Tell Me More Italian Reviewer's Comments

You’ll be ready to travel Italy like a native with Tell Me More Italian Premium, the "TopTenREVIEWS Gold Award" winner in our review of Learn Italian software. Tell Me More Italian, by Auralog, is the best Italian language product available, offering customizable lessons, accurate speech recognition, and a myriad of teaching methods to help you learn every aspect of Italian. Tell Me More Italian is designed to grow with you as your understanding of Italian increases, giving you the tools to learn the language well enough to communicate with native speakers effortlessly. This flexibility and customization make Tell Me More a good choice no matter what your learning style is.  

Tell Me More is also one of the best programs for improving your pronunciation and conversation skills. The speech recognition program can accurately assess your accent and give you immediate feedback. Users can also access an online area where they can practice what they have learned with native speakers.

You’ll also be able to easily keep track of your progress with Tell Me More, as well as identify where your strengths and weaknesses lie. The progress tracking feature brings all of this information into one place. Add this to excellent teaching tools, compatibility with MP3 players and good customer support, and it’s easy to see why Tell Me More came out on top.

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Features:  

Tell Me More Italian is can be set to three separate modes: Guided Mode, Free-to-Roam Mode and Dynamic Mode. Each mode offers different advantages and teaching methods; you can pick the one that best fits your learning style.

Progress tracking is easy because Tell Me More keeps a simple record of your performance in each segment of the lessons. And the program also comes with modules for MP3 players and other mobile devices so you can learn on the go.

Fundamentals:  

Tell Me More gets everything right when it comes to fundamentals. Each activity focuses on a different aspect of the language, and the program excels in pronunciation and conversation practice. The speech recognition system works well for identifying flaws in pronunciation. There are also audio clips of native speakers for each lesson so that the user can practice listening comprehension.

This program offers several exercises to teach you Italian grammar rules, verb conjugations and key vocabulary.

Ease of Use:  

Despite its amazing features, or possibly because of them, Tell Me More is not the easiest Italian language program to use. The large number of features can actually make navigating the program confusing because they are not easily recognizable by their labels. The buttons are placed all around the screen, instead of being grouped in one easy-to-find area. And to make matters worse, some of the buttons go nearly transparent when the mouse pointer isn’t hovering over them, making it hard to tell that they are even there. It’s possible to not even know some options are available because of this navigation setup.

Teaching Tools:  

Tell Me More has more teaching tools than any other Learn Italian software program. This can be a real benefit because the options are diverse. But they can also clutter the learning experience. Many of the learning activities don’t really promote learning Italian much (like word find puzzles with words that have no context or explanation). And many of the beginning level activities seem a little too difficult for a true beginner.

Tell Me More does offer an unsurpassed Italian cultural learning experience, including information on  geography, people and history.

Tell Me More Italian has developed one of the most impressive speech recognition programs in this category. This feature evaluates your Italian pronunciation and automatically detects errors. Included is a 3D animation that illustrates precise lip and mouth movements to help you learn superb pronunciation.

Another real strength is the online testing area that you can access with the program. It allows you to take tests in Italian and practice conversations with native speakers.

Word Tools:  

Tell Me More offers a comprehensive assortment of word tools, from glossaries to grammar texts. The program also has a function that allows you to translate words in the middle of activities.

Tech Support:  

Auralog has a fairly comprehensive customer support system for the Tell Me More program. Tutorials and user guides help you learn how to use the program, and you can also receive instant customer support through the online chat feature that comes with the program. For other problems, there are also phone and email support systems.

Summary:  

Simply put, Tell Me More Italian offers you everything you need to learn Italian, including ways to stay motivated and improve your learning style. With a solid combination of all the best tools, Tell Me More Italian is clearly the leader in Italian language learning.