Learn and understand French like a native in no time at all.

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This self-paced, interactive combines the best of multimedia computer technology with award-winning Educational and Educational television to bring you the best in introductory French Language learning .  French To Go is developed by professional educators and multimedia learning experts. se professionals apply the combined experience of over a decade of accredited, interactive course Computer product ion to bring you Language learning that provides a diverse introduction to both the French Language and to French culture.

Your instructor, Dr. Jane Riles, teaches the concepts of each lesson through lively video segments. Jane is an experienced and accomplished instructor who thoroughly explains the objectives of each lesson and reinforces instruction with mnemonics and examples. Her teaching style provides diverse learning situations where you'll be introduced to French Language concepts and encouraged to practice 'real-life' French from the activities and you choose. Jane is your personal tutor as you choose the learning path that best fits your needs.

Each lesson offers a variety of practice exercises, pronunciation practice and video dialogues to model and enhance Language and culture learning .  French words and phrases appear as hypertext on the screen during each video to reinforce learning . You can click these to hear the correct pronunciation and see the English translation.  Easy navigation allows the user to learn at a comfortable pace and freely explore any section of the program. Table of Contents clearly lists the subjects of each lesson for ease in determining where to find information. Pop-Up help with audio is available for every screen and button. Game Mode ling Skits follow the adventures of the American entrepreneur, Beauregard, and his Parisian friend, the struggling actor Le Roq. Dialogues model the vocabulary and grammar of each lesson in contextual and entertaining videos.

French To Go Software or games Include a personal Language lab, with all the tools needed to refine pronunciation and recognition - replacing awkward audio tapes with a user-friendly, intuitive multimedia approach to foreign Language reinforcement. A record feature allows you to practice speaking out loud vocabulary and phrases. Responses are saved for playback compared to a French speaker.  Some of the speakers are audible and others are not.  All of the speakers work under Microsoft windows 98.  English translation for the selection is displayed as the audio plays. A "speaking dictionary" provides further support for learning vocabulary and phrases. You can look up entries in either English or French, see the translation, and hear the correct pronunciation.



French To Go! Features

Each lesson has a game fun and easy to use enrichment section called La Galerie. La Galerie invites you to explore the lesson's lively practice activities and , , and cultural segments. La Galerie map keeps track of which segments you have visited. La Galerie sections include

• Cabaret   Challenges the user to record the pronunciation of new French phrases
• Tete-a-tete   Dialogue activity where you participate in the conversation
• Voyage   Slide-show of interesting facts about French travel destinations
• Casino Which tests you're learning in a challenging and game fun category computer game
• Savoir Vivre   A video quiz on Language and living skills.
• The test at the end of each lesson lets you evaluate your overall performance.

Software or computer game requirements for PC use

• Microsoft windows 95, 98, Me, XP (works best under Microsoft windows 98/Me) 
• 8MB of RAM
• 5MB of hard drive space
• 2X Drive

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