Broderbund SW50101D French to Go CD-ROM

Learn to speak and understand French like a native in no time at all. Product Information This self-paced interactive CD-ROM combines the best of multimedia computer technology with award-winning educational television to bring you the best in introductory French language learning.  French To Go is developed by professional educators and multimedia learning experts. These professionals apply the combined experience of over a decade of accredited interactive course production to bring you language learning that provides a diverse introduction to both the French language and to French culture. Your instructor Dr. Jane Riles teaches the concepts of each lesson through lively video segments. Jane is an experienced and accomplished instructor who thoroughly explains the objectives of each lesson and reinforces instruction with mnemonics and examples. Her teaching style provides diverse learning situations where you ll be introduced to French language concepts and encouraged to practice real-life French from the activities you choose. Jane is your personal tutor as you choose the learning path that best fits your needs. Each lesson offers a variety of practice exercises pronunciation practice and video dialogues to model and enhance language and culture learning.  French words and phrases appear as hypertext on the screen during each video to reinforce learning. You can click these items to hear the correct pronunciation and see the English translation.  Easy navigation allows the user to learn at a comfortable pace and freely explore any section of the program. The Table of Contents clearly lists the subjects of each lesson for ease in determining where to find information. Pop-Up help with audio is available for every screen and button. The Modeling Skits follow the adventures of the American entrepreneur Beauregard and his Parisian friend the struggling actor Le Roq. Dialogues model the vocabulary and grammar of each lesson in contextual and entertaining videos. French To Go includes a personal language lab with all the tools needed to refine pronunciation and recognition - replacing awkward audio tapes with a user-friendly intuitive multimedia approach to foreign language reinforcement. A record feature allows you to practice speaking out loud vocabulary and phrases. Responses are saved for playback compared to a French speaker.  Some of the speakers are audible and others are not.  All of the speakers work under Windows 98.  The English translation for the selection is displayed as the audio plays. A "speaking dictionary" provides further support for learning vocabulary and phrases. You can look up entries in either English or French see the translation and hear the correct pronunciation. Product Features Each lesson has a fun and easy to use enrichment section called La Galerie. La Galerie invites you to explore the lesson s lively practice activities games and cultural segments. The La Galerie map keeps track of which segments you have visited. La Galerie sections include: Cabaret:  Challenges the user to record the pronunciation of new French phrases Tete-a-tete:  Dialogue activity where you participate in the conversation Voyage:  Slide-show of interesting facts about French travel destinations Casino: Which tests you re learning in a challenging and fun category game Savoir Vivre:  A video quiz on language and living skills. The test at the end of each lesson lets you evaluate your overall performance. Windows Requirements Windows 95 98 Me XP (works best under Windows 98/Me)  8MB of RAM 5MB of hard drive space 2X CD-ROM Drive Software pictured here is represented by the packaging for easier viewing. You will receive actual software on CD.