Review
The back of the tongue should be raised to touch the soft palate, the upper part of the tip of the tongue pressed tightly between the ridge of the teeth and the hard palate, and the tip of the tongue drawn sharply downwards. Sound exciting? This is just one of the oral contortion acts you will find yourself performing with African Voices Thetha isiXhosa Nathi (Speak Xhosa With Us) interactive self-study course. A foreign languages graduate myself, I am well aware of what it takes to learn a new language, and so it was with a somewhat skeptical attitude that I found myself installing this program. My trepidation however, was short lived. The course consists of a CD-ROM and a manual. Both components are well put together for content and functionality. The CD-ROM comprises a series of simple conversational topics which run through each lesson of the course. -- Electronic Mail and Guardian On-line newspaper July 28, 1999
Product Description
A 20-lesson interactive multimedia CD-ROM to teach the South African language Xhosa. The CD-ROM incorporates video, sound, graphics and interactive exercises that provide immediate learner feedback. The package provides an accompanying course book with comprehensive grammatical content and further exercises. Level: Beginners to advanced.
