Learn German Now! 9.0

2.2 2.2 out of 5 stars | 10 ratings

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Last update: 11-14-2024


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Over 15,000 Words Hundreds of Useful Phrases Full Motion "Big Picture" Video
Full Native Speaker Pronunciation SlowSound to Hear Every Nuance Advanced Pronunciation Practice
Record, Playback and Compare Alphabet Reference & Grammar Tutorial Conversation Practice
Integrated BYKI Vocabulary Software MP3 Audio for iPods or other players
Personal BYKI list creation (with sound) from 15,000 words Interactive Games Video Unscramble

Top reviews from the United States

tianna trowers
1.0 out of 5 stars Bad language software
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2003
This cdrom was the worst investment i have ever made. it was not organized for a beginner. there were no chapters, or any way to find out where to start. it made you repeat a bunch of phrases and sentences, so you had no idea what you were saying, unless you chose to see the translation, but it did not teach you the basics. it is rubbish!!!!!! do not buy it!
E. Mansfield
5.0 out of 5 stars Great New Product!
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2002
I received my copy of this new product today. First impression is very positive. I have bought most all the CD-based products for German and this one is way ahead of the rest. For my money, the others are toys with no depth at all. What makes this one effective for language learning is a design and technology that makes use of concurrent inputs: sound,text,and visuals. And these three sensory inputs can be slowed down and/or repeated as desired. It's not perfect, but it is clearly better than the rest.For this reason, I give it a 'relative' rating of 5.
Ryan Kurtz
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Learning Tool
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2013
Like doing anything new you are trying to learn this requires you to spend a lot of time, practice, and attention to learn a new language. I've been very pleased with this.
C. Young
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2003
I started knowing no German, but because of recent work assignment, need to develop basic conversational and written skills. I did a reasonably thorough investigation of PC-based learning packages, but was only able to demo one fairly expensive option. Being frugal, I went with this lower cost alternative.
I am disappointed in the product for the following reasons:
- There is not an obvious starting point and not an obvious lesson sequence. The opening window is a video of a conversation. Although labeled Beginner, it is far beyond where a new learner would be at. I suspect it was done to show off the "multimedia" features as the first impression.
- The content is not organized in lessons. It's like using a dictionary and phrase book to teach yourself.
- The various References Tools have different user interfaces - suggesting this is an aggregation of completely different products.
I was expecting a carefully designed and packaged product aimed at helping me learn German. This looks like a quick effort to put together some multimedia sequences with translation, bundled with a few references. It is not a learning environment.
So, I recommend avoiding this product. I'm going to look at some other lower cost alternatives, but if I don't find anything suitable, I'm going to either find a German friend to help me learn, or bite the bullet and get the expensive solution.
wadrad
5.0 out of 5 stars Very solid product...
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2004
I started out with "Learn German Now 9.0" when it was still called "German Now 5.0", and I've purchased various versions with other languages (Dutch 7.0, French 5.0, Latin 8.0, Italian 6.0, Spanish 9.0). I think this product is best suited for someone with some knowledge of the foreign language already (even a very basic knowledge), and/or someone who's already living someplace where the studied language is spoken a fair amount.

This software basically gives you a written passage, story, dialogue or whatever; a means to listen to that passage, story or dialogue spoken by a native (some titles are actually text to a TV show or news program and accompanied by the video of the show); and a translation of each word while identifying what part of speech it is, as well as an overall meaning for each of the sentences. Very nice...

Both the Dutch and German packages helped immensely. Before I started using them, my knowledge of German was decent, and my Dutch was notch or two below that. After buying a few more advanced German modules (you can buy additional titles, stories, etc for each language), I definitely saw an increase in comprehension. The Dutch I ended up using in conjunction with another book, and it did an awesome job at better training my ear. The only language I've started entirely from scratch (hadn't studied it before I got the software) is French. So far, I'm impressed. Of all the other "learn French" books, CDs and software I have, this is definitely the best. Of course living in a French-speaking country has probably given me the impetus to use it more than I would were I still living back in the states (which is where I bought the "French Now" long before I moved back to Europe).

As for the Latin, Italian and Spanish, well, I basically bought them to just learn a bit more about Latin/Romance languages. Really never intended to learn those languages (and therefore haven't really tried) unless of course I move someplace where it would help...

Lastly, if you can find old versions of the software, consider buying it used. There's not a DRASTIC difference between the old and newer versions, and some of the later versions even use the exact same data, sound, and video files.
George Tarl
5.0 out of 5 stars Good for German Language Learning
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2003
I am very surprised at how good German Now really is. This software makes very good use of what a computer has to offer and has a great method by which to learn the German language. I really liked the review games, conversation practices and the voice recognition features. I think that it is incredible that this software will let you hear every word in German and you can even slow it down to help you with your pronunciation. Overall this program is put together well, does what it is meant to do and is just plain good.

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