Instant Immersion French Platinum | 
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Category: Software
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $38.10
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 3280
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Nt, Windows 2000, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Platinum
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows NT
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 8 x 2.2
MPN: 781735804643
Model: 80464
UPC: 781735804643
EAN: 0781735804643
ASIN: B0002DLMFM
Release Date: November 29, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: BRAND NEW, factory sealed. 100% money back guarantee. Standard shipping: 4-14 business days, expedited: 3-6 business days.
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| Features:
| • | Audio compact discs for over 6-1/2 hours of portable lessons | | • | French language multimedia learning software on CD-ROM | | • | 750 hours of beginner, intermediate, and advanced tutoring | | • | 8,000 word audio glossary; 3,600 exercises; 37 activities; 6 workshops | | • | Monitor pronunciation and intonation with Spoken Error Tracking System |
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Product Description
Instant Immersion French Platinum takes from the basics to intermediate language skills, in no time at all. It combines computer-based teaching with the portability of audio lessons on compact disc. With over 750 hours of instruction, you'll become completely immersed in the language and learn by hearing real-world conversations and usage.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Instant Immersion French Platinum July 7, 2007
Dr. J. Timothy Walsh (Jacksonville, FL USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is an excellent product for reviewing French. It includes a vast array of pronunciation, word puzzle, and grammatic exercises for both audio recognition of the spoken language and visual association of the written language. For less than half the price, it is essentially identical to Auralog's "Tell Me More" French, less headphone/microphone (which can be picked up at Circuit City or Radio Shack for about $20).
The only reason I would not give five stars to this product is that it starts at a fairly high level, thus it may not be best for absolute beginners. However, for those who have had some French and want to review/extend their knowledge, it is hard to beat.
 Not what I hoped for, even after calling the company January 4, 2007
D. G. Home (Denver)
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
I loved the Instant Immersion 33 Languages set and chose to concentrate on the French one. I did so well I wanted to choose a home based language program from the same company that would take me to a much higher level. While still a very beginner, we called the company to be sure we purchased the appropriate set. It even states that you can be an absolute novice but when you begin the program and set it up for a complete beginner, you have to match phrases- and how can you do that if you are a novice? So disappointed...
 Don't know if it's worth the $$ October 19, 2005
J. Fields (Indiana, USA)
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
I took 6 years of French courses a few years ago, and I bought this program to start back up on French again. There's two parts: the computer program and the audio discs.
The Computer Prgram is the reason I rated this software a little low. The most irritating part was the "voice recognition." I thought that MAYBE my pronunciation had suffered, so I cheated and recorded the guy speaking in the program. IT STILL DIDN'T WORK. There was only one case of this - the rest I was able to say on my own and pass the recognition part.
The eight audio CDs are pretty good and comprehensive though. My only complaint was the overpronunciation of the last syllables of some words. For example, they stress the last "t" in J'habite enough that it sounds like they're pronouncing the last "e" which SHOULD remain silent.
I would still recommend this program to anyone who has a couple years background in French and wants to refresh their knowledge of the language - even expand their vocabulary a bit. However, if someone is new to the language, I would look elsewhere.
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