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Holistic Guidance - My Spanish Coach
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List Price: $29.99
Our Price: $29.99
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: UBI Soft
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Amazon Maximum Age: 20
Amazon Minimum Age: 60
Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Video Game
Brand: UBI Soft
EAN: 0008888163916
Feature: Adapted to any level, from beginner to advanced
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: UBI Soft
Manufacturer: UBI Soft
Manufacturer Minimum Age: 120
Model: 16391
Platform: Nintendo DS
Publisher: UBI Soft
Release Date: 2007-11-06
Studio: UBI Soft
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Features
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Adapted to any level, from beginner to advanced
Get regular evaluation on improvement
Learn Spanish through mini-games and competition
Write your answers with the stylus on the Touch Screen
Translator and glossary
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Editorial Reviews:
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Playing My Spanish Coach for 15 to 20 minutes a day is all you need to become fluent in Spanish, no matter your age. The simple touch screen interface lets you spend less time learning the game and more time learning Spanish. The game includes 8 touchpad mini-games to sharpen your skills at your own pace, and lets you track your progress with charts showing your performance learning the language. ESRB Rated E for Everyone.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: This game is fun & entertaining
Comment: This is one of the best Spanish learning tools I have come across, considering it is made for a Nintendo DS. I was so surprised how fast I progressed after just a short while playing this game. In about a week I had mastered 500 words. It starts off slow, you don't have to know any Spanish to get started, and gradually progresses into more complex words and phrases. Granted I have been neglecting it for a while, I will go back every now and again and brush up and everything would return to me. I bought this because I work in law enforcement and thought it would be a fun way to learn, it's also been a really big help when there aren't any interpreters handy. I am very happy with this product and will likely being trying the other languages they offer. I highly recommend this for anyone who is wanting to learn a second language in their spare time.
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Summary: Great for the first 50 lessons, then a disaster.
Comment: I am a native English speaker who learned French last year. THis got me very excited about languages, and I decided I really wanted to learn Spanish. I thought this Spanish coach would be a great place to start. And I have to say, for the first 50 lessons, it is a fun and effective way to get into the language. However, after the first 50 lessons (they take maybe 8 hours to complete and to really feel like you've learned everything in them), the game goes into what it calls the "Open Lessons"). This is how it works:
Starting with lesson 51, you get 10 words per lesson to "master." You get no phrases, no conjugations, NO GRAMMAR. The words are seemingly chosen at random, though they are set in the game in that order, so you can't change it. I went through about 15 of these "Open Lessons" (there are I think 1,000 in the end!), and found them to be utterly ridiculous. Instead of learning useful vocabulary like "bird," you learn the word for "ORIOLE." Instead of "to say," you learn "to utter." Things like that. Essentially, you learn words that are not used in every day language. I kept doing the next lesson, certain that things would level out, but each lesson I was presented with words that I can't even imagine using even in English. I've read similar reviews to mine, and they were right.
I rarely leave online reviews for products, but I felt that I needed to say something about this game. It really isn't worth the money in the end, and it is a shame because if they put more time into this game they could be much better. I think the whole series follows this same formula. They really need to rework these games and re-release them. I sincerely hope they do!
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Summary: Very good.
Comment:
I think this title is very good, I definately increased my knowledge of Spanish. I completed 50 lessons. I am by no means 'fluent' because of this game, not even close, but definately learned a lot.
There are 8 different game types. Two of them, Flash Cards and Multiple Choice, are great for vocabulary. The 'Whack A mole' mini-game is modestly fun but once you know the word you're not really learning past that.
I think the best mini-game was one called 'Bridge Builder', where you actually make sentences. I really wish that aspect was emphasised more.
What makes this game great is the portability of the DS, plus the move-at-your-own-pace interaction.
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Summary: Great for increasing your Spanish vocabulary!
Comment: I took some Spanish in middle school and high school, so I knew just a little bit when I got the game - I wasn't totally in the dark, but close. I think the minigames are great fun! I actually wish there were a few more of them, for variety. They don't seem to really hammer the words into you for very long before moving onto the next lesson, but I've found myself retaining more vocabulary than expected.
The only thing I wish it had is more information on how to conjugate verbs. There is one game that asks you to spell the correct conjugations, but they never tell you up front how to do it - they just let you get it wrong! It is possible to pick up some information by playing it over and over and paying attention when you get corrected, but I would have loved having Correct Verb Conjugations as part of the reference. That's the only reason I'd give it 4 stars rather than 5.
I've had the game since last Christmas and I still find myself going back to it for learning and for fun! It's a great little diversion, and I feel like I'm expanding my vocabulary just a bit each day. That's a lot of benefit for $[...], well worth it!
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Summary: Good learning tool.
Comment: I bought this product to get back into Spanish that I had learned in grade and high school. Its great for learning some quick vocabulary and useful verbs to help you get around and find what you need if you were suddenly thrown into a Spanish-speaking country. I also purchased French coach, and only wish Nintendo would make more games like this for other languages.
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