ABC Rating: A
Manufacturer: Rocket Languages
Download Price: $99.95
Shipped Price: $299.95
Platform: Windows, Mac
Type: Software
Media: CD-ROM, CD
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Rocket Languages provides a free 6 day course if you want to get a better feel for what they are offering. It contains sample audio tracks from Rocket Italian aswell as Italian grammar and culture lessons. You can sign-up here: Free Italian Course
Rocket Languages also provides a free downloadable 58 page ebook titled: “Ordinary Ways To Learn A Language Extraordinarily Fast“. Just right click the following link and “Save Target As…”
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Pros:
• In-depth instruction
• Interactive audio tracks
• Grammar and culture lessons
• Simple for use by kids and children
• Fun games
Cons:
• Shipped version is $200 more!
• Could use a little more grammar lessons
ABC Rating: A-
Manufacturer: Rosetta Stone
Price:
• Italian Level 1
• Italian Level 2
• Italian Level 3
• Italian Level 1 & 2
• Italian Level 1, 2 & 3
Platform: Windows, Mac
Type: Software
Media: CD-ROM
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You can try a free demo directly from the RS website: Rosetta Stone Demo
(note – demo is in Swedish)
This set will help you:
• Spell and write accurately
• Speak without a script
• Retain what you’ve learned
• Read and understand Italian
• Share ideas and opinions
• Talk about everyday life
• Express feelings
• Build your vocabulary and Italian abilities
Sample topics include:
• Age and family relations
• Questions, greetings, introductions
• Times of day, calendar terms, the weather
• Directions, locations, telling time
• Present, past and future tense
• Apologies and polite requests
• How to order at a restaurant
• Give and receive directions
• Emotions, opinions and ideas
• Political, media, business and religious terms
Rosetta Stone is used and trusted by:
• NASA
• U.S. State Department
• U.S. Army
• 10,000+ schools
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Pros:
• Vivid imagery
• Clear organization of all lessons
• Well-structured navigation
• Clear and to the point
• Encouraged to speak from the first lesson
• Foundation of key vocabulary
• Speech recognition
• Dynamic immersion
• Audio companion
• Most trusted and well-known
• 10% off at Amazon.com ($55 off)
Cons:
• Steep price tag
• Voice recognition at times faulty
• Can be repetitive at times
• Pace can be slow for fast learners
• The immersion style learning might not be suitable for all learners
ABC Rating: A+
Manufacturer: Fluenz
Price:
• Level 1 (Windows)
• Level 2 (Windows)
• Level 1+2 (Windows)
• Level 1 (Macintosh)
• Level 2 (Macintosh)
• Level 1+2 (Macintosh)
Platform: Windows, Mac
Type: Software
Media: DVD-ROM, Audio CD, Podcast
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Video Demo: Go
Sample Session: Go
Product Features:
• 60 units / sessions
• Program designed for teens and adults
• Over 170 explanatory videos
• English-Italian glossary
Instruction to help learners understand:
• Past, present, and future tense verbs
• Forming questions
• Expressing location
• Asking for and giving directions
• Masculine and feminine constructions
• Articles and object pronouns
• Issuing Commands
• Correctly using prepositions
• Reflexive verbs and important articles
• Ordering food at a restaurant
• Shopping
• Taking a taxi & other transportation
• Buying tickets and other travel activities
• Making a hotel reservation
• Going out at night and entertainment
• Completing basic office tasks
• Expressing time
• Telephone communication
• Counting up to 999,999
• Monetary transactions
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Pros:
• 10% off at Amazon.com
• Clear organization of all lessons
• Well-structured navigation
• The overall graphic design is pleasing
• Clear and to the point
Cons:
• A more systematic way of keeping score is the only relevant element missing
* We strongly recommend Fluenz Italian.
