I've been thinking about how I really need to learn Spanish, and am intrigued by the Rosetta Stone language courses. A friend at church has been learnign Russian using them, and says they're good. Anybody have any experience with them? They're not cheap, which is why I ask before buying.
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Friday June 15, 2007
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Connie - WONDERFUL!!! I just bought Rosetta for Arabic, and was wistfully eyeing Welsh and Hindi and Farsi and Hebrew and...So, nice. And many thanks from this box lurker. :)
Does Rosetta Stone offer a program for Cajun?
How 'bout Texican?
My oldest (homeschooled) child has been using RS German for a while, and while it's good and self-directed, she advanced much faster after I arranged for her to be tutored by another hs'ing mom who is a native German speaker (we barter: I give her son writing instruction). No software, no matter how good, can substitute for actual conversation with a native speaker; but with the combination of the two, her German is pretty impressive.
My German-American friend tells me the RS German sometimes presents new material in an odd way, which she believes results from RS using essentially the same sequence for every language.
Another friend tells me that all of the RS language software is available free (illegally) on the internet. Not that you would use an illegal download, of course. But if you see RS offered at a suspiciously low price from an unofficial dealer, it's probably an illegal download someone got free and burned onto CDs. Caveat emptor.
Another good program is Learnables (tapes/CDs). Rosetta Stone does require concentration and time. Try it from the library first.
BTW, just turning on Spanish language radio will help tremendously. Colby College had a German teacher in the early 80's who persuaded the admissions office to include a tape of German-language music to all admitted students. Not only did enrollment in German language classes increase, but the students coming in performed much better. You can get used to the rhythm of the language without understanding it -- and if you combine listening to the radio with some sort of organized program, you will benefit tremendously.
Rosetta stone is my favorite store and I received free shipping on purchasing Danish Level 1 Homeschool Edition Version 2 on Couponalbum.com..!!
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