Eazyspeak French Levels 1 and 2 (PC & Mac)

List Price: $24.99 Discount Price: $20.83

Features:

• Interactive, immersive, French language learning system
• Combines beginner and intermediate levels in one product
• Teaches 800 vocabulary words; quickly extends conversational skills
• Aimed at school and home learning markets; no grammar or rules to learn
• Complete lessons for improving everyday communication

Customer Reviews:

Way to Go! [Posted on 2007-01-13]
The complete immersion method, using a Sims type format is great to improve in a new language.

Okay for immersion, not good for traveling [Posted on 2007-04-17]
I was pretty disappointed with this software. It's good for people who really want to learn the language, but I was looking for something I could use for my trip, and it hasn't been that helpful. It's also not the most user-friendly program in the world.

AMUSEMENT & SIMPLE [Posted on 2007-04-21]
After reading the reviews for various French language programs it has become apparent that "one size does NOT fit all"! This is not for those who have studied French in school or had classes in speaking French.

These are quick, fun lessons.....an easy way to pick up French words or phrases if you are visiting France for the first time. It will not necessarily teach you how to say complete sentences or paragraphs. But you will learn basic words to begin your homework and progression to more difficult skills, if you desire. You can make it as repetitive as you want without being bored to death! The lessons are presented in a whimsical way for all ages.

One important note: the disc will need to be updated with free downloads from the Kutoka website to bring your software up-to-date and functioning properly. (Kutoka is the company for EazySpeak). Amusez-vous bien!

For kids [Posted on 2007-06-23]
I got a bad taste from this software for 2 reasons.
1. It's not for adults.
2. The Mac version seems to be a bad port of the Windows version. It pounds the processor. It also requires the CD to be present in the drive in order to function.

So this may be ok (not great) for a child on a Windows machine (with the CD always present) otherwise you can do better even with free podcasts.

Fun  [Posted on 2007-08-03]
I wouldn't say that this is a real learning tool. It's fun and a good supplimental tool to what ever language program you are using. I had problems getting the software to run on my home PC which I bought in 2001 but has windows XP. It did run with out a problem on my new lap-top. So if you have a PC that's a couple years old, you might have problems getting the CD to run too. Maybe there's a language barrier?

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