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Software Fluenz Mandarin 1+2 Learning Suite Windows, Including DVD, Audio CD, Podcasts, and Fluenz Navigator. Next-Generation Chinese Learning Software

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Rating:

- Great for Mandarin Starters
My work provides Rosetta Stone for free but I found it frustrating and a series of phrases strung together- I didn't know what each word meant. It was worth it to shell out the $300 to buy Fluenz. The workouts are great and I hope they incorporate the super-challenging conversation podcasts into the actual DVD sessions in later versions. While Fluenz overleverages on the written pinyin and could use more listening/speaking conversations it is a great starting point for Mandarin and crushes the competition. I just wish Sonia's beauty wasn't so distracting from learning Mandarin!
A message to the Fluenz team: Please stop posting your own reviews to bump up your ratings. Trust the users and you'll do fine.

Rating:

- Kevin
This is a worthy product, especially for those just starting to learn Mandarin. It is very interactive and can help build your vocabulary and speaking/listening skills. It is especially good for visual learners. However, if you are looking to learn characters, this program focuses on Pinyin, which actually works well for English speakers. However, Fluenz could improve this product by including characters. Maybe they'll do it in a future version. For now, I suggest Tuttle's Learning Chinese Characters for characters. I'm using Fluenz in conjunction with the Pimsleur series (which is great for speaking/listening)- and I think they compliment each other. Though it's not cheap, I think it's worth the money.

Rating:

- Great approach, great software, amazing customer service!
I read consumer product reviews religiously, but this is my first time writing my own, prompted by the outstanding customer service at Fluenz. My horribly managed aparment complex told me they sent away an envelope during one of my 2 week trips to China, and I feared that I would never know what was in the mysterious package. Fluenz personally contacted me to find out why my free software upgrade had been returned to them. I explained my situation and they immediately sent it to my work address (still free of charge). I am not sure if I was more impressed that they incorporated consumer feedback to improve their already great product, or that they spent their own time and money to ensure that their consumers were getting the most out of it.

As for the software, I am an Engineer and have struggled with learning foreign languages my whole life (French and Spanish) using traditional memorization or immersion techniques. My retention was so poor that I ended up on a train to Austria instead of Paris, and found myself wandering the streets of Clermont Ferrand to find my new university, armed only with a small cartoon map and the finger pointing of a well intentioned French man (I couldn't even communicate well enough to get a taxi).

The Fluenz system has been the most effective for me yet, although I have only tried Mandarin. I combined this with a continuing education course for business travelers, and my teacher was amazed that I could easily translate words that I learned on my own with Fluenz. I find Sonia a bit difficult to listen to at each lesson, and I tend to skip past her explanation, but as I received more thorough instruction from my native teacher, it wasn't necessary. Pronunciation is the most difficult part for me, and being able to record your voice and compare it to the native speaker is invaluable.

I also use the Pimsleur CDs during my morning commute which helps provide me with more converstaional tools, a slightly different vocabulary and good pronunciation practice. If you are serious about learning the language, I recommend a combination of Fluenz, character book/flashcards, classroom instruction and Pimsleur, but if you have to pick one, Fluenz will give you the most bang for your buck, as the retention rate and breadth can't be beat. When speaking to a coworker who lived in China for 4 years, I found that my understanding of the language was better!

FOR FLUENZ(since I know you read these): I have been searching for a language tool that allows the learner to connect the characters to pinyin, english and spoken Mandarin at the same time. I have failed miserably at character recognition by learning only from books/flashcards and I suspect the only way I will learn is if the spoken language tools are combined with the written in the same software. Learning the character components really help me to see how concepts and thoughts are built in Chinese. For example, airplane = fly + machine and airport = fly + machine + field, but without hearing the pronunciation, or seeing the sentence construction in pinyin, I can't retain the characters. There seems to be a hole in the market for this type of comprehensive tool.....and if anyone can fill it, I know you can!

Rating:

- Fluenz Mandarin - Fresh approach, Innovative style, well organized
I purchased this product based on the positive reviews by customers.

Having purchased many "learn a language" programs, I was really hoping this was different. Given the price relative to the competition, it had better be!!!

The package from Amazon arrived in this HUGE box. Inside this HUGE box, was a small red box. Inside the small red box was a small red envelope. Inside the small red envelope was two disks and a little cheat sheet. Rest assured, your disks are well protected during shipment!

It's been a month and I am very happy with my investment. I have listened to the CD over 20 times in my car and love it. The DVD is very interactive and I find myself learning faster than just reading a book or using other programs. Fluenz says you should review the interactive DVD before you listen to the CD as the CD supplements the DVD. I couldn't wait and listened to the CD for 3 or 4 times before finally using the DVD. No regrets...I found the CD was a great intro to the DVD.

My mother listened to the Fluenz CD in my car for the first time last week and thought very highly of it (prior to that, she heard the Michael Thomas "learn to speak Mandarin" CD in my car). Mom thought the Michael Thomas CD was useless and confusing. My mom speaks several chinese languages including Cantonese and Mandarin. She said the Fluenz CD helped her improve her pronounciation of Mandarin. I can't tell you how big a compliment that was.

It would have been nice to have a book to supplement the DVD and CD as I do not always have access to a computer which is ironic since I have 4 laptop and 2 desktop computers.

Another suggestion would be to give the user the ability to print review material from the DVD.

Fluenz Mandarin has room to improve, but it's way ahead of the competition. Good job!! I look forward to purchasing Fluenz Spanish as my clients speak Mandarin and Spanish.

Rating:

- Keeping up with my cousin
I will be visiting Beijing in a few weeks with my cousin who, like myself, is not a native speaker of mandarin -however she studied mandarin in college and has spent time in Beijing. I hope to be able to communicate somewhat on my own, without relying entirely on her or on the point and smile / pantomime method of communication.

So far, fluenz has worked better than I expected from a teach-yourself program. While my pronunciation is probably still really bad (I guess we'll find out), the approach taken in building phrases is fairly intuitive, and I feel like in the limited time I have to study I'm actually retaining something. I'd highly recommend fluenz if you want to gain some practical language skills in a limited time.

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