Don't do it, it is dangerous! Thank you very much for this review Donovan and for posting this content. There are Three days later it went down to I tried to get a credit but here is the problem I have tried calling it twice.
The first time I waited an hour before I hung up, I am still trying to get through and have been on hold for almost 45 minutes. So here is the kicker The "money back guarantee is a scam. They wont answer the phone, so how do you cancel it??? I'm just finishing RS Mandarin. It's my only exposure to Mandarin.
I went to China two years ago after I'd done 2 levels, and got by somewhat and was also understood. I'm finishing level 5 now, with a few days left to go before I go to China for a month to study there. I've found the program to be as described, but I haven't had trouble figuring out the grammar patterns. The one thing I did since day one, lesson one, was to take the online Studio class with a teacher once a week.
If you are patient, and willing and able to figure things out, and listen over and over, and repeat things, then take the online class a week to see where your skills are weak, you'll get a great foundation.
I did try iTalki, but you need to have a certain skill level with both speakers if you're doing the free talking. After about 6 months of that and 2 years into my RS lessons I was able to switch from the pin yin of Rosetta Stone to the characters. I use the characters for all but the newest of lessons now. I have learned many many practical phrases and went to China after one years of RS and finished only level 2 at that time I study several times a week , with a Chinese speaking tour group to sight see for 10 days, but couldn't read much.
I've used Rosetta Stone for speaking, and books and Skitter for characters. I think it's an amazing program. I reviewed the Russian level 3, as I speak Russian as well, and was impressed with it. My once a week RS teacher often goes off script and we can have conversational Chinese. I've had her for years but she'll only do this if I'm the only one in the class, which is most of the time. I'm very confident in my speaking ability, and consider myself an early intermediate maybe HSK 3 or 4 but I'm not too familiar with that system.
I had some tech issues and also had to switch from the CD's to the new version a couple of years ago. Personally, I like the no English parts, but have bought two grammar books to help me to confirm or reinforce what I think RS is trying to teach me. I wish they would offer higher levels than B2 in their languages.
I am at a C1 or C2 level in French, and I would love to work with their software at that level. Otherwise, I think the French Rosetta is probably useless for me.
Hi everybody! Great review, I really enjoyed how thorough you were. I am using Rosetta Stone to study persian, a language which, though not obscure, probably boasts fewer resources in English than the more popular languages like French, Italian, German, Russian, Japanese, etc.
The first Rosetta stone product I tried was Arabic, and I found it very difficult, probably because I wasn't used to the Rosetta stone process. I think if you are trying to learn a language with a different alphabet cyrillic, arabic script, korean , I personally found it essential to study the alphabet on my own before using the Persian Rosetta Stone.
Without any explanations I think its a bit of a stretch to figure out that each letter has three or four different forms depending on their position in a word.
Having at least some familiarity with the alphabet really helped me hit the ground running with Rosetta Stone, although I am pretty much still at the point of illiteracy. I also think Rosetta Stone is a good tool if you already know how languages function, I wouldn't recommend it for someone learning their first second language.
It becomes much easier to figure out the "rule" you are supposed to learn, if you know that different subjects take different endings for example.
Then you can focus on looking at the picture and you know exactly what you are listening for. So far it seems to me like the Persian Rosetta is doing a good job of using the culturally appropriate forms using the formal you when addressing an elder for example , but since I am still a beginner, I am not as aware of mistakes as I would be otherwise.
I think your idea of including culturally appropriate food is really important, and I hope that Rosetta stone person who commented here takes note and tells the developers. I can't imagine how annoying it must be to be living in a foreign country and not now how to order the actual food they have on the menu. It seems to me that the content is pretty universal from language to language, which is a bit disappointing.
