Editorial Review
For over twenty years TELL ME MORE has been an innovative force in the field of language learning, in fact we were the first to incorporate speech recognition into language learning!
TELL ME MORE® offers the most comprehensive language learning solution; covering all of the essential areas of language acquisition: reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar, vocabulary and culture.
Regardless your skill level, TELL ME MORE® adapts to your needs and supports your progress from Complete beginner through Advanced.
An internationally renowned solution
- Currently supporting more than 5 million learners worldwide
- Used by more than 10,000 schools worldwide
- Chosen by thousands of international organizations, such as Toyota, ExxonMobil, the U.S. Government...
Unsurpassed Content to Learn Spanish
- Only language software that truly covers all the skills to learn Spanish: not only speaking and listening, reading and writing, but also grammar, vocabulary and culture.
- 950 hours of dynamic learning
Improve your Spanish skills through 5,000 exercises that make learning interactive and effective.
- 4 different levels to reach fluency in Spanish
4 LEVELS
| Years Spent Studying The Language
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| Complete Beginner | 0-1 |
| Beginner | 1-2 |
| Intermediate | 2-4 |
| Advanced | 4 + |
Advanced Technology
- Speech Recognition
Leveraging the latest in speech recognition technology, TELL ME MORE® assesses your pronunciation and provides animated "how-to" demonstrations to help you make rapid progress in Spanish. Interactive dialogues with the computer will also improve your conversational skills and make learning fun.
- Learn on the go with TELL ME MORE®!
One audio CD is included to continue your Spanish learning whenever and wherever. The Spanish software allows you to extract TELL ME MORE® audio recordings (dialogues, dictations, etc.) and burn them to audio CDs or convert them to use on your iPod® or MP3 player.
"TELL ME MORE® is the best software option available. [It] is a superior package that will inspire you to improve your skills, no matter what your starting level. With the finest speech recognition tools, goal-setting abilities, and support--TELL ME MORE® is clearly the leader in language learning."
--Top Ten Reviews, 2007
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Customer Reviews
Good software, bad marketing 
2007-12-08
I ordered this product to get a head start on Spanish classes I'll be taking at school, and use during the class. I plan on traveling to Central America on an extended trip next year.
PROBLEM---TeLL me More's product is the WRONG dialect. It is European Spanish (Castillian), not Latin American Spanish. It came with 4 discs for beginner, intermediate, and advanced, and then they threw in 1 beginner disc of Latin American Spanish. So now I am learning "vosotros" verb conjugation which does not exist in Latin American Spanish, and the speech recognition software wants me to use a Castillian accent (making some "S" sounds more like a "TH" in English).
Great software. Great features. The speech recognition is great. It is very picky about pronunciation, which means I'm learning to speak more like a native speaker and less like a gringo. Would have been 5 stars if it was the dialect I needed.
Not what I thought :( 
2007-11-16
I expected this software to be amazing after reading reviews. I was very disappointed. The interface was very dated and not user friendly. It wouldn't allow me to continue on to something else if I didn't like what I was working on. I was hoping for something much better for that price. I couldn't return it either - basically wasted my money. I definitely wouldn't recommend this software. Although not perfect, I found Rosetta Stone much easier to use and much more effective.
This made my reluctant daughter want to learn Spanish 
2007-09-27
I'm a homeschooling mother of 6, and I have been trying to teach my 15 year old daughter Spanish since she was born. She has been resisting, and resentful about it. When I gave her the Tell Me More software, she was interested and engaged immediately. It's not perfect, but it is fun and educational. Here are some pros and cons of the software.
