Hello again gerbil-ga,
As I said before, I’ve found a variety of learning programs and
products that will help you learn either German or French which put
listening comprehension as the primary approach. In addition to
listing the specific products, I’ve also included some general
resources for learning French or German that might help facilitate
your further explorations. Good luck with your learning!
czh
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LISTENING COMPREHENSION -- GERMAN AND FRENCH COURSES
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http://learnables.com/index.html
International Linguistics Corporation
Publisher of The Learnables® and other premier foreign language
programs, for Chinese, Czech, French, German, Hebrew, Japanese,
Russian, Spanish and English as a Second Language
http://learnables.com/learning.html
Listening comprehension first, speaking second has provided a model
for the language lessons developed by International Linguistics
Corporation. … By listening and understanding you will acquire a
second language.
http://learnables.com/instructors.html
for Public/Private/Charter Schools and Universities
Using the books enables students to acquire excellent listening
comprehension and understanding, enabling them to read, write, and
speak.
http://www.macworld.com/2001/06/26/reviews/language.html
Listen and Learn
Both Talk Now and World Talk emphasize listening comprehension over
reading and speaking skills. While the games teach the user to master
recognizing the sounds and meanings of words and phrases, the speaking
exercises are less thorough. While you can record your voice into your
computer's microphone, the program offers no feedback, visual or
otherwise. The only benefit to this feature is being able to hear
yourself speak, and determining for yourself how you sound. Reading
comprehension is limited in Talk Now as well, since many of the games
use illustrations and animations instead of text.
***** This is a review of the CD-ROM based language instruction
package.
http://www.languageadvantage.com/languagelist/german.htm
language advantage provides you with the best and most innovative ways
to learn German. Get the German language advantage!
***** See TalkNow programs
http://www.languageadvantage.com/languagelist/french.htm
language advantage provides you with the best and most innovative ways
to learn French. Get the French language advantage!
***** See TalkNow programs
http://www.oup-usa.org/isbn/0198602944.html
Oxford Take Off in German A Complete Language Learning Pack
Book & 4 CDs
Each Take off... unit is designed specifically to meet the needs of
anyone learning a language on their own. The series gives learners the
confidence to communicate from the very first lesson by offering more
practice in listening to and speaking the language than any comparable
course. -- Listening and speaking skills, the building blocks of
language learning, are emphasized in 5 hours of audio content
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GENERAL RESOURCES FOR LEARNING GERMAN
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http://www.aatg.org/
American Association of Teachers of German
http://grow.aatg.org/vol_2-3/online_courses/index.html
German language courses available entirely online and free of charge.
http://www.learn-german-online.net/learning-german-resouces/lern-cd_en.htm
Learning German with multimedia support: This opportunity to gain
knowledge in foreign languages with computers is more and more
attractive due to the increasing number of courses and - even more
importantly - to better programs.
We recommend this option of language training for all those who wish -
independent from time, location and tutor to undertake an intensive
preparation for "live" German contact. In this way a learning CD-ROM
offers an additional opportunity to make any up-and-coming trip to
Germany a successful cultural and linguistic experience.
***** This site offers a wide variety of online German instruction
courses.
http://german.about.com/cs/listening/
Audio - Listening to German
***** This is an interesting collection of listening resources for
German audio.
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GENERAL RESOURCES FOR LEARNING FRENCH
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http://globegate.utm.edu/french/globegate_mirror/oral.html
French Listening & Speaking Central
Over 90 Resources in phonetics, listening and speaking strategies,
plus modern assessment guidelines and audio connections. This
collection of practical, theoretical and evaluative material is
adequate for learning through advanced graduate courses.
http://www.softandco.com/Home/Hobby/Education/Language/a/5487/Buensoft%20French.html
Have FUN learning French with this listening-based interactive
program.
http://french.about.com/library/reviews/aatp-audio.htm
Top French Audio Resources
You can learn a lot of French grammar using the internet and books,
but if you want to be able to understand others and make yourself
understood, you need to work on your listening and speaking skills.
The following French audio resources can help.
http://www.hallogram.com/completefrench/
Complete French Learning Suite
French Learning Program -- Builds listening, speaking, pronunciation
and conversation skills
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