FAQs
Regarding Our "LEARN & EARN" Offer
What happens after March 31, 2012
Although our promotion expired on that date, anybody who signed up by that date will receive a check or credit to his/her credit card or Paypal account according to the terms of the promotion. (see below!)
What happens after 40 days?
After 40 days, we'll send you a check (or credit your Paypal account, if you paid this way) for the number of scenes, which you completed with a 95% score, plus any referrals using our "share" link.
What will be my reimbursement?
Your per lesson reimbursement will depend on your purchase price. If you applied the $10 PLAY&LEARN coupon (which we had sent to all our registered users in early February 2012) your cost/lesson would be $19.95/34= $.59 (the first two (2) lessons are free anyways). Say, you only completed 30 lessons in 40 days and had two(2) referrals, your reimbursement would be: 32x$.59=$18.88. Just note that the total reimbursement cannot exceed your purchase price. (If you'd like to buy the package, email us and we'll explain to you how it works in this case)
What happens, if I can't complete the course in the 40-day window?
You will get a check (see above) for all completed lessons with a 95% score + referrals, and you can take as long as you want to complete the course, replay any of the lessons or games as many times as you'd like.
Why are you making this offer?
Our earn-back promotion is an experiment to confirm with a larger number of committed and motivated learners that in 40 days they can have surprising and rewarding success with our GamesforLanguage courses. We are passionate about languages and believe that anyone can start learning a second or third foreign language. Our earn-back deal should provide this extra little motivation to play and practice (nearly) daily.
What are the best browsers to use with your program?
In principle, all modern, up-to-date browsers should work with gamesforlanguage.com. As the Flash Player is downloaded together with Chrome, Chrome often works best. With Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer 9, etc. you will have to make sure that you have an updated Flash Player version for your voice recordings. Please contact us, if you still have problems, and we'll try to help!
Is the GamesforLanguage program intended for children or adults?
While GamesforLanguage can be used by anybody who can read (which would only exclude young children), it has been designed specifically for Teens and Adults. Each course has 36 lessons consisting of a conversation and games that help you learn the language of everyday life, or propel you to refresh your dormant language skills. We believe that adults can learn a new foreign language best by relating it to their native language, its vocabulary and sentence structure. This is especially true for the European languages with its many shared roots.
Why do I have no sound on my Ipad and Iphone when I use your courses?
Unfortunately, interactive audio isn't supported on the Ipad in HTML5, but we are working on an Ipad/Iphone app. If you are interested, contact us and we will let you know when you can download it at the App Store.
Why does "Record It" not work for me?
"Record It" requires the "Adobe Flash Player". If you don't have the latest version, you can download it here. (Also, sometimes, depending on your other audio sessions, you may have to reload your browser!)
Why are there six(6) levels with six(6) scenes?
The completion "bar" in each level is being increased, reaching 90% in level 6. Moreover, different games, longer sentences and recalls of earlier scenes' vocabulary increase the difficulty level. Also, while not aligned perfectly with the story, each level typically deals with different situations and/or environments.
How can I go back and play earlier scenes?
When you see the colored "PLAY FRENCH 1........SPANISH 1" button, click on "see details." All the scenes played to date, including your scores, are shown. You can replay any scene you'd like, by clicking on the little "play" button beside the scene score
After completing the 36 lessons, what will I have learned?
The story you'll have heard, read and spoken has close to 2,000 words. This will enable you to follow and participate in basic conversations. Not only will you have learned over 650 words, but you'll have heard and spoken them in everyday conversations. You'll remember and may be able to use or adapt many of the phrases and sentences without having to agonize over the correct grammatical structure.
Will you have more advanced courses in the future?
Yes, we are planning to have Level II and Level III courses available over the coming months. Each course will again let you acquire another 650 new content words. After completing all three levels a player/learner will have acquired about 2,000 content words, which many consider a major benchmark towards fluency.
How can I find out more about word meanings and grammar?
- As we kept any grammar explanations to key points only, we invite you to e-mail any questions directly to ulrike@gamesforlanguage.com. We'll respond as soon as possible.
- Our Dictionary has further explanations for many of the words and phrases in the "Story".
- For further study and explanations of words, The Online Dictionaries are an excellent source.
- For conjugations of verbs, Verbix is an excellent site.
What does "100% money back guarantee" mean?
We will refund you 100% of your purchase price within 30 days of your purchase. By that time you will have found out whether GamesforLanguage works for you. No ifs or buts. We even leave it entirely up to you, if you want to tell us, why GamesforLanguage does not work for you! (To improve our program, we certainly would appreciate, if you did.)
So what do you have to lose?
Try our Demo Scenes 1 & 2 and buy the language you always wanted to learn!