But, I think its a pretty great supplemental resource as long as you don't pay full price!! Thanks for the review. I am right now learning spanish latin america with Rosetta Stone. I started two weeks ago and I'm already very good. I speak better Spanish than in 7 years french at school lol. I gotta say that I'm fluent in Croatian, German and Croatian. I can manage French as well.. This may be an advantage for me using Rosetta Stone as I already have a feeling for languages.
For me the whole school system never worked. What I like about RS is that they don't just force you to learn conjugation at the beginning.
They just throw random sentences and words at you and day by day you just get a feeling for the language. I can imagine learning Mandarin or Arabic is very difficult with a software but lets be honest, why would you do that? I would never try to learn any asian language with a software. Simply because it's a total different world to me : What I really enjoy is the voice recognition, the games with other people and the live sessions.
A big dislike for me are the countless repetitions. I often skip steps because its a bit annoying at least the spanish one. I recommend this program to everybody who is easy going with languages and who already speaks a second language :.
Here is an inconsiderate comment about endangered language programs I have to say this was the most balanced review I found of the software. I do also agree that it is probably best as one part of a whole for learning. I am currently learning Japanese using it, but I am not learning with only Rosetta stone.
I also watch a large amount of Japanese Anime, and sporting events like Sumo wrestling so I have developed an ear for the language and I have started turning off the subtitles and am finding it easier to follow and know what is being said. My biggest issue with Rosetta stone is that there are a number of languages that are not offered that are still spoken by a large number of people.
Also that there are more than just Native American languages that are dying. Yiddish, one very colorful and culturally relevant language to many people is dying out and that would be another good one for them to attempt to create a program for. I had a friend who was from Germany and had asked him to teach me the language.
I learned by going to his house and his family would speak in German to me, and only if I was really lost I'd ask for translation. But it was all about intuition and repetition. I also picked up Rosetta Stone German Volume 1 from a friend, and how 6 years later I haven't spoke a lick of German but I remember everything from that volume 1 and only some of what I learned from my friend.
Although, what I learned wasn't particularly useful it was family stuff, started boy, girl, bread, water, drink, eat, then sentences the boy ate bread, the girl drank water, the man read the newspaper etc but I bet if I completed all the sessions, it would get more practical and a good way to learn.
But the important thing is to practice. They constantly are having sales. So my advice is research before you buy. Also beware of any article that says they are going to give a fair review but starts off in the very first line saying you should buy this other product. They will always undersell not necessarily be negative the competition.
Every person learns at different rates and through different methods. So look for companies that offer a free trial so you can experience their program before you buy Once you get the free trials then sit back and try them all out. If one works better than the others get that one, if they all work about the same then go for the best value. I agree about the cost, but there's no need to pay full price. I'm not sure if there's any pattern to the sales, but they certainly drop the price around Christmas.
Hi I enjoyed reading your review. Very well Put. I got the german. I do believe that Pimsleur is a better programme and gives you better sentence structures and real world country specific situations. Cheers Brett. Just want to toss in my two cents here. I was lucky enough to get to try the Russian edition. To me it has been a great experience. I actually recommend the Russian version, if you have a knack for languages, and are good at intuitively figuring out sentence structures and grammar, this product is actually very decent.
My friend has tried Japanese, which seemed to be a more bitter experience, so I think the review are very thorough. However, if I were to buy it as opposed to getting it free from work like I did, I don't think the product is worth more than USD.
I bet they'd sell like crazy if they dropped the price down to this. I liked your review. I was wondering have you ever heard of or tried Fluenz? I was wondering if that might be really good to use. Thank you!!! I don't know if this has been said already, but there is a current sale on RS. I'm using it to learn Filipino Tagalog and many of the cheaper options don't have this language.
I purchased the latest version total package for USD broken up over 3 months. This was a much more affordable option and still comes with all of the bells and whistles of the new packages. I love it. I also have friends from the Philippines that I communicate regularly with, but this program is amazing in my opinion. I would never have bought it at full price, but if you catch the sale it's well worth it.
