Designed by leading language experts, Learn to Speak German Essentials is an innovative instructional program proven to teach German quickly and thoroughly. With 14 interactive lessons, games, crossword puzzles, simulated conversations and extensive exercises, the curriculum will get you speaking quickly while providing the vocabulary and grammar skills you need.

Customized Learning - Polish your vocabulary and grammar or practice with interactive video lessons of real-world situations. Whether you are learning German for business or pleasure, or have studied the language before, Learn to Speak German will improve your language skills.

Excel At Your Own Pace - Get instant feedback from each lesson with drills and quizzes that monitor your progress throughout the course. You can pinpoint areas that need more work, and return to any portion of the course materials to further hone your skills. Then perfect your accent with powerful speech recognition software that compares your pronunciation with a native speaker's.

• Greetings
• Getting Acquainted
• Making Friends
• Getting Information
• Directions
• Phone Calls
• Changing Money
• Lodging
• and more!

• Talking dictionary
• Extensive vocabulary and grammar tools
• Speaking, listening, reading, and writing exercises
• Interactive video
• Individual progress tracking
• Context-sensitive help
• Fun games and puzzles.

• Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista
• 133MHz Pentium II processor or equivalent (300 MHz for XP)
• 64MB of RAM (128MB for XP)
• 375MB free hard disk space
• 800 x 600 Display (1024 x 768 recommended) - high color 16-bit display
• 4X CD-ROM Drive
• Windows compatible sound card and speakers
• Microsoft compatible mouse
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher
• DirectX 9 (included)

• Microphone (not included) (Note: speech recognition and record/playback features require a microphone)
• Printer  supported by Windows.