Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #447 in Software
• Brand: EuroTalk Limited
• Model: AMT5011
• Released on: 2000-06-07
• Platforms: Mac, Windows
• Format: CD-ROM
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds

What PC Magazine
You'll find you can't drag yourself away - in short, you can't stop yourself learning.'

Manufacturer's Description

The Talk Now! Range is the world's best selling language learning CD-ROM series for beginners, used by more than eight million people to date. Talk Now! caters for all types of beginner: young learners from the age of 4, families, students and people going abroad with no knowledge of the language. It is simple to use, with no installation required - the program runs straight from the CD, and is compatible with the latest versions of Mac and Windows.

Eurotalk software is completely intuitive - the simple interface means that learning is as easy as pointing and clicking. Speech recording allows you to record your voice and compare it with native speakers. Quiz yourself with 2 levels of difficulty to test what you've learnt - earn points and monitor your progress, then take on the memory man and get the maximum possible 1800 points to receive the gold award! Learn at your computer - or alternatively, print out pages of the printable picture dictionary, or you can learn on the move using the iPod application.

Above all, EuroTalk discs are designed to be fun. Research in the early 1990s at the University of California revealed that memory is greatly improved when accompanied by fun and laughter. Our quizzes, games and stories provide this and you will be amazed how much you remember after a surprisingly short time devoted to a disc.

What people have said

'You'll find you can't drag yourself away - in short, you can't stop yourself learning.' What PC Magazine

'addictive'The Times

'The most entertaining CD-ROM language packages come from the publisher EuroTalk' South China Post

'Buying EuroTalk has helped me so much - the vocabulary I had learned in just 30 minutes was extraordinary! I look forward to learning more with EuroTalk software.' Robin Cross - 16th May 2008

'This is an excitingly different language learning series. Talk Now! uses games and quizzes as a basis for making the learning process fun and relaxing. There's no better way to teach and old dog new tricks and this fun element of the programme means that your fears are forgotten as you absorb words and phrases without even realising you are learning them.' PC Answers

Customer Reviews

Addictive, easy and fun!
I was surprised to see a series teaching so many languages 'from Arabic to Zulu' I am learning Russian and it's a nightmare trying to find materials in the UK. The course centres around excercises and practice, if your system has a microphone, you can record your voice and compare it to those of native speakers, a useful feature that few packages can boast. The Norwegian language in itself is interesting and, indeed quite rare amongst English speakers. I have been wanting to learn Norwegian for years and decided to buy this package. It is very simple to use - before you realise it you know basic words and phrases. A choice of Male and Female native speakers is available. Compared to a tape and book package it is excellent, activities are marked by the computer and you are given a score. Excellent features, easy to use, great value for money. GO FOR IT, I'm thinking of getting the intermediate version...

A surprise sucess
At first you'll think that you've wasted your money: the graphics are frankly terrible, and the 'fun games' seem tedious. But then remember what it's like sitting down trying to memorise a string of words, and you'll realise that this system is pure genius. The games *are* boring, but they're not *that* boring!
I even found myself getting slightly addicted, and the longer I used the CD-ROM, the more appealing the little man in the bow-tie with the extending arms became. The programmers have obviously hit on the right formula, because this odd method actually makes you remember the vocab.
The one flaw of this method is that it completely excludes grammer: however, I would suggest that learning the basic vocabularly will provide you with the building blocks that will help you if you want to progress using a different program.

Primitive
It's not a bad course. It contains some good vocabulary but their idea of making the process of learning Norwegian funny and entertaining failed. The practice exercises are primitive and boring. In addition, some material is superflous and unnecessary. As for the good sides, it's is user-friendly and different topics are well-organized.