I Can Speak Vietnamese. Ideal for school, business, travel, or simply personal growth, I Can Speak Vietnamese gives you access to a variety of fun and easy Vietnamese learning solutions that will have you using Vietnamese in no time. I Can Speak Vietnamese is the perfect combination of revolutionary and traditional learning methods. Based on the same technology used by the U.S. military, thousands of top schools and universities, and hundreds of thousands of individuals just like you, I Can Speak Vietnamese is language learning the way you always know it could be. Learning to speak another language has never been easier: I Can Speak Vietnamese includes all the tools you need to start speaking Vietnamese today. Start with Vietnamese flash cards in a revolutionary program that will help you master vital Vietnamese vocabulary faster than ever before. Continue on to the I Can Speak interactive immersion experience and quicklly learn key phrases with the Three Step Approach. The Vietnamese Tool Kit, never more than a mouse-click away, includes the essential tools you need to learn Vietnamese - and even some fun extras. Vietnamese Flash Cards Memorize over 600 words of Vietnamese vocabulary in dozens of categories faster than ever before. Advanced artificial intelligence algorithms mimise the work of short-term learning and maximise long-term knowledge retension. Three Step Approach to Learning Survival Phrases Survival Phrases can be learned quickly and easily with the Three Step Approach. 1. Listen, Understand, and Respond Quickly 2. Use the Pronunciation Analysis Features to Perfect Your Speaking Skills 3. Participate in Real Dialogs to Learn to Speak Lika a Native. You'll master all of these important language skills. Listening - Hear native speakers pronounce every word and phrase - Dictation activities that enhance listening skills Speaking - Dozens of sample dialogs illustrate how people really communicate in Vietnamese - Record, playback, and compare lets you hear yourself speaking and develop your skills Reading - Sounds and symbols teach you the sounds of Vietnamese - 1000s of words of native language content presented in context give you lots of practice - Exercises that teach sentence construction, vocabulary, and grammar Vocabulary & Grammar - Fun activities like Vocabulous!, Crosswords, and more - Quickly build your vocabulary with the flash cards program - Comprehensive grammar explanations integrated into all aspects of the learning process - Sentence Unscramble activities familiarise you with parts of speech and their role in the language Includes Vietnamese Tool Kit: Vietnamese Grammar Basics Get detailed descriptions of key grammar concepts integrated with your Vietnamese learning. Vietnamese Sounds and Symbols Hear letter names and the sounds of your new language. As you explore the alphabet, you'll also learn common words. A Note on Transliteration In order to simplify the new learner's task, portions of I Can Speak Vietnamese use a writing system called Pinyin that presents Vietnamese words using the English alphabet. Vietnamese is normally written using a system of special characters that are very different from the English alphabet. Pinyin represents the sounds of Vietnamese in a way that is more recognisable to English speakers. System Requirements: Windows: Window 2000 Serice Pack 3 or Higher, or XP 300Mhz Pentium or better, 64MB RAM, 30MB Harddisk Space, Sound card; Speakers; support for High Color or True Color settings and at least 800 x 600 resolution 2 x CD ROM Drive; Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher Microphone for Recording; appropriate Asian IME required for Asian text entry. Mac: Mac OSX 10.4 or higher, G3 or Better 128MB RAM, 35MB Harddisk Space. CD Rom Drive 800 x 600, Thousands of Colours. Microphone for Recording