Learn Italian on your computer. The better programs (and more expensive ones) have enough
flexibility and feedback to (almost) make up for not having a teacher.
It's very convenient to be able to boot up your computer any time and practice your Italian,
drill in vocabulary and take quizzes in grammar.
Simulated real-life situations let you hear the language in a life-like context.
By Rosetta Stone / Fairfield Language Technologies
Program for Windows Vista / 7 / XP, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
This method can be effective if you follow the software
from start to finish. No English is used - you understand
by association.
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Program for Windows NT / 98 / 95 / 2000, Unix, Linux on CD-ROM.
Learn basic Italian vocabulary and develop your Italian speaking skills.
Record and listen to your voice to compare it to native speakers.
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Program for Mac OS, Windows, including XP.
Uses voice recognition, video dialogues.
For the beginner.
A low-cost way to try out computer software for learning Italian.
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