My French Coach

I bought this game because I love the French language and really wanted to expand my vocabulary. The game is a very good learning tool more than a fun and exciting game (which is the point I'm sure. You do need to make sure you are in an environment where you can speak out loud when playing this game as most of the activities require speaking. The speaking segment is excellent though, you record your voice and the you play it over with the voice of a native of the language and that helps you to determine how well you are saying the word which is excellent! The only bummer I had was the games in it are timed! So you do have enough time to finish the game but you have to work quickly which is not as fun I think, I don't love having to rush through the games but again they are still great learning tools. Overall this game is great for learning the language and I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in French!

This is a great reinforcement for my daughter who is taking French. She learns tons of new vocabulary and has fun!

Nice for someone who has no French yet, but pretty boring for someone who already knows a little and just wants some additional training or refresher.

I bought this for my 9th grader who is taking French in high school. I'm one of the few parents who MAKES their child play on his DS 20 minutes a day. AND he has an "A" in French so far! Great game! Their should be a "My French Coach II" for his more advanced classes!!

I took French for 4 years in high school and wanted to keep up with it, and so bought this game - encouraged by the good reviews it was receiving. I'm on lesson 66 of the "1000" lessons and come bearing some specifics on the content. The first 40 lessons each have 10 words you have to "master" - a phrase or two in French using the vocab - and a grammar note or two. After that, the rest of the "1000 lessons" are simply 10 words that you have to "master" - worse is that these group of words have almost absolutely nothing to do with each other. Also, after the 50th lesson, you can't access the "lessons" after that - you can only see the latest "lesson". Basically, it's like vocab flashcards but single-serving only. Another thing is that the grammar that they do introduce has no seeming logic behind it. Those 40 grammar points don't really amount to anything substantial. I doubt someone completely new to the language would be able to pick up what it meant. Here are the followin... Read more

This game is very well thought out and really is a great start for learning a language. It is fun learning a language with this game. It's so easy to learn, my 8 year old is also learning some. This is a great game and i would tell my anyone who is considering buying it to buy it!