IMSI, a leading developer of quality productivity software for the corporate and home markets has announced the release of Easy Language: 25 World Languages, the newest offering in IMSI's popular language learning software line. The new version incorporates Zulu, the first time that an indigenous South African language has been included in the product.
The two CD-ROM set puts the world at user's fingertips with language instruction from 25 countries around the world. Easy Language: 25 World Languages is sold through software retailers nationwide at an estimated street price of R379.00.
"With the advent of the global marketplace, knowing a second, third, or even fourth language is no longer a luxury - it's a necessity," says Chris Erlin, general manager of IMSI's Consumer Products division. "From the vacation traveller to the exchange student to the international business traveller, Easy Language: 25 World Languages is the ideal product for foreign language learning."
"The incorporation of Zulu makes Easy Language a must for schools in South Africa," he said.
International Languages From Arabic to Zulu
Easy Language: 25 World Languages includes more than 68,000 words and phrases to learn and explore in Arabic, Czech, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, and Zulu. Words and phrases are divided into user-friendly educational categories such as essential phrases, people, and travel.
Technology-Based Learning
Easy Language: 25 World Languages emphasises basic vocabulary, pronunciation, and word recognition skills through interactive technology learning. Lessons are self-paced, allowing users to absorb knowledge at the speed just right for them. The product employs a three-level "see-it, hear-it, say-it" teaching method that includes native language speakers and international character sets such as Cyrillic, to ensure successful learning.
Easy Language: 25 World Languages combines advanced technology with proven teaching techniques to provide users with a fun learning experience. The innovative voiceprint comparison feature provides a unique way for users to rate their progress by comparing their pronunciation against those of the product's native language speakers.
Beyond the Basics
Easy Language: 25 World Languages provides a comprehensive educational experience. With multimedia video clips and beautiful photographic tours, users receive instruction in the rich history, culture, and peoples of featured nations. The expanded knowledge offered elevates Easy Language: 25 World Languages from a simple language product to a world-class learning package.
From Web Traveller to World Traveller
Easy Language: 25 World Languages provides comprehensive support for users with access to the Internet and World Wide Web. IMSI's exclusive World Access home page acts as an information clearing house with links to over 700 language-related and current event web sites, including tourism and foreign language dictionaries. World Access separates links into categories by continent, making information retrieval quick and easy.
Of particular value to international travellers will be access to Travelocity, a premiere online travel and booking site that is included in Easy Language: 25 World Languages. Travelocity offers "one-stop shopping" reservations on airlines, cruises, vacation packages, and car rentals. The site also includes a comprehensive destination guide, maps and driving directions, weather forecasts, and the latest news on events, activities, nightlife, dining, and entertainment.
Special Bonus Features
Easy Language: 25 World Languages is a package of unequalled value by including free in the product a 600+ page printed language dictionary, perfect for quickly translating key words and phrases. Also included is a microphone, perfect for use with the program's voiceprint comparison feature.
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