So I want to learn a language, French most likely. I saw some advertisements for www.rosettastone.com and I wanted to know how well it works. Yes, it is expensive...but all the free things I have tried haven't taught me anything.
2007-03-28 10:16:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
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 and is cheaper. Their speech recognition is great so you can have a dialogue with the computer. You can check out their website at http://www.auralog.com for a free demo and compare too. You can checn out independent reviews at http://learn-french-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.
2007-03-29 05:49:45 · answer #1 · answered by jparizona2007 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am within the system of making use of Rosetta Stone for Pashto. It is an overly well studying support, however that is to not say that you will not want different useful resource ingredients as good. It would be larger, like delivering a dictionary of mentioned language with it, however that could in flip make it much more costly. It is a well funding total. I could say significantly recollect making use of it. If the finances aren't to be had, your regional library could have a used variant of the only you wish with no need to pay $three hundred.
2016-09-05 19:19:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree that if you can go to the library and borrow it it's an inexpensive way to try it out.
It uses associative thinking from what I gather, like they show you several pictures, and give you a description, and you have to click the picture that fits the description. This is the fastest way to learn, because it's not regimented like learning in schools where you have to go through a-b-c-d in steps. This is more how children learn language, which is more efficient.
Now the thing is, you only get out of it what you put in, you'll still have to put in lots of time.
It might be more worth your while to take a course after school/work in your area if there's schools that teach language(a lot of post secondary schools do). But it's up to you. You can download a sample of the Rosetta stone software to try.
2007-03-28 10:36:10 · answer #3 · answered by Luis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're better off spending your money on a class at a local community college. If you have the time try visiting Quebec where French is mostly spoken. It's easier to learn a language if you immerse yourself in it.
2007-03-28 10:51:08 · answer #4 · answered by Maria S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of buying it, you should check around to see if any of your local libraries have it so you can access it from home. The libraries in my area do.
I work in a library and the patrons seem to like the program.
2007-03-28 10:24:54 · answer #5 · answered by workinggirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many alternatives: http://WordyPlay.com/
2017-02-27 00:04:42 · answer #6 · answered by WordyGames 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