Pros:
* three different modes
* four distinct levels
* voice recognition feature
* easy to navigate
* fun
* dictionary feature
Cons:
* assumes knowledge of verb conjugation
* pronunciation exercises have no clear-cut end
* complete beginner level feels more intermediate than beginner
* word search sections assume you know the written form of words you've only just heard; assumes a large vocabulary
Very disappointed 
2007-07-24
I have just completed Rosetta Stone Spanish Latin American-level 1. I thought it was okay but I was looking for more conversational Spanish and I found Rosetta Stone to be lacking in the area of conversational Spanish, providing vocabulary words to review, and the content in level 1 was slightly too sophomoric for my opinion. As a result I did research on the web read reviews and discovered that "tell me more" was the best rated on Amazon and other review websites. I was very disappointed in the product, I found the software was not user friendly and I'm very computer literate. I was not interested in doing crossword puzzles and grammar exercises yet I could not complete the guided course work without it. when I went to free roam mode I found that there was not enough opportunity for the program to allow me to listen and repeat dialogue it was amazingly cumbersome just to make progress in anything compared to Rosetta stone. Additionally I'm not that interested in learning grammatical structure I want to hear people speaking, read the words and learn via picture, association and repetition. Also it did not have the dynamic learning mode this was also disappointing. I also discovered that the software was last produced in 2004, outdated. In speech recognition mode it kept going and going and I get no feedback as to whether I was finished, it kept going no matter how many times I tried; it said my pronunciation was moderate while other speech recognition software showed my pronunciation to be good after practicing. In summary I hated my experience and return the product immediately. I wish Rosetta Stone had more conversational Spanish and reviewed topics of conversation that were slightly more adult oriented for level 1, I'm hoping level two is better as I'm going to purchase Rosetta Stone immediately. Please note everyone learns differently and has different expectations I was just surprisingly shocked at how difficult it was to make progress and really jump right in learning listening and repeating, it's just not for me maybe it could be something you like?
What about MAC users? 2007-05-11
In this day and age, every software development company should make their software usable by both MAC and Windows. The program sounds very interesting, but I prefer to use my MAC - superior sound, graphics, etc... It would be nice to have a program that could be used by both operating systems.
Nice 2008-07-09
We are beginners and it is a family affair with 4 kids ranging from ages 2-10. So far so good. We are just following the set plan and teaching them the same way they learned their first language. My wife and I learn the lesson first and then teach our children. I highly recommend it.
Tech support? What tech support? 2008-02-13
After reading shining reviews about Tell Me More Spanish, it seemed like a good learning program. It offered all features found in other systems and was cheaper. In fact, even their tech support was touted as great.
Unfortunately, I didn't experience that. Our system (well above the minimum standards) was unable to run the program, despite it being almost entirely done in Flash. The documentation is almost non-existent, the online help is trivial at best, and the tech support team consists (apparently) of one person.
After leaving several messages unreturned and writing an e-mail, we eventually gave up and returned the software.
I can't say the actual program is bad, as it actually seemed like it was going to be a good learning experience, but the inability to get it to work combined with the non-existent documentation simply left a sour taste towards TMM.
Eventually, we did get an e-mail response with a simple fix to the problem (apparently our sound card was incompatible, though I can't figure out why), but it came too late.
Hopefully, Tell Me More will work for most people, but good luck if you have a problem getting the software to run.
Useful program 
2008-01-27
I learned beginner Spanish in a month with 3-4 hours a day with this program, it saved me a semester of school.
Completely forgets one thing 2008-01-23
How hard would it be to make it work on linux? Not that hard at all actually. It's not even mac compatible.
Bizarre, just... really bizarre. Useless junk, totally overpriced. 2007-12-25
First, a little background. I studied Spanish in high school as well as college. While my formal education left me with a thorough understanding of Spanish grammar, I found that my vocabulary was sorely lacking and so I began exploring the various options for improving my skills on my own.
I read rave reviews of the Auralog software, so I decided to give it a try. Boy... at least I was lucky enough to have purchased a second-hand copy for $50. This software is really, really weird, and certainly not worth $250.
There is absolutely no introduction, no explanation of the exercises, how they're organized, or anything else. The program just throws out a bunch of vocabulary, most of which is completely without translation. You can override the guided activities if you want to look at the section's vocab list first, but even then it doesn't include all the words.
There is also no explanation of grammar. And while this wasn't a problem for me, it would be for those who are just beginning to learn the language. Again, you can override the guided mode to review the grammar, but it is sparsely explained. You'd do much better with a basic grammar book.
This stuff is really strange, and frankly, I have no idea why anyone would give it 5 stars (although frankly, I don't understand it with Rosetta Stone either). If you're looking for something user-friendly, try Transparent Language's software, or the discontinued (but excellent, and now very cheap) programs made by the Learning Company.
Bottom line: Just because something costs $250 doesn't mean it isn't total junk. There are far better programs out there for a fraction of the price.
