Fluenz is by far our favorite language program! We are a house full of visual learners and so the auditory programs out there leave us wanting! We need to see the words, how they are spelled and hear the pronunciation while we are looking at the words. If you are that type of learner, I recommend you start with this program.

Fluenz does not teach you the characters, it teaches pronunciation and pinyin. If you want to learn the characters they are included in a booklet that comes with the CDs.

I suggest that you call Fluenz directly. When we purchased the program they were offering a 25% discount if you wrote a review on Amazon.com. (I have no idea if that is still the case, but its worth a call!)

Because our family lives and works in several locations they also sent us an additional copy for free so that our “traveler” could continue his studies on the road! Customer service is definitely a positive experience with this one!!

Mandarin 3+4 should be coming out sometime this year!

Xièxie nǐ,

Marmee