Vocabulary training on the Nintendo DS - My Word Coach

Advantages: Educational, mini games are fun to play
Disadvantages: US dictionary, somtimes doesn't read the letters correctly you write with stylus

...This review is for the Nintendo DS educational product, My Word Coach, developed and published by Ubisoft. The aim of this product is that you play it each day to improve your daily score, which is represented by an expression potential measure. As you progress through the game, the aim is to increase this expression potential measure, although you will likely find it nearly impossible to reach 100%. As you progress through the game, there are more and more mini games that are unlocked. The game has numerous different games to keep up the interest in learning new phrases and spellings, such as block letter which is a tetris type game, and split decision, where you have to select the right meaning for a word. The controls in the game are easy to use, and for most of the game, you will need to use the stylus and touch screen. This is...

julwhite 21.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of My Word Coach (Nintendo DS)

"By words the mind is winged"

Advantages: Ideal for those with a passion for words and a commitment to learning
Disadvantages: Limited game play especially within Multi-player

...The Nintendo DS has recently been promoted extensively in particular promoting those games designed to stimulate and develop your brain. Alongside the popular "Brain Training" and "Big Brain Academy" came "My Word Coach" developed by UBISOFT. My Word Coach is a game designed to assist people of all ages and skills to increase their word power. The game is advertised as being a fun way to improve your vocabulary in order to learn new words in which to express our thoughts and ideas. My Word Coach has been created using the assistance of Thomas Cobb, a University Professor of Applied Linguistics and uses 16,800 words from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's dictionary. The basis of the game is to recognise and re-evaluate your Expression Potential (EP). This is a score calculated and representing your ability to understand, use...

kelr101 22.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of My Word Coach (Nintendo DS)

These is My Words - An unforgettable story of time and place

Advantages: Unputdownable and the author is working on a fourth
Disadvantages: It eventually comes to an end

...These is my Words is the first book in a trilogy. Books two and three are titled Sarah's Quilt and Star Garden. I warn you now, you'll enjoy These is my Words so much that you may as well order all three together. Why I am recommending this book: Late last year I was browsing Amazon and clicked on one of those links where other customers discuss their favourite books. Someone was raving about These is My Words by Nancy E Turner and the comments which followed supported the reviewer's opinion that this, possibly, was the best book she'd read - ever. The author, Nancy E Turner, was inspired to write this fictionalised diary based on the real-life reminiscences and experiences of her great-grandmother, Sarah Agnes Prine, whose family lived and worked in the Arizona Territories. Arizona is a dramatic...

Louizalass 14.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of These is My Words - Nancy Turner

In my own words: 'Neyo is fabulous!'

Advantages: Great album, RnB, different tracks, ballads, dance tracks
Disadvantages: None

...This young man is multi-talented - from his smooth vocals and singing, his music writing and his dancing...another RnB artist I am a huge fan of! I have every album he has released so far and they're all fantastic. 'In my Own Words' is Neyo's debut album. Prior to getting the album release, I'd listened to the singles 'So Sick' and 'Sexy Love' which are my two favourites from this album and I still listen to them occassionally. The lyrics, the voice and vocals are great and the tunes of these two tracks are very catchy and grow on you quite easily, you can't fail to like them:) Other great tracks on the album include 'When You're Mad' which has a great video too (you should watch it as it showcases some of his dance moves..), like 'Get Down like That' as it has really interesting lyrics and is pretty cool, 'Time' showcases his...

marina321 27.11.2008 (03.12.2008) · Read review
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Review of In My Own Words - Ne-Yo

In My Own Words...Fantastic!

Advantages: Variety of different RnB elements, Consistency throughout, Great Lyrical Content + Many More
Disadvantages: None

...including Aretha Franklin. I didn?t want to go into too much detail as that would mean me being unoriginal so I just typed what I digested. INTRODUCTION Well to start the introduction, I thought it would be a good idea to write a little about the artist, just for you to get a feel of who he actually is, which I?m sure the majority of you do. Ne-Yo who is currently signed to Def Jam Records released his debut album ?In My Own Words? last year and has since been seeping the rewards. At a very young age what more could you want ? He?s been nominated for a Grammy and the debut album reached multi-Platinum status. To best describe what Ne-Yo actually does, I?ve decided to use a very recent event, a very funny one. I recently seen his latest album ?Because of You? advertised on TV ? for those of you who haven?t seen it yet it shows clips...

darren1987 14.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of In My Own Words - Ne-Yo

If I had Shakespeare's way with words...

