True Confession
I started Fluenz French about 15 months ago; my purpose was simply that I love languages, but have never really learned one other than English. I was immediately engrossed by the program and really looked forward to the time I could spend with it each day. I progressed happily through French 1 and 2 and snapped up French 3 the minute it became available. French 4/5 was not yet available when I finished 3, so I thought I would sample a different program's version of learning. Rosetta Stone was out of the question since all of the online reviews, and experience of friends made it clear that it wasn't for me. Instead, I tried TellMeMore Italian (beginner levels 1 and 2). The experience was extremely frustrating: very little was explained, it was unclear what concepts were being presented, the program was buggy and difficult to navigate, it also took forever to run off the disk, etc, etc. I persevered for a couple of months, but became so irritated at it that the experience was just unpleasant. Fortunately they have a guaranteed return policy which I took advantage of and got a full refund. I am now happily back with Fluenz in French 4/5, and when I finish will go on to Fluenz Italian to find out what it was I that I missed!
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Open Jan 27, 2011 - 10:51 AM