Transparent Language, Inc. Products - Italian

Complete Italian Learning Suite

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:07:15 -0500

Complete Italian includes $240 worth of Italian learning products for only $119.95. It's our answer to the problem of how to fit an entire comprehensive language course into one affordable package. Designed for customers who want a one-stop solution to learning Italian on their computer, Complete Italian covers listening, speaking, pronunciation, reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar, and conversation skills.

Go from little or no knowledge of Italian to full proficiency
Enjoy a full range of multimedia teaching techniques ideal for all learning styles
Save money instead of investing in multiple products

What comes in Complete Italian?

Master Italian with five premium products: Italian BYKI Deluxe 3.6, Learn Italian Now!, the Everywhere Italian audio course, the Lexicon Translation Dictionary and the LinguaMatch Panoramic Phrasebook! Separately, these products total a $240 value. Get them all together for just $119.95.

How will I learn with Complete Italian?


Vocabulary. Start by mastering hundreds of Italian words at a rapid pace with BYKI Deluxe. Add your own lists of words to learn. Share and download new lists online at BYKI.com.		Immersion. Use your new vocabulary to explore a total immersion environment in Learn Italian Now!, complete will full-motion video and sound. Play games, practice conversations, and more!

Italian games. Play dozens of games and activities to cement words and phrases in your long-term memory. about Italian culture and the history of the language.		Pronunciation. Analyze and compare your voice against a real native speaker's!

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System Requirements:

Windows: Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Vista, or higher. DVD drive required
Optional Devices: Microphone for recording, iPod or other MP3 player, Pocket PC 2002 or higher, Palm device (Palm OS 5 or higher).

Learn Italian Now! Version 10

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:44:43 -0500

Learn Italian Now!

Learn to use Italian in context through video immersion!

Learn Italian Now! is an immersion program that enables learners to take basic vocabulary and quickly progress to more advanced comprehension and use. Grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening, pronunciation skills, and more are emphasized through the use of native language texts, videos, and stories that immerse the user in the Italian language and provide opportunities for language investigation, skill-building and role play.

Engaged in this rich multimedia experience, you may never feel like you're studying, and the fact that you are actually using another language becomes transparent.

What do you get with Learn Italian Now! ?

Over 15,000 Words

Hundreds of Useful Phrases

Full Motion "Big Picture" Video

Full Native Speaker Pronunciation

SlowSound to Hear Every Nuance

Advanced Pronunciation Practice

Record, Playback and Compare

Alphabet Reference & Grammar Tutorial

Conversation Practice

Integrated BYKI Vocabulary Software

MP3 Audio for iPods or other players

Personal BYKI list creation (with sound) from 15,000 words

Interactive Games

Video Unscramble

Online Testing

Personal Progress Tracking

Plus Much More!


Learn From Exciting Content and Interactive Activities - Learn Italian Now! is a revolutionary language-learning tool based on the proven Transparent Method of learning how to use a language in context through rich multimedia activities. Learn Italian Now! unites industry-leading tools with authentic, native multimedia content to make learning fast, fun, and effective.

Big Video Screen - Just select one of the interesting articles or stories and click to explore the Italian language. View Italian language videos complete with the sites and sounds of real people speaking and interacting in Italian. Or jump directly into exciting interactive games, pronunciation-improving practice or invigorating conversations. Determine your own learning pace by deciding when you need translation-and when you don't. All the tools you need to quickly master a language are instantly available in Learn Italian Now!

Interactive Conversational Practice - Practice your lines using the prompts and the integrated speech features, then record your voice and replay the whole conversation with the lines you've recorded. It's a terrific way to get valuable real-world experience using your new language. In no time, you'll be conditioned to respond correctly without thinking about it, just like you do in English.

Before You Know It - The revolutionary software that teaches you words and phrases so you know them cold - with Perfect Recall - is now integrated right into Learn Italian Now! You get:

Quick launch of BYKI from within Learn Italian Now!

Companion BYKI lists to use with immersion content

Dozens of bonus lists from BYKI Deluxe

The ability to create custom BYKI lists (complete with native speaker sound) from any of the 15,000 words in Learn Language Now!

