It seems like a good program to get you started; when I bought the copy it didn't even work and I took the CD back twice. The program doesn't even give you spelling of the objects you are looking at. Yes, we know it's a knife, we know it's an apple, but how do you spell that? At least with the more expensive ones like Rosetta Stone you get spelling. I think people should just go to Rosetta Stone's website, request a free demo CD and just start there. It practices IMMERSION, so you won't get any hints (unless you request it), but it's a trial and error, a figure it out method. I do admit that these immersion programs don't help with sentence structures or grammar, but they can build your vocabulary.After skewing off there, I wouldn't recommend this program to anyone; it may be cheap but not worth your money.