Is the Rosetta Stone language learning software a good way to learn a new language?

Answer 1

Delta Man is probably right AS FAR AS HE IS CONCERNED. Every person will learn language differently depending on the way that their thought processes have been trained. Rosetta Stone is a very good system if that is your learning style. Pimsleur is another good process if that system works for you. The truth is that no single style of learning is right for everyone. Indeed, most people learn language best if they use a variety of different styles. So Rosetta in combination with some instructional books and one-on-one practice can be a very effective combination.

Answer 2

I tried Rosetta Stone for Spanish. It was effective to learn basic words and sentences. It does not have any grammar or conjugation instructions though so it will be very hard to go beyond the basics with it

My college uses another software called TeLL me More, by Auralog. I found it more complete and less repetitive. It covers not only the basics, but also intermediate or advanced level. My goal was to become fluent so it was perfect for me. It has a lot of different activities: picture/word association, videos, dialogues,..., includes also grammar and conjugation. It has also more content than Rosetta Stone as far as level and number of hours of learning. Their speech recogntion is great so you can have a dialogue with the computer. They have a free demo at http://www.auralog.com/.
I also found that site that lists the best language software http://learn-spanish-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

The best way to learn a language would be through immersion, visiting these countries. Learning a language will require some time. In addition to software, you can have books which are useful as well. Audio CDs like Pimsleur for instance might help you out but you cannot get any feedback on your pronunciation so I did not like it so much.

Answer 3

Not really ,considering there's no grammar and you are forced to watch the same boring object images and force connections to sounds .
People don't learn languages like children do