Are there any CD-ROM foreign language programs that work?

Question

I want to learn Spanish, however I do not want to spend the money if they do not work. I have looked at Rosetta Stone programs among others.

Answer 1

Did you check Berlitz? They got an excellent reputation too.

http://www.berlitzbooks.com/catalog/index.php

Answer 2

I liked the Rosetta stone programs, although they've gotten REALLY expensive. It truly is the most natural way to learn - you kind of learn the way you learned English as a child - your parents pointed at something, and said, "Look at the red ball!" and eventually, you got it. I would recommend it for spanish, since the only real drawback I found was with languages that have different alphabets. The first section of every lesson has you listen to a word or phrase and find the matching picture. I didn't like not being able to see the words on the screen when I was learning Hebrew, since the alphabet is so different, although other sections of the lessons do have the words written out. With Spanish however, if you can say it, you can write it, so it shouldn't be an issue. The "10 minutes a day" workbook series is fun, as well, since you can put cute little stickers in Spanish all over your house. Silly, I know, but rather effective nonetheless.

Answer 3

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 a software called TeLL me More, by Auralog. It covers not only the basics, but also intermediate or advanced level. It is also a lot less repetitive. 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 any other language software. 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 check out independent reviews on the web too http://www.toptenreviews.com or about.com websites.

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 4

Yes, Living language..... try them

Answer 5

Try this website:

http://www.mansionspanish.com
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