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Software and Games : Software Categories : Education & Reference : Reference : Languages : German : Beginner
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Transparent Language
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EuroTalk Limited
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EuroTalk Limited
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EuroTalk Limited
TRIBEKA 5968 EUROTALK GERM 5 DISC DELUXE SET UK
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Focus Multimedia Ltd
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Transparent Language
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Linguaphone
Learning the language before you go travelling is a sensible option--even if you do find that many people at your destination speak impeccable English.Studying Linguaphone German in Action 2 CD-ROM is based around life in Germany--there is an excellent travel guide to some of Germany's most famous tourist attractions, linked together with video footage, that gives a real flavour of German life and is quite thorough.
Although the CD-ROM is packed with enhanced video content, the first port of call for most students will probably be the basics of the language that are imparted through the grammar guides and example dialogues. This is not a package for advanced students--the vocabulary of 5000 words, while enough for most purposes, is not tailored to unusual situations; the best place to begin is with the basic phrases in German showing the contexts of various words and parts of speech through sentence examples and then role-plays. The phrases are emphasised with colour-highlighting of key parts and with boxes below explaining their meanings in English and to which part of grammar they belong. There is also a separate grammar section in the package which will break down the points arising from these set-piece dialogues.
As with every good language-learning software package, the Linguaphone German in Action 2 comes with the facility to compare your pronunciation with that of a native speaker, and so will help with speaking and listening as well as with grammar and sentence-construction; on the downside, however, the test of pronunciation is inevitably somewhat standardised, and does not cater for the large variation of accents in Germany. That aside, this is a good package for anyone who wants to learn or improve upon their German before embarking on their next trip abroad. --Toby Green
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Softkey
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Softkey
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Auralog
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Avanquest Software
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Syracuse Language
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Focus Multimedia Ltd
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Mindscape
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Linguaphone
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EuroTalk Limited
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Eurotalk Limited
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Softkey
Focused on building vocabulary, Practice Makes Perfect Germancan be useful preparation for a trip to Germany. A range of words is covered, categorised into groups like food, clothing, colour, transport, leisure, and wildlife. The CD-ROM approaches vocabulary building in several ways. You can start with the alphabet, learning how to pronounce each of the letters in turn, or match spoken words with pictures and written text, listen to and repeat sentences, and match your own pronunciation to that of a native speaker. There are a variety of different exercises for each group of words in the 2,300-word vocabulary on the CD. Perhaps best of all is the fact that several people can register themselves to use the software at once so the whole family could have a go at learning some words to help you through that upcoming holiday. --Sandra Vogel
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Syracuse Language
The Smart Start German Deluxe CD-ROM has, as its name suggests, been designed for newcomers to the language, and is intended to give you enough of a grounding to get by on your first visit to Germany and then some. Other titles in the range are Smart Start French Deluxe, Smart Start Italian Deluxe and Smart Start Spanish Deluxe.The software is organised so you can you can dip in and out rather than following a structured path. Your first task is to decide whether you want to concentrate on listening, reading or speaking. Then you select a subject area from food, people, numbers, activities, home & office, and places & transport--depending on what you choose a number of activities will be available. These are grouped according to difficulty, the easiest simply being structured around learning vocabulary, the middle concentrating on phrases, and the most difficult centred on conversations.
Because the learning is activity-based things should be a bit more fun than simply repeating the words for different items till you know them by heart, though in fact there is no escape from the reality of learning words and phrases either at, or away from, the computer. Some of the activities allow you to record your own speech, and compare it with that of a native speaker. This can be very useful if you want to work on pronunciation, but you'll have to provide your own microphone, as there isn't one in the software box.
Smart Start German Deluxeis accompanied by a rather nice lesson booklet that provides some vocabulary basics, has handy beginner's language like counting and 'survival phrases' ("good morning", "my name is", "the bill please" and so on), and has some lessons whose topics mirror those on the software. Work through Smart Start German Deluxeand you should pick up enough German to get by on a visit.--Sandra Vogel
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Auralog
Talk to Me German is a well-composed CD-ROM programme with some quite flashy graphics, good video learning aids and an online resource centre. The language learner is provided with a map on which they can chart their progress from beginner to advanced in a variety of subject areas, including the supermarket, the post office and the aftermath of an accident.Like Transparent Language, Linguaphone, and other programmes in the field, Talk to Me German comes with voice-recognition software that will monitor your pronunciation. At the lower level, you participate in an interactive dialogue and select your response from three options. As things progress, you move to rearranging words in sentence order when they are thrown at you all jumbled up. The vocabulary becomes progressively more complex, but simply pointing the cursor at a German word provides the English translation.
This is a highly competent software package. One of the best things about it is its sense of humour. In one dialogue you have the option of replying in German "I'm a machine, I have no name." This sort of wit is quite unusual in language packages and it really sets Talk to Me apart from its competitors. --Toby Green