I don't want to attend classes as I'm much more comfortable learning at a faster pace than in a classroom, and I don't have a lot of money to spend. Any suggestions?
2007-06-21 11:07:25 · 6 answers · asked by reesey126 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Rosetta Stone is too expensive. The program costs 200 dollars per level!
2007-06-21 11:17:07 · update #1
I wanted France French.
2007-06-21 11:33:58 · update #2
I use the same software as my college
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
2007-06-22 05:54:04 · answer #1 · answered by jparizona2007 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to practice, I suggest you try www.italki.com . It's a free social website where people can practice the language with another person that is learning the other person's language.
A lot of users on italki use skype and skype promotes italki.
Like the other person said "Rosetta Stone" is pretty good too. It's kind of pricey.
2007-06-21 11:17:01 · answer #2 · answered by Julius D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Borrow Rosetta Stone from the library.
2007-06-21 11:50:19 · answer #3 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rosetta Stone is pretty good.
2007-06-21 11:10:53 · answer #4 · answered by Howdy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree that rosetta stone can work or come see me, wait,do you want cajun french or canadian french or france french?
2007-06-21 11:16:07 · answer #5 · answered by down south 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey....look I'm from Mexico and I'm learning french too... my advices ... try to find songs from different singer, and download the lyrics, that will help you a lot, to pronounce properly and little by little you will get more and more vocabulary.
french singers
Garou
Celine Dione
Patricia kaas
Natasha St. Pier
Diam's
M. Pokora
Au Revor....
2007-06-21 11:15:59 · answer #6 · answered by Alb A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