Learn Portuguese Now! Reviewer's Comments

TopTenREVIEWS - Gold Award - Awarded for excellence in design, useability and feature set

Learn to speak Portuguese in the comfort of your home or take your lessons with you. Learn Portuguese Now! by Transparent Language receives our “TopTenREVIEWS Gold Award.” The program includes video, audio, stories, games and more to help make the learning experience effective and fun.

Learn Protuguese Now! received our gold ranking due to features such as their superb grammar section that goes over 16 grammar points, their fun learning games and they provide a history of the Portuguese language.


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Ease of Use:  

We were able to completely install this program within five minutes. Learn Portuguese Now! is simple enough for a computer novice to use and navigate. There are also helpful prompts and hints that appear when you first install the CD–rom.


Features:  

Learn Portuguese Now! benefits beginners and intermediate level students, so you can choose the level you want to begin with.

The Portuguese alphabet feature allows you to see all the letters of the alphabet in order. Once you open the feature, the letters will appear one at a time with its pronunciation. When it is done, you can then click on any one and hear it again.


Fundamentals:  

Learn Portuguese Now! is stockpiled with fundamentals like speech recognition, learning comprehension, reading, writing, vocabulary and grammar.

You can find Grammar Pro in the reference section, which will provide a brief grammar lesson on one of 16 topics ranging from parts of speech to word formations. Additionally, there is an appendix of irregular verbs and commonly confused words.

With the Reading section, a native speaker will read a paragraph or more. You can stop them at anytime and click on a word, phrase or segment for translation.

You will also be able to work on your pronunciation skills by pronouncing individual words or phrases and having them compared to the native speaker.


Teaching Tools:  

When you buy Learn Portuguese Now!, you will also receive an audio CD. The program uses images as one of the main teaching tools to increase language association and comprehension. In addition, you can see a video on the manufacturer’s website.


Word Tools:  

Many word tools such as a dictionary, glossary and alphabet reference are included with Learn Portuguese Now!.


Learning Games:  

The program has seven learning games including crossword puzzles, unscramble games and dictation games.

In addition, Learn Portuguese Now! provides a brief history of the Portuguese language including where some words came from and how the language has evolved.


Technical Help/Support:  

Learn Portuguese Now! has tutorials, user manuals, online help and a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section. If you still have questions, Transparent Language can help. We emailed them and received a reply within five hours that answered all of our questions in detail.


Summary:  

Learn Portuguese Now! is a great product for the price, has useful features and covers the fundamentals such as reading, writing, vocabulary, teaching and word tools.


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