Home Computing Weekly
20th March 1984
If you fancy some French lessons then Tansoft provide an attractive method for you and your micro. A ten-lesson course, each needing about one hour of concentration, is provided in the form of a program and an audio tape. The idea is to run through the lesson first, on which you are tested for each way translations, and then listen to the audio tape for the pronunciations.
By the end you should have accumulated a vocabulary of about 350 words and a grounding in basic grammar. This should provide a sound base for extending your knowledge.
The method used is the Gruneberg Linkword Language System - a technique of linking French words to an image for ease of recall. Some of the examples are bizarre but this is quite deliberate, to create interesting images.
It is obviously impossible to assess in a limited period, and it would depend a lot on the commitment of the user. The course should appeal to children and adults equally and could be useful before the holidays.
Technically the package functioned well: the audio tape was particularly clear and professional.
