Learn Italian Now! 9.0 Review

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(More customer reviews)You will NOT learn a foreign language by one of these programs.The vocab is way too limited, and neither the Version 8 series nor the Version 9 series addresses past or future tenses substantively.I have purchased six of these over the past couple of years, four Version 8 (German, Irish, Latin, Hebrew) the other two Version 9 (Spanish, Italian), and for some idiotic reason, the Version 8s are SUPERIOR to the upgrades.The Version 8s have more texts and thus more variety.LatinNow Version 8 is probably the best program I have seen from this company, good texts of various grade levels, plus you can fresh up on your Roman mythology!
These "tapes", and that is basically what they are, computerized language tapes, are only going to be useful if you plan on dedicating time for rote memorization of grammar and vocab outside of the program.These programs can be good to help supplement textbook study, as we need to hear the language and grammar for it to sink in.If you think any one of these programs in and of itself is going to make you fluent, you're very sadly mistaken.I would recommend finding them cheap and working on them while you eat breakfast, then spending 15+ minutes a day per language w/ grammar, vocab, writing (ie thinking w/in the language), out of a textbook.That way you can cover your bases, if you are the self-guided student looking to master a new language to get a head start on college credit or to learn it just for the heck of it.
Also, the Hebrew keyboard layout is atrocious and barely functional.I assume this might be a problem w/ all non-Latin/Germanic alphabets, like Chinese and Russian.This makes the games worthless--and the games are probably the best part of the program.

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Learn Italian Now! 9.0 Deluxe takes you from beginner to confidentspeaker in no time. Listening and speaking activities, grammar tools, andvocabulary games build a solid foundation, while real-life video content letsyou interact with native speakers. Learn Italian Now! also adds online featuresthat create an interesting and authentic atmosphere, making learning Italianfast, fun, and highly effective.
Learn Italian Now!'s four stimulating titles include: Fundamental Italian,Survival Phrases for Italian, Conversations in Italian, and Around Italy withGabriella and Piero. GrammarPro!, the software's comprehensive grammar tool,adds more than 10,000 words, extensive tutorials, and grammar quizzes to yourdesktop. Installed, GrammarPro! integrates seamlessly with all four LearnItalian Now! titles to provide detailed grammar analyses with just a click ofyour mouse.
Online features, fun interactive games, and conversations and phrases round outthis deluxe suite. Practice your pronunciation using the integrated speechfeatures, then record your voice and replay your conversation. Learn at your ownpace by deciding when you need translation. The software even includesGlobalWriter98 for Microsoft Windows users and a handy screen saver.GlobalWriter98 is a word-processing tool that helps you write in more than 100languages.

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