		MP3 Learning on Your iPod or Other Player - Learn language Now! comes with dozens of BYKI Pod Audio MP3 files. Now you can practice your language wherever you take your MP3 player.

System Requirements

Windows: 2000 Service Pack 3 or higher, or XP; 300MHz Pentium or better; 128MB RAM, 165 MB disk space to run with CD-ROM in drive (up to 600 MB disk space to run without CD-ROM); sound card; speakers; support for High Color or True Color settings and at least 800 X 600 resolution; CD-ROM drive.

Macintosh: OS X 10.3.9 or higher with Safari; G3 or higher or Intel based Macintosh; 128 MB available RAM; 165 MB disk space to run with CD-ROM in drive (up to 600 MB disk space to run without CD-ROM); support for Thousands of Colors setting and at least 800 X 600 resolution; CD-ROM drive.

Optional Devices

Microphone for recording,
iPod (Video or Nano) to display pictures & sound or other MP3 player for sound (all MP3 players may not support the picture display),
Pocket PC (BYKI only): Pocket PC 2002 or better; 4700KB available device memory for 320x240; 6000KB available device memory for 640x480; ActiveSync 3.5 or higher.
Palm (BYKI only): Palm OS 5 or better; support for 8-bit color; 1900 KB available device memory; HotSync 4.0 or higher. Older Palm OS 5 devices like the Tungsten T and Zire 71, and Palm devices manufactured by other companies like the Sony Clie are not supported.

KidSpeak Italian

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:05:17 -0500

"A child taught a second language after the age of 10 or so is unlikely ever to speak it like a native."
-Geoffrey Cowley, “The Language Explosion,” Newsweek, Spring-Summer 1997

Your early decision to use KidSpeak will change someone's life.

You should have had KidSpeak when you were young. Children absorb language at a much faster pace than adults, and those exposed to bilingualism early in their lives are lightyears ahead of their peers later in life when it comes to speaking a second language. The window is short, and KidSpeak, designed for children aged 5 to 13, offers parents an interactive, entertaining solution for preparing their child for a multilingual future while the time is right.

Critical skills, learned at a critical age.

KidSpeak Italian includes over 700 words and expressions, as well as over 40 activities that teach and reinforce dozens of vital developmental skills spanning 3 levels of difficulty:

Italian pronunciation
Recognizing the Italian alphabet
Recognizing Italian words
Understanding simple Italian sentences
The difference between singular and plural
Telling time
Matching numbers to words
Simple addition and subtraction
Music appreciation
(And a lot more!)

Language topics covered include:

Greetings
Clothing
Foods, like fruits and vegetables
Numbers
Animals
Dates and times
Colors
Parts of the body
Household items
School
Sports
Weather

Plus! KidSpeak Italian includes 12 printable activities and projects to reinforce learning!

The best part is... it's fun.

If KidSpeak wasn't fun, it wouldn't work. Funny, friendly, personable characters from kids to farm animals lead the way for your children, always available to help or provide a little comic relief. The activities are guaranteed to occupy any curious youngster for hours at a time (they even occupy us) and the program couldn't be easier to use. Join in the fun or let your little one run wild on their own... there's no limit to the ways KidSpeak can be used to help your child grow into a healthy, bilingual world citizen.

Don't miss out. Try KidSpeak today (hint: not by yourself)!

System Requirements

Windows: Windows 98, 2000, XP, or ME 8 MB available RAM.

Macintosh: OS 7.1 up to OS 9. OSX not supported without Classic environment.

Italian Byki Deluxe 4

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 13:05:27 -0500

Italian Byki Deluxe will teach you 2000 critical words and 500 phrases with an easy, addictive, and lightning-fast 3-step process. Play games, perfect your accent with native speaker sound, test yourself, and take your learning with you on MP3 audio. Learn Italian Fast. Know It Forever!

