- 3 bonus Instant Immersion audio CDs focusing on vocabulary building
- 8-CD suite of French language multimedia learning software
- 300 hours of beginner, intermediate, and advanced tutoring on 5 CD-ROMs
- Monitor pronunciation and intonation with Spoken Error Tracking System
- Instruction on 20 key lessons including vocabulary grammar and phonetics
Product Description
Instant Immersion is #1 in language learning software, with content reaching over 20 million users worldwide. Developed by international linguistic and language experts, each program is strategically designed to meet specific language learner goals and different educational styles. Key Features: The quickest way to learn a language, guaranteed – The world’s most popular language system – Easy, comprehensive instruction at your own pace – Play audio on your Ipod…. More >>
Instant Immersion French Deluxe vv2.0
#1 by Guillermo Ramirez on June 14th, 2010
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You will like their approach to teaching you a new language. I cannot say that it is better than the Rosetta stone but it is closer than what the price difference would make you believe.
Like any other package, it is not going to teach you the material by osmosis, you are going to have to put the time and effort to go through the CD’s and the exercises, but if you do, you will get your money’s worth.
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by jaep on June 14th, 2010
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I purchased this product looking for a cheaper alternative to the more expensive language software. As a student with absolutely no previous educaion in French, this program did not help me at all. It starts out right into full dialogue-with no introduction to vocabulary, grammar, or even the alphabet or basic pronunciation. There many activities that are difficult to do, one of the first is when you must listen to several words and phrases in rapid French and type them in-with no introduction to spelling or listening to the most basic phrases. I found myself doing the activities just to get through them, and I REMEMBERED VERY VERY LITTLE. What kept this from a 1 star were the grammar explanation features, and conjugation tool. Immersion may be the best way, but try a much cheaper or even free way first (I recommend french.about.com!) , but don’t waste money on an almost useless product.
Rating: 2 / 5
#3 by K. Holmes on June 14th, 2010
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At first, I thought that the program was a complete mess and very disorganized, but when I got to the next step, I realized that I was learning because I knew all of the answers to the questions in the exercises. This is a great way to learn. I know no French at all. It helps big time to click the American flag and see the side by side translations. The important thing is that if you’ve never studied a romance language before, you must take the time to read the grammar explanations. At first, you’ll think they are idiots for teaching u single words by throwing whole sentences at you, but when u get to the next exercise, you realize that because of that format, you have already learned about vocab AND sentence formation at once. This is really great stuff, but you must take the time to explore it, move your mouse around and make sure there is nothing else available for you to click to get more info. There’s lots of helpful information, but you have to play around and see what each button does. If you plan on buying another language from the same brand, keep in mind that they are not all set up the same way. Japanese may be set up very differently from French. I highly recommend this. I found it easy once I played around with it. The only reason it is not a 5 star is because it could use a little more instructional help for those who are a bit computer shy. I’m not even sure if there’s a customer service number provided either.
Rating: 4 / 5
#4 by Jeremy S. Peyton on June 14th, 2010
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I lived in west Africa and learned French over there through college courses, private tutoring, and just plain immersion. It has been a few years and I am soon returning to Senegal, so I thought I would use this to brush up a bit since it claims to cover many levels of difficulty. I was a bit shocked at the beginner level.
While I had no problems, I can certainly understand the frustration of the debutants. Without prior working knowledge, this would be seriously frustrating. It lacks a framework that might enable you to experience success at early levels.
It really is a TRUE IMMERSION EXPERIENCE in that there is just a lot of dialogue with little explanation unless you seek it out manually. Immersion is a frustrating experience – trust me. It is how I learned, but I will not be using this software any further. This might work fine in a classroom setting, but it does not stand on its own very well.
Another point is that while I was successful in the exercises due to previous knowledge, it is rather dry and I got bored pretty quickly. I realize quite well that true language learning is just plain work most of the time, but the lack of explanation in this made it very easy to walk away from. If you’re after compelling learning, I would say, “Go fish.”
Rating: 2 / 5
#5 by J. Lee on June 14th, 2010
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I hated this sofware from the beginning. Right of the bat the directions are very poor, and the activities are much to hard for someone with no French background. This is not a program for beginners, so do not buy unless you have a background in French (even if the box might tell you otherwise). I worked through the first CD (supposedly 100 hours worth of material), and I feel as lost as confused as ever. Do youself a favor and invest in a better program.
Rating: 1 / 5