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My Spanish Coach Level 1 - Learn To Speak Spanish (Nintendo DS) | 
 enlarge | From: Ubisoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: £19.99
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 95
Platform: Nintendo Ds
Genre: edutainment-games
Rating: To Be Announced
Media: Video Game
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.2 x 4.9 x 0.8
EAN: 3307210337481
ASIN: B000XD6N7I
Release Date: November 23, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 A fun way to learn June 3, 2008
Rebecca (England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought My Spanish Coach earlier this year having been learning Spanish for about two years. The lessons teach you ten words at a time and are short enough that even if you only have half an hour spare in the day, you can still learn. The variety of games that help you complete each lesson are both fun and challenging depending which difficulty level you use. You can test spelling and practise verb conjugations which I've found very useful for improving my written Spanish.
The only minor nitpick is that the ranking system to measure your progress uses American school "grades" which is a bit meaningless to the rest of the world but it's a minor complaint about a very good and useful game.
 Ok... for having no other real alternative April 9, 2008
annabwashere
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I am an adult student of Spanish, living and studying in Spain, with nearly 9 months of formal lessons behind me so bear that in mind while reading this review.
I bought this game, like many others, to expand my Spanish vocabulary in a way that is entertaining. In fact, the entire reason I purchased the DS in the first place was to be able to play this particular game during recess between classes and on the Metro to university. So after reaching a level of HS Junior on My Spanish Coach, here are my thoughts:
1. Too many cognates - Any idea of what "taxi" means in Spanish? Well, it's "taxi" of course. Same goes for words like "semiconductor", "ratio", "campus", "salami", "crisis", "radar", etc. Of course, it's useful to "learn" these words but for me, this is just far too basic, even for a beginner in Spanish.
2. Unrelated vocabulary - Especially in the Open Lessons (the point at which you just begin to learn vocabulary only), the vocabulary presented is a group of unrelated terms. This makes for a disjointed learning experience.
3. Omission of articles - In Spanish, the article before the word is very useful in determining the word's gender (masculine or feminine) and therefore, in determining the proper form of adjective, pronoun, etc to be used. In this game, the article is omitted entirely.
4. Short-lived Bridge Builder mini game - The same handful of sentences in English to be constructed in Spanish come up over and over again. Admittedly, it's not very helpful mini game anyway as it only helps you construct a very limited set of sentences. It would be better to replace this mini game altogether with a crossword or hangman type of game.
5. Definitions not always accurate - "Caja" is defined in this game as "cash" but it really means "box" (at least according to the numerous dictionaries that I own as well as my own experience living here in Spain). We would use "dinero" when we want to say "cash." Another example is the word "sensible," which is defined as "sensitive" but in the game, it is defined as "sensible." A little lazy, isn't it?
Having said that, I don't think the game is useless. It's still fun to play. It just could be a whole lot better. If the price came down, I would recommend this to people.
My Spanish Coach January 31, 2008
M. Nicholson (cumbria)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I played this before going to spain to brush up on how to ask for a beer etc but i'm completely hooked! The games are a great way of learning and retaining the language but like everything else you've got to keep it up. I would thoroughly recommend this to all ages.
Good fun better than i thought it'd be! January 10, 2008
hxc marc (UK)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I bought this game to help me with my spanish studies. It has helped a lot and has great games and lots of useful lessons to help you pick up the language. The only problem is that most of the game is just teaching you words apposed to sentences. There are handy lessons that do but they are normally only involving one topic at a time.
To properly learn spanish from this i think you would need to sit down with a pen and paper and write out sentences and conversations to be able to work out how the language is put together. Its very different from english and things don't always translate perfectly. There is also the genderisation of most of the words to get used to.
But saying that, this game has been a big help to me and has helped me extend my knowledge. The game also has a great dictionary on it with a speech function so that you can hear how the words are supposed to be pronounced. There is also a common phrase section as well. So if you already know some spanish, for the money this is a great way to learn some more.
Hola, buen dia! January 2, 2008
Truth Ruth - MB
30 out of 31 found this review helpful
I found this to be a very good way to start to learn Spanish. It is easy to go back over stuff previously taught. The lesson plans are really good, enabling you to go at your own pace. Being able to record your own voice is a really good way to start to perfect your spanish accent. Additionally there is the opportunity for more than one person to set their own profile in the game, so its good for all the family.
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