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This game is educational, teaches spelling and vocabulary and still manages to be good fun. As you work through the training it unlocks new mini games and it gives you an expression potential every day based on how well you are doing and gives you a new job as you progress so ... Read review
My Word Coach offers a fun and challenging way to improve verbal skills through a series ... more
of engaging activities and exercises.The game was inspired by ongoing vocabulary acquisition research by Thomas Cobb, University Professor in Applied Linguisti...
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Play with words and letters with 6 Core Training Exercises: Missing Letter (Words are ... more
missing letters: find back the good one to succeed.), Split decision (Choose between several propositions the good definition for a word.), Pasta letter (In this spee...
My Word Coach offers a fun and challenging way to improve verbal skills through a series ... more
of engaging activities and exercises.The game was inspired by ongoing vocabulary acquisition research by Thomas Cobb, University Professor in Applied Linguisti...
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Develop Your Vocabulary While Challenging Your Friends And Family!Tired of searching for ... more
the perfect word?Want to express yourself better, impress your friends or just have fun?Then play My Word Coach with up to 4 players!Use the Wii Remote to find the...
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* Play with words and letters with 6 Core Training Exercises: * Missing Letter (Words ... more
are missing letters: find back the good one to succeed.) * Split decision (Choose between several propositions the good definition for a word.) * Pasta letter (In this speed challenge, spell out words from letters sinking in a soup.) * Block Letter (In this Tetris like, spell any of the listed word with the block. When a word is correctly completed, it blocks are removed.) * Word Shuffle (Fill in the spot the definitions corresponding to the correct word.) * Safecracker (A word is the code of the safe. From the definition, write it as fast as possible & defeat your opponent.) * 3 difficulty levels. * Over 16,500 words and definitions using the Official Cambridge Dictionary. * Developed in collaboration with Tom Cobb-Mac Gill & Quebec University Linguist. * 4 different personal coaches to choose from. * Save the data of 3 people so the whole family can play.More Puzzles & Mind Video Games for DS Consoles & DSi Consoles
Develop your vocabulary in a few minutes a day!Tired of searching for the perfect word? ... more
Want to express yourself better, or just have fun?- Anyone can play: from beginner to expert, from learner to linguist, My Word Coach automatically adapts its difficulty level to match your skills.- Track your progress in real time as you master up to 16,800 words useable in everyday situations.- Created in association with Dr Tom Cobb, Prof of Applied Linguistics.- Words and definitions from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Advantages: Fun, educational, feelgood Disadvantages: goes on too long
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This game is educational, teaches spelling and vocabulary and still manages to be good fun. As you work through the training it unlocks new mini games and it gives you an expression potential every day based on how well you are doing and gives you a new job as you progress so you might go from teacher after a few days training to lawyer.
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Missing Letter (Words ... ...first month or so. My problem with it is that it expects you to cover too much in one session, I now play each game once and then hand it over to one of the kids to complete the session and get my job upgraded.
Definitely recommended for anyone with school age kids, mine don't realize that they are learning and seem to quite enjoy it. Adults will pick it up when they are bored but I don't think it'll bring you back day after day. more
Product Features Play with words and letters with 6 Core Training Exercises: Over 16,500 words and definitions using the Official Cambridge Dictionary. Developed in collaboration with Tom Cobb-Mac Gill & Quebec University Linguist. 4 different personal coaches to choose from. Save the data of 3 people so the whole family can play.
My View
This game is educational, teaches spelling and vocabulary and still manages to be good fun. As you work through the training it unlocks new mini games and it gives you an expression potential every day based on how well you are doing and gives you a new job as you progress so you might go from teacher after a few days training to lawyer.
The games
Missing Letter (Words have a missing letter - find the correct letter to score) Word Shuffle (Fill in the spot the definitions corresponding to the correct word.) Split decision (Choose between two definitions - seen on TV advert) Pasta letter (spell out words from mixed up letters sinking in a soup.) Block Letter (Spell any of the listed word with the blocks. When a word is correctly completed, it blocks are removed, this is like an intelligent version of Tetris can be quite difficult at first but I love it.) Safecracker (A word is the code of the safe. Read the definition, turn the safe type knob to the correct letters before the DS to win points These games have increased difficulty levels as you progress.
After each activity is completed, the list of words and definitions are given. The same words are often used in many of the games you play during that session presumably to reinforce them. There are the usual graphs and stats provided to chart your progress.
I loved this game at the beginning and used it often for the first month or so. My problem with it is that it expects you to cover too much in one session, I now play each game once and then hand it over to one of the kids to complete the session and get my job upgraded.
Definitely recommended for anyone with school age kids, mine don't realize that they are learning and seem to quite enjoy it. Adults will pick it up when they are bored but I don't think it'll bring you back day after day.
Advantages: Very clever and undoubtly provides help for struggling adults/older children Disadvantages: a pricey item if needing to purchase the consoles also
My word coach is for those of us that find ourselves as my partner says 'groping' for a word. Bless him. There are many times where we have had to write that all important letter to the bank or to a prospective new employer, only to be failed by our weak understanding of the British language, thanks to love letters under the desk and that sneaky sherbet fountain during your English lesson. And so here we all are 'groping' for those words to express ... ...bin before they have even got past your cover letter. So yes a fantastic game to teach kids and adults and yes my partner enjoyed it and now says he is 'grasping' for a word...it's a working progress I guess! But what's so wrong with reading a book these days.....? ...
feex1982x 12.11.2008
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Advantages: Easy to play and good fun Disadvantages: A bit "American"
...that annoy me. Firstly, my "tutor" keeps telling me "that was your best performance yet" even when I had to walk away from the game to answer the phone and scored practically nothing! Secondly, there are a lot of very American words. I don't think I have ever heard the word "pantsuit" used other than on American TV and there have been several other words that have had me, my husband and my children saying "what" even after being given the definition! ... ...some swotting.
There are also some games that you can play with others. These don't add points to your "profile" but personally, I find great satisfaction in beating my 9 year old on a game of missing letter!!!
Good fun and certainly can teach you something. ...
Rabbitgirl 11.02.2008
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Advantages: Fun to play Disadvantages: sometimes boring
In the game there are many different activites that can be done to increase your vocabulary. These are from finding the missing letter in a word to matching words to their meaning. It is an overall effective way of increasing your vocabulary, because it makes the words you learn fit in your head. Another reason it is good is because it ecourages you to learn more through its expression potential which is basically how many words you know, and you ...
milc03 29.05.2008
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