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Title: VocabuLearn
Subtitle: Dutch, Level 1
Author: Penton Overseas, Inc.
Narrator: uncredited
Format: Original Recording
Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-22-05
Publisher: Penton Overseas, Inc.
Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 6 votes
Genres: Language Instruction, Other Languages
Publisher's Summary:
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Members Reviews:
Does what is says it does.
I would disregard the previous review as that person did not comprehend the objective of this product. For those of you intrested in learning the Dutch language, this product is designed for those who already posses a relativly stable understanding of sentence structure, grammar etc. It is simply desinged just give you an added boost in the amount of words you posses in your vocabulary and not to actually engage you in proper grammar formation. For those of you who are at a medium effeincy with the language and need a quick way to boost your vocab, this is a great way to do it. Espicially since Dutch, being a language not widely spoken, has limited educational tools available to people living outside of the Netherlands who are willing to learn it.
Pros: 1.Clear pronounciation 2.Most of the words are useful in everyday dialog 3.An abundance of words to add to your vocabulary 4.Simple layout and provides a booklet with all spoken words so that you can practice on your spelling
Cons: 1.Being a Dutch speaker, while studying and conversing with native speakers, it was pointed out that some words were not used anymore (essentially 1940's type of lingo) It would be nice to have a more updated roster of words and expressions, people today say.
2. It would be helpful if they would provide examples of which context, certain synonyms should be used in.
Worse than I imagined possible
I've tried to study languages by myself before and had varying degrees of success. The last time I tried this method with Dutch I gave up because I only succeeded in making actual Dutch speakers laugh with the ridiculous phrases I learned--"Does your neighbor have a lion in his garden?" may have been the most useful of them all. Perhaps naively I decided to try again, and to try with Vocabulearn. What did I learn? Well, nothing.
The audio program consists of two people. One says a word in English, there is a pause and then the other person says the word in Dutch. This process is repeated over and over and over again--with a different word each time for THREE hours. The effect is rather like trying to learn a language by reading a bilingual dictionary--but far less interesting and more frustrating.
I couldn't believe that this is what the program consisted of; it seemed an impossibility. There seemed to be no rhyme or reason to the words that were chosen, and no repetition or chance to practice them in phrases or even to learn the plural or masculine or feminine forms (I assume that these exist in Dutch, Vocabulearn certainly won't tell you!).
Surely, I must be wrong. After the title is announced and you are treated to a few electronic dings the program begins in earnest: "The grass," a male voice says in English. Pause. The word is translated into Dutch by the female voice. The male voice is back, "The moon." The pause, the translation. The next words are, "the sound, the airport," and "December."
The first time I listened to the program I waited eagerly to see what sort of dialogue or story all these disparate words would be used in later on in the lesson. In fact each time I listened I expected something of this nature to happen. Some integration, some practice, some of the "useful phrases" the description offers. Nope.
