Customer Reviews
Interactive 
2007-03-08
This product is wonderful. My son loves it and showing more interest in learning the language. The section which records your voice is great as it shows you how to practice the pronounciations, and where you need improvement. The alphabet, the letters, the translation they are all great, as well as the games. This was a wonderful investment.
Best used as addition to other programs 
2004-10-24
The good side of this program is that you can click on each word separately to hear it pronounced slowly and then you can click on the entire sentence to hear it spoken at a normal speed.
After going through the section with some essential words and phrases, there is a leap to dialogues and also to the language which moves to intermediate / advanced level. If you already speak French, but your French got a little bit rusty, this may be a fun way to review it. If you're just beginning to learn French, this may be frustrating and you will need to supplement this program with other more solid books both related to language and grammar.
On a side note, Transparent Language has additional CDs as add-ons to this program, which as far as I know are only available through their website. Add-ons deal with different applications of language - for business, travel, entertainment, literature, etc. One CD, for example will take you on a tour through Paris.
It is definitely much cheaper just renting or buying French movies and the only benefit from getting these add-ons is that you can click on each word separately and hear words pronounced slowly as many times as you need to, and then you can click on the entire sentence, or let the entire video excerpt play.
Sorry I Ever Wasted My Money On This @%$# 
2004-01-31
I bought this title back in August when the reviews seemed overwhelmingly good. But it is obvious now that someone connected with this company was trying to boost the rating with false commentaries. This is truly the worst piece of software I have ever used. There is no rhyme or reason to the GUI, even the sound of the French speakers is muddled. I have the Rosetta Stone French Explorer that my husband and I enjoy using.We were surprised when we actually started the learn the language. But rather than spend the extra money for the Rosetta Stone complete software program I fell for this drivel. As my husband says, quite often you really do get what you pay for. This lousey piece of &^$# is heading for the Goodwill Store.
Beware many of the other reviews, written by company... 
2003-12-27
It's hard to imagine a more transparent attempt to inflate the user ratings for these products. Over half of the five-star rated reviews are copy-paste identical. Not coincidentally, there is one such review for each language product they make. I'm glad Amazon is bunching them together so you can see this clearly. Beware!
A friend lent me the French version and it's mediocre and unstructured.
Try this! Its good! 2003-07-02
French Now by Transparent Language is excellent for language learning. It gave me everything I could need to learn and practice all aspects of French. It has an Alphabet Reference, Pronunciation practice features, Grammer tutorials, thousands and thousands of vocabulary words and phrases, and many games to help practice it all. My favorite feature is the Conversation practice which has you talking back into the computer with a microphone and then the computer will tell you if you answered correctly and how well your pronunciation is. In the end, I could not be happier with this software, it does everything its supposed to and more.
Helpful in Learning French 2003-05-30
Participate in real dialogs with native French speakers at your own speed. As you interact with the program, you'll hear how words are pronounced, see the spelling, discover word meanings and actually hear yourself speaking. In no time, you'll be confidently conversing in French!
What a relief! 2003-05-08
I had to brush up on my French for my Ph.D. language proficiency exams. I was dreading the whole thing until someone gave me a copy of FrenchNow! The program was easy to install, easy to use, very enjoyable and, most importantly, very effective. Within a few weeks, I found all of that French I'd forgotten after high school coming back. I've tried other language software in the past, but none of it has been as engrossing or as effective as this.
The best software on the market 2003-03-19
For a beginner, this might be a bit imposing. I would suggest the beginner use a simple, structured exercise book in conjunction with this, as this program isn't structured at all. The intermediate or advanced speaker can dive right in, although I'd suggest getting some of the add-ons, as well. I haven't seen them on Amazon yet, but you can get them from this company directly. You can go through great works of literature or television segments or travelogues to build comprehension, vocabulary, etc. I'd also recommend this company's WordAce, which is a talking dictionary, but also contains grammar and synonym quizzes. Great fun. There are a couple of minor glitches to be ironed out still. Occasionally the software seems to get stuck on a word and you'll have to cancel out of a quiz and restart, but overall, I couldn't be happier with the software.
No excuse 2003-01-25
I am really disappointed with this product.
To begin with, the interface looks like something from the 80's. Second, the video screen is too small. With today's technology, this is just not acceptable. There aren't that many lessons and they offer day to day situations someone would need. I simply don't want to use this product.
I would recommend Microsoft's Encarta series. This software allows you to schedule the entire course depending on how fast you want to learn. Second, it has large video screens with people speaking in real time. Third, you get a booklet to help study and fourth, they give you an audio CD to take with you to practice the lessons. As much as I dislike giving money to Microsoft, this product is all you would need.
Learn French Now just doesn't offer what it should.
Excellent Software! 2003-01-24
1)This is the most powerful and wonderful learning tool I have ever seen. You can click on the words to get better punctuation.
2) You can view what you are speaking. The pictures are good and speak directly from your word text.
3) You are able to read it in english and read and hear in french at once. And see it. Which allows easy memory of what you are saying.
4) Easy installation and offers great support and help guides.
5) You will learn quickly.
6) This is good for beginners because again it allows you to click on each word. It is even good for those who need to catch up on what they are speaking...
I believe it is a good price and worth your time and effort.
