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Software Rosetta Stone French Explorer

Domain Name Com's - Software : Rosetta Stone French Explorer

Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Fairfield Language Technologies
EAN: 0794678000454
Format: CD-ROM
Label: Fairfield Language Technologies
Manufacturer: Fairfield Language Technologies
Publisher: Fairfield Language Technologies
Sales Rank: 8318
Studio: Fairfield Language Technologies

Editorial Review:

Amazon.com Review:
It is a credit to Fairfield Language Technologies that its French Explorer is one of the best examples of language-learning software--period. If you are used to the old-fashioned but lamentably persistent grammar-translation method of learning languages, French Explorer may surprise you because it involves no overt instruction in grammar or lists of vocabulary with English translations. Instead, it relies on very clever contextualization of French words and structures with photographs so that you never realize you're learning grammar. We literally found ourselves speaking and understanding quite a bit of basic French in about an hour.

Each graduated lesson works like this: First, you learn a new word by seeing a picture of, say, a dog. You then read the French word for "the dog" and hear it spoken: le chien. After learning a whole set of words this way, you move into self-quizzing mode, where you see just a picture of a boy and you have to choose the right word, either from spoken or written cues. This emphasis on listening comprehension is fantastic and is one of the components that sets the software apart, but there are also reading and writing exercises.

So how do they cover grammar? Eventually, for instance, you'll see le chien under a picture of one dog and les chiens under a picture of two dogs. If you are a grammar guru, you might be able to figure out that plural nouns take les and end in s. However, the beauty is you don't have to be a grammar guru at all because the software doesn't expect you to state rules like that; it expects you only to associate a picture of more than one dog with les chiens instead of le chien. Eventually you get into longer phrases that cover verbs, adjectives, and prepositional phrases. It's amazingly effortless, especially so for children as young as 6.

Caveats: The CD-ROM includes both Mac OS and Windows versions. Your installation will include the first-level lessons of a couple dozen other languages for free, too, so you have to know that the French word for "French" is français in order to select it from the list. Also, remember that software is no replacement for French-speaking people, so take what you learn and use it in the world! --Erik Macki

Amazon.com Product Description:
Now you can learn a new language with the award-winning method used by the U.S. State Department to train diplomats. Proven effective by NASA astronauts, Peace Corps volunteers, and millions of students worldwide, the Rosetta Stone Language Library teaches new languages faster and easier than ever before.

We all learn our childhood language by associating new words and phrases with the world around us. The Rosetta Stone method replicates this process by presenting vivid, real-life images to convey the meaning of each new phrase. Instead of translating, memorizing, and studying rules of grammar, you actually learn to think in the new language. Vocabulary and grammar are integrated systematically, leading to everyday proficiency. It's the natural way to learn.

The Rosetta Stone Explorer contains 22 lessons for beginning learners with nearly 900 real-life images and phrases spoken by native speakers. It develops all key language skills--listening comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing--while its systematic structure teaches vocabulary and grammar naturally, without lists and drills. Includes previews, exercises, and tests for every lesson, with automated tutorials throughout the program. (Ages 6 and older)

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Not bad at all
I travel to Europe often but have never been to France so I am using this software in hopes that I will learn enough French to at least carry on a conversation. I borrowed both the Spansih and French versions of this software from a neighbor and I am really enjoying this software. The method is so different from what I am used to and it has broken the monotony. I have learnt several phrases already. But I am getting a feeling that something is missing. I don't feel that I am learning any grammar ... Read More

Rating:

- Doesn't teach sentence structure or grammar
This product is great if you want to learn a few phrases and words but it won't even come close to teaching you the language. It doesn't provide any way in which to learn sentence structure or grammar. I have heard the bigger and more complete personal editions by Rosetta Stone are better than this but still fail to teach grammar. If you want a well rounded product, that also will teach you grammar, take a look at Transparent Language's French NOW.

Rating:

- Good product, but has a severe flaw
I found this product does teach you basic words and thoughts better than other CD's I've tried for language learning. However, the flaw is that the CD must be loaded, and the further you get into the lessons, the slower it gets. Further, when you go back and forth between the lessons, it doesn't cache anything, so it's like accessing it for the first time. (i.e. slow as molasses)
Consider this product as an introductory product, because it doesn't teach you sentence structure, only random ... Read More

Rating:

- Je adore Rosetta Stone
I am learning French at home and am having great fun using this software. The photo's are very clear, surprisingly clear in fact. Who knew that seeing a photo of a boy in, on and under an airplane would help me learn the difference between dans, sur and son so quickly? Or that seeing photos will allow me to 'imprint and recall' the difference between fille and femme or garcon and homme?

It all feels very natural to me as I progress through the lessons. I am learning French in the same ... Read More

Rating:

- Limited Application.
The learner is under the complete control of the learning method. There is no easy way to learn what YOU want to learn. After umpteen lessons, I found that I still did not know how to say, "How are you?" or "I am fine, thank you." In fact the pronoun 'I' is never taught at all. However, if you want to learn to say, "The children are dancing in the street" or "He is jumping into the pool", and many other useless phrases, this is the program for you.

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