Learn it FAST	Know it FOREVER	Use it EVERYWHERE
Learn written and spoken language with a rapid 3-step process Over 2,000 words and 500 phrases Personalized learning sessions to speed your progress Images and native speaker sound Learn critical phrases early with QuickStart Recognize spoken words faster with SlowSound	Lock words and phrases into your permanent memory Maintain your knowledge with Intelligent Refresh Track your progress with comprehensive testing Perfect your accent with pronunciation practice Cement your knowledge with games and activities	Learn thousands of extra words and phrases online at ListCentral Create and share word lists with users around the world MP3 audio for your iPod or other mobile player Printable flashcards

Experts agree that the most important part of learning a language is rapidly building a foundation of word and phrase knowledge. Byki is the fastest, most direct path to that goal — it “hacks” into your memory and fills it with foreign words and phrases. Whereas traditional learning methods spread their learning out across a multitude of lessons and activities, Byki gets right down to business with a proven three step process:

Byki guides you through a review of the Italian material you will learn.
Byki teaches you to recognize the written and spoken forms of each word.
Finally, you will be able to express yourself in Italian by speaking or writing it on your own.

In just your first session, the byki 3-step process will teach you 100 critical Quickstart phrases for use in common, real-life situations.

Maybe you've studied Italian or another language before. If so, do you remember everything you learned? Using Byki ensures that you'll keep everything you learn in your long-term memory, forever. As you use the three step process, Byki will keep track of what you learn and use its Intelligent Refresh system to help you review the items you might forget along the way. Lots of language products provide a means to learn Italian. Only Byki makes that knowledge permanent.

Most products take a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching languages. Byki provides a personalized path to success based on your own strengths and weaknesses. It recognizes the material you learn quickly and takes note of those items that give you more trouble. Byki then maximizes the time you dedicate to language learning by focusing your efforts on the items that you find more challenging, without wasting your time on those you learn with ease.

You will see how well the Byki personalized learning system works as you track your progress through Learned Items charting and multiple testing options, including written, listening comprehension, dictation and more. Additional games and activities will provide a fun way to cement your knowledge and pronunciation practice will help perfect your accent.

More than just software, Byki comes with a full set of features for learning away from your computer. BykiPod MP3 audio files work with your iPod or other MP3 player. Printable flash cards let you take your learning on the go and learn Italian anywhere.

Byki isn't just a set of content. It's a tool. Once you finish learning the 2000 words and 500 phrases included in Byki Deluxe, you can keep using Byki to learn any content you can imagine. Create vocabulary lists from textbooks or dictionaries. Study key phrases you find in articles, videos, or the web. The possibilities are endless for creating your own Byki lists.

Once you've made some Byki lists, share them with our online community at Byki.com ListCentral. ListCentral also provides a great resource for finding additional learning materials in dozens of languages posted by Byki users from all over the world.

Windows: Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Vista or higher.

Mac: Mac OS X version 10.3.9 or higher with Safari

Everywhere Italian Audio Course

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:53:01 -0500

Everywhere Italian

Learn a language wherever you want, whenever you want – Learn Everywhere!

35 Lessons for Beginner to Intermediate Learners on 5 Audio CDs
SPECIAL BONUS - Companion BYKI Flash Card Software CD

Learning a new language is a rich and rewarding experience, but it takes time. If you are like many learners, finding the time to work with your new language is often more challenging than the language itself. Everywhere Italian is an audio course that is designed for learners on the go. Expand your learning time - in the car, at the gym or just around the house - with Everywhere Italian.

Hands-free Learning!

Everywhere Audio is an all-audio course. No reading is required. Lessons begin with vocabulary and a quick grammar lesson followed by interesting, real-life dialogs that build your Italian speaking and listening skills.

Easy-to-Follow Lessons

English speaking instructors guide you through each of the 35 lessons. Native Italian speakers provide examples of dialogs. You simply listen and repeat. It’s as easy as that.

Extra Bonus!
Before You Know It Companion Flash Cards

When you have the opportunity to use your computer, study the vocabulary and phrases in Everywhere Italian. The same great material on the audio CDs can be studied on your computer in this fun and easy flash card program. (Bonus Software requires either a Windows computer running Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or higher or XP or a Mac running OSX version 10.4 or better)

LinguaMatch Panoramic Italian

Sat, 1 Dec 2007 11:07:17 -0600

Enhance your knowledge with Real-World practice!

