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TeLL me More Chinese - Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced | 
 enlarge | From: Auralog
Category: Software
List Price: $295.00
Buy New: $194.99
You Save: $100.01 (34%)
New (2) Used (1) from $149.99
Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 6412
Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Windows
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 9.4 x 1.6
MPN: 5-006-1
Model: 5-006-1
UPC: 410000096901
EAN: 0410000096901
ASIN: B0002J6332
Release Date: May 26, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Chinese language software with 300+ hours of learning | | • | More than 1,500 exercises; learn over 800 basic characters | | • | Covers writing, grammar, reading, listening, speaking, and more | | • | Interactive dialogues; speech recognition technology | | • | Contains levels Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
TeLL me More Chinese language learning software (Beginner-Intermediate-Advanced) 300 hours of Chinese learning 1500 exercises 21 activities and 3000 word audio glossary.System Requirements:PC or compatible: Pentium Windows 95/98 16 MB RAM 90 MB available on hard disk 4 X CD-ROM drive 16-bit Windows-compatible sound card 640 x 480 256-colour graphics card headset or speakers and microphone (free headset and microphone is included)Windows 95 and NT4 require Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 or more. Format: WIN 9598MENT2000XP Genre: LANGUAGE UPC: 893416001569 Manufacturer No: 5-006-1
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Tell me More Deluxe V3.0 July 20, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I wish I could give this product a good review, but it would have to run on my computer in order for me to do that. If you have Vista beware. The customer service folks tried to help, but they finally gave up. I asked a few questions that would allow me to do it manually, but they ignored those and pointed me in totally worthless directions.
They finally offered me a refund, but I haven't taken them up on it yet. I was able to run on my office PC running XP. I copied the disk to a thumb drive and then burned a DVD on my own computer. That ran, but did not install correctly, and I don't think their customer service people are that technically savvy to be able to help.
In the the areas that I could get to run, I noticed the people speaking were using Taiwanese versions of Mandarin, not Beijing as I was expeting.
A terrible program - don't buy under any circumstance May 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
First let me say that the reason I selected Tell Me More as my Mandarin language program was because of the good experience I've had with their German program. But this ... this is just a disaster. Unworkable, clunky, unhelpful. I've never thought of "Tell Me More" as a cry for help one might shout when running one of their programs, but that was my situation. I looked at this thing a hundred different ways, thinking I must be missing SOMETHING. Alas, it's just a poorly designed program unworthy of stealing, let alone purchase.
Lost like a blind man. March 3, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is one of the worst products I've ever purchased. The first time I ran the software it gave me no instruction on what to do next. I fumbled around a clumsy user interface for about an hour. There were lists of words to say but it didn't tell me what they meant. Nor did it tell me why I was saying them or even how long I should say them. You would do just as well as purchasing a Chinese newspaper and attempt to read it for a while. At least the pictures would make more sense.
 putonghwa in Taiwan? February 29, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The desc is incorrect. Taiwan doesn't use the pinyin system nor simplified Chinese characters. Taiwan uses Traditional Chinese Characters and a pronunciation key of 36 sounds to create how Mandarin is spoken, which in my opinion are harder to learn but result in better pronounciation.
Please neglect my rating as I don't have this product and was looking for a ZhuYing FuHao product.
where is the instruction? February 27, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have to agree with the longest review here. About 18 months ago we bought this prior to our Asia trip. It was nearly incomprehensible before we left, and I convinced myself I was missing something or was impatient. After our return and several hours of "discovery" as described by others it was clear level 1 has no guided instruction to speak of.
We're going back to Asia, and I found myself today looking for a deal on Rosetta Stone or Fluenz. That's when I was reminded by that burning in my gut for having paid retail for this product. It makes me mad because we've dropped about $400 on this and other tools to this point and there is a severe lack of methodology, so let me point people to the closest, most informed thing I've discovered related to Chinese instruction. On the web site "doubting to shua" you will find a lot of discussion of Chinese instruction products.
I may try Rosetta Stone, but I am really beginning to believe an online college course is going to be the only thing with satisfactory structure for someone who wants to speak and read. I will say Pimsleur's cheap level one (8 disc, 16 lesson) introduction has been the best learning tool so far. We are 100% on the four tonal influences after that. I was also able to get us onto the correct bus in Taipei as a result. Native speakers can't always succeed getting the right bus.
Fortunately, China is the largest English speaking country in the world, and they treat you like a rock star when you earnestly attempt to communicate in Chinese. To be fair I'm, going to do what I should have done 18 months ago. I'm going to write Tell Me More and find out if there is an update with guidance. If there was some guidance I believe this could be the best product out there. At the same time I also can't figure out what the three images have to do with the word you are matching. I was pretty successful in the first Myst trilogy and I do nothing but problem solving for a living, but I couldn't break the code on this product.
Maybe this is a test and NSA is going to pop up with a giant signing bonus and license to kill for the first person to decipher this product. If so, it probably won't be me because I'll be hiring a personal tutor and going to language school when we go back to Asia.
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