Advantages: Develop Vocabulary
Disadvantages: Controls, lack of extras, not great vlaue for most gamers

...Only a few years ago the thought of writing a review of educational software for a games console would have been quite alien, especially on a handheld system. However, since the launch of the Nintendo DS the boundaries of games have been stretched and bent incredibly. So much so that educational and Brain Training type games have become ever present in the top ten DS sales chart and are showing no signs of disappearing any time soon. >>>Wha? So we all know about Brain Training and More Brain Training and Big Brain Academy, which are games designed to keep your brain active by using different games and puzzles. My Word Coach is one of a number of "games" including My Spanish Coach and My French Coach, by Publisher Ubisoft that are aimed at helping develop language abilities. >>>Guh!? As with most of the "Educational...

Dogbert 11.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of My Word Coach (Nintendo DS)

'groping' for a word...

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 our thoughts. Well now we have some help with the probably much better educated Japs,they have decided to take pity on us and help us out a little bit. At a price. First off you need to own the consoles, either a wii (£179.99 from Argos) or the Nintendo DS (around £99 from Argos), and then the game on top of that priced around £12 on Amazon and Ebay. The word coach is basically...

feex1982x 12.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of My Word Coach (Wii)

In My Own Words- Ne*Yo

Advantages: Two Excellent Songs
Disadvantages: The rest are not good!

...NeYo- In My Own Words Here is a list of the tracks on this album: Stay ft Peedi Peedi Let Me Get This Right So Sick When You?re Mad It Just Ain?t Right Mirror Sign Me Up I Ain?t Gotta Tell You Get Down Like That Sexy Love Let Go Time Girlfriend Review: This is a fantastic album for such a young, great debutant. He has great talent and potential and his fab second album proves this as well. Unfortunately, there are many songs that are unneeded on this album and would have been best to get rid of. This is the same with the second album. NeYo needs to learn which of his stuff is good and then again not so good. The good songs on this album are outstanding, but the bad ones are shocking. The best songs on this album are Sexy Love and So Sick. These have a whole lotta soul. NeYo?s vocals are beautiful...

mushtaqquraishi 30.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of In My Own Words - Ne-Yo

SEX, NUDITY AND CHOCOLATE GETS MY WORD

Advantages: There best
Disadvantages: The inlay

...It has been a while since I wrote in a category outside of Ciao Café but here we go. I will see if I can remember how to write a proper consumer opinion once again. Following on from my review of ?Just Enough Education to perform? by the Stereophonics here I review their first album ?Word Gets Around?. ~ History ~ Although I have written this before I will say it again for the persons not in the know. In the early to mid-nineties the band went under the guise of ?Tragic Love Company? having been formed many years earlier as kids. In 1996 the band picked up there first record deal. The band consists Kelly Jones, Richard Jones and Stuart Cable. In August of 1997 they released this album ?Word Gets Around?. After this album they went onto release ?Performance and Cocktails? (I might get time to review this sometime during...

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Review of Word Gets Around - Stereophonics

The Power of Words

Advantages: beautifully written , plot driven . Known in Japan as Ai no Kotodama, there is also a film
Disadvantages: please note the mature rating, this is not a young people's comic!

...Words can hurt, and words can praise; we all know this, but additionally, most cultures around the world have a belief that said in a certain manner, words also have power. Whether imbued with emotion or additional unsaid meaning, uttering ordinary words can alter reality and change the course of events. In the West, we might consider that idea one of spell casting, but in Japan, it is known as "kotodama". Kotodama is not merely spell casting though, as it has far reaching spiritual applications there and features in martial arts and various Shinto practices. Thinking on the power of words, and knowing that just as saying some things may alter courses of events, we in the West probably also realise that sometimes NOT uttering the words can lead to great regret. Such is the power of words: this is kotodama. This is the very quandary that...

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