that help you improve your pronunciation.
• Interactive dialogues and videos.

Exclusive New Technological Developments

• One audio CD included.
• The Premium software allows you to extract TeLL me More audio recordings (dialogues, dictations, etc.) and burn them to audio CDs or convert them to use on your MP3 player.
• MP3 and audio CD allow for continuous French learning in your car, at home, or at work, wherever and whenever.
• Improved navigation and interface.

Product Description

TeLL me More®, the world’s leading software for language learning, is valued by users and teachers alike for its speech recognition technology and personalized language courses. TeLL me More® now has more than 5 million satisfied users worldwide. It is the only French software that really covers all the skills to learn French: reading and writing, listening and speaking, grammar, vocabulary, and culture. This new and improved Premium version offers significant innovations: a new Complete Beginner level is now available, one audio CD is included to reinforce your learning, possibility to export the audio content in the format of your choice: MP3 or Audio CD, improved navigation and interface . UNSURPASSED CONTENT TO LEARN FRENCH: 850 HOURS OF FRENCH LEARNING, the most extensive and complete offer on the market for French software. 4,500 exercises and 37 types of activities broken down into six workshops (Lesson, Cultural, Grammar, Vocabulary, Oral and Written). 4 levels in one package: Complete Beginner, Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced, to reach fluency in French. A PERSONALIZED FRENCH LEARNING APPROACH. Choose between three distinct Lesson modes to best adapt the lessons to your needs. The Free-to-Roam Mode allows you to select the activities of your choice. The Guided Mode proposes Learning Paths according to your learning objectives and availability. The Dynamic Mode evaluates your progress as you work and adjusts your activities based on the results of previous exercises. THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS. Advanced speech recognition technology that recognizes and analyzes your pronunciation. S.E.T.S.® technology (Spoken Error Tracking System) that automatically pinpoints your pronunciation errors. 3D animations that help you improve your pronunciation. Interactive Dialogues and Videos.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best I have found to date!, December 8, 2006

By 

Colum Lavelle "Francophile in the States" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tell Me More French Premium Version 7 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I was fortunate to learn french in France over a two year period in Strasbourg. One of the biggest concerns I had leaving was I would lose all the French I had learned. I was a little skeptical at first when the representative from Auralog promised that I could actually improve my French while living in the U.S., but I am happy to say that it is true! I have been using this product for the last 4 months and have never been happier. After a recent visit to Geneva I can tell you that I actually improved my French while living in the United States. Tell Me More fills in the biggest gap in learning any language: oral production. Even while in one of the best language schools in Strasbourg I rarely had the opportunity to speak. Tell Me More addresses it through their voice recognition software which measures your speech compared to a native speaker. The modules are varied and can be customized to your level and needs. What I really like about the program is its variety and the fact you can follow the program at your own pace. If you want my 2 cents (and I did a lot of research in this area), this is flat out the best language program out there!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent product when you get it figured out...., July 25, 2008

By 

G. McNeil (Spokane, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tell Me More French Premium Version 7 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I almost did not get this product after reading some of the reviews, but Rosetta Stone was boring and did nothing for me. So, I gave this a try. I agree with the reviewers who say the documentation is weak. It does jump right in and can be discouraging at first. But, once I figured out how to use it, it is great. I love the way it leads you to the grammer, pronouncation and translations. I am going to have fits with verbs, but that's me.

I have finished about half of "Complete Beginner" and actually feel I have it down. The various learning modules really help in and out of context. Hearing a word or phrase and having to type it out is the toughest, and most helpful, drill I have come across. The ablility to practice pronouncing words and phrases with feedback have me speaking well enough to be understood by a lovely french lady I happen to know.

I recommend this product, as it is working for me. Just take your time when starting out, press "translation" to see the english portion, and click on "words" to get any word to practice it alone. It slowly builds understanding and usage at a comfortable pace. One more note. Do not get overwhelmed when looking at grammer/verbs. It gives a complete explanation and can be too much at once. Just get the part you need and move on. I promise you, you will be visiting this section a lot, over and over (at least I do). I still hate irregular verbs in any language.

UPDATE Sept. 27, 2008. I have now finished "Complete Beginner" and "Beginner". I am 3/4 the way through "Intermediate". I still recommend this product. In fact, I have contacted the manufacturer to upgrade to the 10 CD version (no update available, but they gave me a discount to purchase it outright).

My french is progressing at a nice pace. I have enough of it in my head to feel comfortable in getting by in France. Talking with people is so much easier then talking to the computer. I thought it would be the other way around, as the computer will use the same words over and over, but the face-to-face allows gestures, pointing, slowing down, etc. So much easier to be understood.

One of the things I suggested for future releases is the ablility to slow down the computer to really hear the words. Auralog did respond to my suggestions. They commented that the reason they did not include this feature is to allow the student to hear french at a normal speaking pace. Slowing it down would be counter-productive. Well, OK. I did not think of that. It is true that I am becoming comfortable "at speed" and sometimes slow talkers (happens when they figure out you are new at it) are actually harder to understand.

I am happy with my progress so far. The program does work. I have been told I have a "slight American accent" and the effort I have put into the language is noticable. I do not know if people are being nice to a beginner, but I am happy, and can be understood.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Has potential but lacks many things, February 18, 2008

By 

kamin - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tell Me More French Premium Version 7 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

This product has potential such as the ability to practice pronounciation on any word in the program's vocabulary. There are also some fun exercises to play with. However, that is the extent of what is good. The negative items include:

1 - The product manual is very lacking and non-helpful.

2 - The so-called tech support does not answer their phone, and I am still waiting for e-mail replies.

3 - Some of the product features are not on any of the menus. I am an advanced software professional, and I could not even find some of the features it lists on the box - even after two full hours of searching.

4 - The included CD's are not labeled to know which practice and vocab topics are on each CD. I had to insert each one in and write down the menu choices for the topics. It only displays the ones that are on the CD currently in the drive.

5 - Their web site has incomplete pages and lacks any support forum or knowledge base. It does have a FAQ page, but it is less informative than the useless product manual.

6 - The program requires the CD's to be available for it to run properly, which is unrealistic for travelling abroad. Their web site actually addressed this and claims that it is impossible to make it fully install on the hard drive (more like they don't know how to do it).

Overall, save your money. If this was less than $100, then maybe it might be worth the pronounciation features. But for it's current price tag, it is a major disappointment.