For school, for business, for travel, for fun . . . the Panoramic Italian Talking Phrase Book (for Windows) uses multimedia technology to make learning Italian easy, addictive, and effective!

Panoramic Italian is an educational and reference system for studying Italian, based on the concept of a talking picture phrasebook. Panoramic Italian can be used equally well as an amazingly easy guide for beginners, a powerful learning tool for intermediate students, a useful refresher course for advanced speakers, and a reference for international travelers.

Explore your way to a better understanding of Italian!

Panoramic's 30 topic areas are presented in lush 3D scenes. You can travel around each scene using your keyboard and mouse. As you move through the Panoramic world, you can click on any object to see and hear its name in Italian. Click on the people you meet to learn conversational phrases. You can easily travel between different scenes to see how the words and phrases you are learning are used in different contexts.

The LinguaMatch dictionary - verified and approved by staff from the Istituto Italiano di Cultura - contains more than 2000 words and 1200 phrases covering most common subjects, such as travel (by air, by rail, by car), lodging, restaurants, telephone and mail, banking, shopping, doctors and pharmacy, time, weather, everyday sayings, and more.

Built-in word games, puzzles, and pronunciation tools add even more fun to your learning!

Panoramic Italian includes carefully chosen drills and games to increase the program's learning effectiveness:	enhance your vocabulary learn to recognize written and spoken words enhance your listening comprehension learn how to use new words in complete sentences and more!
Panoramic's integrated progress tracking even lets you chart your progress through the program's vocabulary and activities. Plus, the built-in Recording Session features voice recording and visualized playback, enabling you to record your own speech and to compare it with the native speakers' voices in the program. You can even choose between male and female voices, as you prefer.

**REQUIREMENTS**
Windows - Windows XP SP2, Vista, or higher; 128 MB available RAM.

KidSpeak 6-in-1 World Pack

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:27:28 -0600

"A child taught a second language after the age of 10 or so is unlikely ever to speak it like a native."
-Geoffrey Cowley, “The Language Explosion,” Newsweek, Spring-Summer 1997

Your early decision to use KidSpeak will change someone's life.

KidSpeak 6-in-1 World Pack includes full learning suites for Spanish, French, Italian, German, Hebrew, and Japanese.

Critical skills, learned at a critical age.

KidSpeak includes over 700 words and expressions, as well as over 40 activities that teach and reinforce dozens of vital developmental skills spanning 3 levels of difficulty:

Pronunciation of language
Recognizing alphabets
Recognizing words
Understanding simple sentences
The difference between singular and plural
Telling time
Matching numbers to words
Simple addition and subtraction
Music appreciation
(And a lot more!)

Topics covered in the language department include:

Greetings
Clothing
Foods, like fruits and vegetables
Numbers
Animals
Dates and times
Colors
Parts of the body
Household items
School
Sports
Weather

Plus! Each KidSpeak language includes 12 printable activities and projects to reinforce language-learning!

The best part is... it's fun.

Don't miss out. Try KidSpeak today (hint: not by yourself)!

System Requirements

Windows: Windows 98, 2000, XP, or ME 8 MB available RAM.

Macintosh: OS 7.1 up to OS 9. OSX not supported without Classic environment..

Italian Lexicon Translation Dictionary (windows download)

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:05:44 -0600

The Italian Lexicon Translation Dictionary is a fast, easy-to-use language reference for Windows that quickly provides word translations with a simple click of the mouse. Get instant access to over 65,000 terms for general use or specific domains in Italian.

Use in foreign correspondence
Great reference for students
Find the right word, quickly

The Italian Lexicon Translation Dictionary includes all the words you need to communicate in everyday situations as well as technical terms for specific areas including:

Science
Agriculture
Business
Transportation
and more

**System requirements:**
Windows: Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT, Me, or XP; Pentium processor; 128 MB available RAM; 90MB disk space for single language pairs or 250 MB disk space for multilingual version; 2X CD-ROM for CD version.