Tell Me More Mandarin (Chinese) is adapted to both absolute beginners and those who already have some knowledge of the language.

The beginners level is suitable to discover or revise the basics, and make yourself understood in basic everyday situations. The advanced level is used as a complete revision, and to communicate fluently in any everyday situation.

The main features of the Tell Me More interactive CD-ROM language course are:

State-of-the-Art Speech Recognition

• with the sophisticated speech recognition technology, your pronunciation is recogized and assessed so you can correct any mistakes effectively
• waveform and pitch curve displays provide additional aids for improvements in pronunciation and intonation
• the exclusive Spoken Error Tracking System (SETS) pinpoints and highlights mispronounced words within individual sentences

Adaptable Learning Programme

• organise your study by selecting activities according to your level and objectives

Developed in collaboration with INALCO (National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilisations), Tell Me More Chinese is the first language learning software based on speech recognition that can analyse the four tones of the Chinese language perfectly.

Developed in collaboration with INALCO (National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilisations), Tell Me More Chinese is the first language learning software based on speech recognition that can analyse the four tones of the Chinese language perfectly.

Focusing on Mandarin Chinese, simplified writing and Pinyin, Tell Me More Chinese includes 800 Chinese characters and covers all the essential areas of language learning: command of the principal characters, comprehension, pronunciation, written expression and grammar.

Mandarin is the snatdard modern Chinese language, also known as "Putonghua", which is the official language language of Taiwan and the People's Republic of China. The phonetic transcription is in Pinyin and displays the sounds of the Chinese language. This will help you replicate sounds easily in order to perfect your command of the language.

Brand Auralog
Difficulty Level Complete Course: Beginner and Advanced
Format Windows CD-ROM
Minimum System Requirements Pentium 166 MHz, Windows 95/98/ME/NT 4/2000/XP, 64 MB RAM, 110 MB hard disk, 12X CD-ROM drive, 16-bit Windows-compatible sound card, 1024x768 65,536 colour graphics card