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Great Language Learning Tool

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 127 / 127
Date: November 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm a college student taking Spanish as a requirement, and I picked this software up hoping that it could help me get through level 2 Spanish. After playing the game today, I'm certain it will be beneficial to my quest to graduate :)

The game first tests you on a range of Spanish vocabulary to see at about what level you are currently testing at, which was excellent since I have some basic Spanish behind me already - no starting from the beginning all over again.

Another great feature in my opinion is the fact that the game forces you to continually re-play the current level you are on, and you earn 'mastery points' as you go - this prevents you from thinking you are 'close enough' to getting it and moving ahead before you might be ready. If you haven't mastered the current level you will not be allowed to move to the next.

The mini-games are enjoyable and the overall presentation of this product is very sharp. The extras almost make it worth the price of the game alone - a searchable phrasebook complete with spoken pronunciations, a English-Spanish dictionary, etc.

I definitely recommend this product and look forward to continuing to use it.

A Fun Way to Learn Some Spanish

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 85 / 86
Date: November 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this for my wife and myself so we could learn a little Spanish. She has some Spanish background with a few high school level classes. I have none. But both of us really enjoy the game and are learning new things right from the start.

The first 5 minutes of playing the game asks you to choose what some words mean in Spanish. It starts off with easy ones like Gracias, Uno, etc and then gets harder. The better you do on these the higher level you start in your lessons. So the game can be helpful for anyone learning Spanish.

My wife and I have both played every night since we got it and enjoy it enough that we want to play every day. The lessons are easy enough each time, but have fun games to help you learn them. Plus it can help you learn to speak Spanish too by recording your voice and comparing it to a native speakers pronunciation. You can even compare inflection to make sure you get it right.

Unexpected Gem

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 24 / 24
Date: November 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I wasn't expecting much when I bought the game but to my surprise it turned out to be fun and educational. I have some rudimentary knowledge of Spanish so I trully appreciated the evaluation at the beginning of the game. I didn't have to go through stuff I alrady had a grasp on. The mini games include a whack a mole type game, that I enjoyed. I'm actually contemplating on getting the French coach next. This is great for people who want to brush up on their high school Spanish or would like to find a fun way of learning a new language without much pressure. Vaya con Dios mi amigos!

A great buy!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: November 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've always been interested in learning languages and when this game came out I rushed to buy it. I've played it for a few hours and so far have increased my spanish vocabulary, but have not learned how to conjugate verbs. The games are enjoyable and really test your knowledge, but as an adult, it was harder to retain the information without writing it down and looking at it for longer than a few minutes. A good buy for adults, but this would probably be better for younger kids since they absorb more. Gracias!

Simple to Follow, Quick Learning

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: November 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I just purchased this last night and played for a while this afternoon. I had previously purchased CD Spanish sets, but this seems to be a more relaxed way to learn. I`would reccomend this to any person with reading knowledge.

Very impressed with this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 37 / 37
Date: December 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I expected this game to mimic your typical book where it is all about repetition. Instead I found a very interactive and quite engrossing game based upon teaching you spanish. One fear I had was that as someone who knows a little about spanish I would have to sit through beginner stuff for hours before getting to the content that really suits me. The game handles this potential issue brilliantly by having you take a 50 question placement test. I got up to question 35 before missing twice in a row which automatically ends the test. For this performance I was moved straight to lesson 8. Amazingly there are around 1000 lessons. I played lesson 8 and immediately learned what I missed on the test and more importantly learned new words and the context in which they they are used in sentences. At the end of each lesson you take a timed multiple choice test where you accumulate Mastering points which enable you to unlock future areas. It really does give you a sense of accomplishment and also makes this really seem like a game.

For anyone looking to either learn a new language, or test their current knowledge, this series of games is awesome.

Great Educational Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: December 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I think the DS makes a great educational tool for students. I'm glad to see that more companies are starting to create games for the DS that help kids learn!

I purchased My Spanish Coach a week a ago for my son who has been taking Spanish for a few years in school. I never took Spanish, so I decided to try this game out to see how good of a teacher it is. After an initial test, I was placed at "baby" level and started to learn basic vocabulary words; numbers, colors, days of the week, months...I worked my way through the toddler, kindergarten and first grade levels. My vocabulary is now pushing 300 words and I'm getting a feel for making sentences and spelling Spanish words. I love that I can hear the pronunciation, can record myself to hear how I compare to a native speaker, and most of the games are actually quite fun!

I really only have 2 complaints about the game:
1) the cartoon "teacher" is clad in a skin-tight tank top. I know most game developers think they have to create their characters with over-the-top physiques and nothing-left-to-the-imagination clothing. This is an educational game, not a teen-age shoot-em-up game. Let the teacher dress professionally like a real teacher.

2) when learning the verb "to be", the program put it together with words like "happy, sad, angry, worried...". I was kind of taken aback when the word "drunk" appeared along with the emotion words. The sample sentence was something like, "my father is drunk". Maybe alcoholism is prevelent in Mexico and South America, but is this really a word that beginning Spanish students need to learn at a kindergarten/first grade level?

Despite my complaints, I still believe that this program has enormous educational value!

Great way to learn Spanish!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I LOVE "MY SPANISH COACH!" I am 46 and took my last Spanish class way back in high school. I am now trying to brush up on my Spanish (which I had all but forgotten). MY SPANISH COACH rocks! The lessons are great and the games really keep you engaged. I had been using Rosetta Stone (which is also a great product), but extremely expensive in comparison to MY SPANISH COACH. Also, with MY SPANISH COACH, I find myself genuinely looking forward to learning each new lesson and unlocking each new game -the games REALLY reinforce the new material presented in each lesson and are really quite fun. I would recommend this product to anyone trying to learn or brush up on their Spanish!

My Spanish Coach

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've always loved languages so I naturally picked this game up. I just got this game and so far it seems like fun and I can see how in the future it can be helpful. I only have two complaints. The first is about the placement test at the beginning. They show you 50 words (really really simple words) such as months, days, and numbers then ask you to match them. Easy enough. But, a little too easy. I got all 50 right and they put me on the preschool level which is good for review but I'm much more advanced than learning greetings! So I wish the placement test was more comprehensive and challenging so I could find my true level at the moment. The next complaint would be Word Searches! I don't see how you learn anything from finding vocabulary words in a word search and how finding all of them somehow means you "mastered" those vocab words..but oh well.

This is a good game overall and I am looking forward to the more challenging things to come. After a few minutes of playing this I was already hoping they would come out with more in other languages!

It's work for me, FINALLY!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: December 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I would give 100,000 stars on this game. It helped me lot. None of Spanish books, or Spanish programs for computer ever helped me.
This is recommend for everyone!

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