But you don't have to wait for a formal class to begin introducing your children to a new language. We sang songs, repeated vocabulary words, built sentences and had a lot of fun as the children explored Spanish for the first time. The tunes are catchy and the program is easy to use. In the Learn and Play section, players can choose from among five games to reinforce the vocabulary lessons. Each game starts in an explora-tory mode, where players click on pictures and then listen as the name of the item is pronounced in the new language.
Several programs teach by immersing players in the new language.
Although adults too intent on following directions can be easily intimidated by this method, children typically delight in it. Instead of trying to understand each word, they tend to just figure things out as they go along, all the while enjoying the sound of the new language. Both games offer English, French and Spanish - all on the same disc, making it easy to move back and forth between them. The name in Spanish sounded way too long to be bat. My children especially liked WorldWalker's Languages section.