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- Platform: Windows 2000 / 95 / 98 / NT / Me / XP
- Media: CD-ROM
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Talk to Me Spanish is a well-composed CD-ROM programme with some quite flashy graphics, good video learning aids and an online resource centre. The language learner is provided with a map on which they can chart their progress from beginner to advanced in a variety of subject areas, including the supermarket, the post office and the aftermath of an accident.
Like Transparent Language, Linguaphone, and other programmes in the field, Talk to Me Spanish comes with voice-recognition software that will monitor your pronunciation. At the lower level, you participate in an interactive dialogue and select your response from three options. As things progress, you move to rearranging words in sentence order when they are thrown at you all jumbled up. The vocabulary becomes progressively more complex, but simply pointing the cursor at a Spanish word provides the English translation.
This is a highly competent software package. One of the best things about it is its sense of humour. In one of the dialogues, when asked whether they are a man, the student can reply "Soy un fantasma" (I am a ghost). Another role-play includes the glorious line "Soy una maquina, no tengo nombre" (I'm a machine, I have no name). This sort of wit is quite unusual in language packages and it really sets Talk to Me apart from its competitors. --Toby Green
Manufacturer's Description
Compared to previous Talk To Me versions being available for each language at 3 separate levels, you can now buy the new version which covers you being able to learn a language and conversation skills from beginner to advanced in one product This new version offers 100 hours of training in pronunciation and comprehension
Talk To Me is ideal for preparing an exam, a trip abroad, a business meeting or simply fun.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
81 of 81 people found the following review helpful
By Martin Jones
I have found this software package to be very helpfull to me. It focuses on speaking and pronunciation exercises so is ideal for somebody who needs to work on speaking a language. A progress chart enables you to keep track of your progress and results. I have learnt a lot with this software although true beginners might find it a little bit difficult at first. Overall an excellent package well worth the money.
41 of 41 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
I have just completed GCSE Spanish and I have found Talk to Me Spanish to be of little use. This package is not for beginners and I feel it is definately more appropriate for more advanced level learners.
Difficult to navigate, Talk to Me Spanish was a chore to use. The graphics and videos impressed at first but after looking a little deeper I felt fairly let down. Although the speaking exercises were useful, I felt the package lacked in content compared to other packages that I have used.
38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Excellent value for money, but definitely not a package for the beginner. I have been learning conversational Spanish for three years and I struggled on a number of modules, with words I have never heard of before. However on the plus side it does significantly improve your spoken Spanish, for example on the first module alone, I realised I had been mispronouncing at least a dozen words wrong, for the best part of three years - no wonder they couldn't understand me!!
The S.E.T.S. technology is very impressive, but from my personal experience your first attempt is often your best - perhaps another glass of Rioja might help!!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
Teaching me Spanish? Really? Not for beginners and too unreliable.
My husband bought me this package for my birthday shortly after we returned from a holiday in Tenerife and straight away booked our next holiday to Mexico. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Camelot
1.0 out of 5 stars
Virtually useless for beginners
This was my first attempt at learning spanish, and I found the package extremely unhelpful. Following the recommended teaching routine I was immediately presented with a Spanish... Read more
Published on 7 July 2004 by Ms. Joanna Cox
5.0 out of 5 stars
Really helpful for improving listening skills. good value.
Very good value indeed.
I have a basic Spanish knowledge (about NVQ / Instituto Cervantes Beginners' 4 level - see www.cervantes.org. Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
First impressions - powerful and fun
I haven't had this tutor very long but from the first session, I have enjoyed it a great deal. I get obsessed by the crosswords and pronunciation exercises: I find them very... Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2003 by C. Nation
2.0 out of 5 stars
Talk to me Spanish
Purchased 'Talk to me Spanish' and the thought of being in the comfort of my own home with computer and headset sounded wonderful. However, I'm not impressed with this CD at all. Read more
Published on 25 July 2003 by D. Peace
5.0 out of 5 stars
Álvaro, no toques los pasteles!
He's always being naughty in the panadería. I don't know, the youth of today!
This software is most fun when you get to have virtual conversations. Read more
This software is most fun when you get to have virtual conversations. Read more
Published on 10 July 2003 by John Ayles
3.0 out of 5 stars
Talk to me Spanish
Games are very good and I was learning alot but the pronouncation exercises are really hard, hardly ever get them spot on. Read more
Published on 9 July 2002 by Kt Lewis
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