Rosetta Stone?

Question

Has anyone tried it? how well does it work? is it worth the money?

Answer 1

There isn't an easy answer for your question. Every person learns language differently so what works fantastic for one person might be a poor way for another person. There are some on-line demos for Rosetta Stone, so you can try them out first. I have found Pimsleur to fit my learning style much better.

Answer 2

I tried Rosetta Stone for Spanish. It does not have any translation, grammar or conjugation instructions so it will be very hard to go beyond the basics with it. There is no way to be fluent with it. Their program is based on the same thing where you see these 4 pictures over and over again. I was disappointed especially for the price I paid.

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 3

The Rosetta Stone Language translation software is indeed worth the money. I have been using it with the Vietnamese language and I consider it to be invaluable.
Try the on-line demo.
Last I looked, they had a considerable amount of content on-line that would allow you to explore the effectiveness of their method, for you, before you buy. There were also options for 3 or 6-month on-line subscriptions (can't remember) that were quite reasonable.

Answer 4

I know you're talking about the language lessons, and I don't know a thing about them, but I was amazed to discover on a trip to London that the real, actual Rosetta Stone is just sitting out in the lobby of a museum and you can totally walk right up to it and touch it, which I did. You want to go see the Mona Lisa it's behind glass and they herd you into the room and like turn on the light for 30 seconds, but the Rosetta Stone is just out there like a coffee table or something.

Good luck with your language lessons.

Answer 5

The rosetta stone:

What is the Rosetta Stone?

The Rosetta Stone is a stone with writing on it in two languages (Egyptian and Greek), using three scripts (hieroglyphic, demotic and Greek).

Why is it in three different scripts?

The Rosetta Stone is written in three scripts because when it was written, there were three scripts being used in Egypt.

The first was hieroglyphic which was the script used for important or religious documents.



Detail of hieroglyphic and demotic script on the Rosetta Stone
The second was demotic which was the common script of Egypt.

The third was Greek which was the language of the rulers of Egypt at that time.

The Rosetta Stone was written in all three scripts so that the priests, government officials and rulers of Egypt could read what it said.

When was the Rosetta Stone made?

The Rosetta Stone was carved in 196 B.C..

When was the Rosetta Stone found?

The Rosetta Stone was found in 1799.

Who found the Rosetta Stone?

The Rosetta Stone was found by French soldiers who were rebuilding a fort in Egypt.

Where was the Rosetta Stone found?

The Rosetta Stone was found in a small village in the Delta called Rosetta (Rashid).

Why is it called the Rosetta Stone?

It is called the Rosetta Stone because it was discovered in a town called Rosetta (Rashid).

What does the Rosetta Stone say?

The Rosetta Stone is a text written by a group of priests in Egypt to honour the Egyptian pharaoh. It lists all of the things that the pharaoh has done that are good for the priests and the people of Egypt.

Who deciphered hieroglyphs? Many people worked on deciphering hieroglyphs over several hundred years. However, the structure of the script was very difficult to work out.

After many years of studying the Rosetta Stone and other examples of ancient Egyptian writing, Jean-François Champollion deciphered hieroglyphs in 1822.

How did Champollion decipher hieroglyphs?

Champollion could read both Greek and coptic.

He was able to figure out what the seven demotic signs in coptic were. By looking at how these signs were used in coptic he was able to work out what they stood for. Then he began tracing these demotic signs back to hieroglyphic signs.

By working out what some hieroglyphs stood for, he could make educated guesses about what the other hieroglyphs stood for.

AHAH HOPE YOU FOUND THIS HELPFUL... Im jk i am not a complete idiot XD

Answer 6

Bro,

The Rosetta Stone is a huge rock or slab that helped to decipher hieroglyphics.

But I think that you're talking about the program.

Check this out for the program

http://www.rosettastone.com/en/


Hope this helps and Good luck!

Answer 7

I am not sure what your looking for, as the rosetta stone is a huge 3 foot stone with writing on, are you thinking something else?

Answer 8

I tried the preview with spanish, Pimsleur I think would work better.