It was on a holiday special, for Christmas. So I suggest waiting for them to have one of these deals for what I paid was less than half the price. I am just beginning my journey so I feel It is a good start speaking for myself anyway. I have downloaded a few podcasts from other sources on I-tunes just for a reinforcement excersizes. Here's my two cents.
I have been using Rosetta Stone French and Korean for a while; while I haven't gotten too far as of yet, I have found that Rosetta Stone actually works very well for me.
I am a very visual person, and seeing pictures paired with the words written in the language has helped what I learn stick. I figured out pretty quickly that it really helps to have a notebook and a pen or pencil nearby while you're using the software.
I write down any new words I learn, their definitions, and their gender. I have categorized them by type basic, food, animals, colors, ect so that I have to really focus on the word and what it is used for; I have found that writing the word down helps me memorize it, and as soon as you memorize the word and don't have to work so hard to recall it, figuring out the grammar gets pretty easy.
Once you get pretty good at listening for the words, watching Korean TV with subtitles is actually pretty useful because A. You have a plethora of native speakers to listen to, some with different dialects and accents.
I would say the same with any of the other languages as well; immerse yourself in their media and you'll pick up on it quicker. I am one of those people who are strongly dissatisfied with RS. I tried to soldier on through the Korean lessons, ignoring my lack of comprehension. It got to the point where I could give all the right answers but had no idea what I was saying e.
Falling, riding, holding on? There were simply not enough contrastive sets. When I was learning my first language, my mother would guide me when I didn't understand. Linguistic research clearly shows that repetition is only part of the way people learn their first language. While figuring things out is a good learning strategy, NOT figuring things out is a bad one. Research in second-language learning has found that an affective barrier is a serious problem for many people learning a language.
It can lead to not recognizing what is already known, avoiding studying, and other counterproductive behaviors. Donovan favors speaking early, but teaching a foreign language using a silent period has been found to be quite effective.
Korean has two counting systems. This is not told to the learner. Yes, I realize that figuring something out is a stronger learning method than hearing or reading it. Korean does have a plural suffix, but it is normally used only to show contrast.
There are free online Korean courses that work much better. A Korean told me that many of the sentences used are not what a Korean would ever use. So what's the point of chunking if the the chunks are never going to be used? On the positive side, even though for ease I would have preferred the grammatical forms used with kids since it's easier, starting with the formal is better for learning Korean since using formal to your lover might be funny but using informal or familiar with your boss can be catastrophic.
So that aspect of RS I agree with. I was so upset with my RS Korean course that I tried, within the specified time, to get my money back. I got stonewalled and still have the stuff lying around somewhere. While we all might learn our first language regardless of what it is pretty much the same way and, unless there is a special problem, succeed in getting the basics in a couple of years after hearing thousands of hours; learning a second language does not always follow the same path or have the same ease.
Thus, it can well be that RS is good for certain mixes of some languages and some people. Let me give two short examples to explain. I bought my Korean RS at full price. Psychologically, this is important; I was quite poor, and the price had am impact on my basic living condition.
That meant that I felt the company owed me a good product, but it also meant that I was determined to get my money's worth from it. An acquaintance had a stolen or pirated copy of RS for Portuguese. That is, he had no financial investment in it. He raved about RS. In addition to the financial-psychological difference, there was a linguistic one.
I had had no background in Korean; he spoke Spanish, and his mother tongue was German. That meant that the vocabulary and grammar of his target language were not far from his base, whereas other than European loan words which, though not rare in Korean, are not common in the RS course , I was totally in the dark.
Interestingly, when I looked at RS free snooper course for Indonesian, a language I had had a couple of courses in years earlier, I breezed through material and actually discovered the meaning of one or two Korean pictures that had stumped me.
I have been told that the Russian RS program does not take into consideration the gender of the speaker and other aspects of the language, which means it is either confusing or wrong. Ok so I read this review a couple days ago after having already started a German Rosetta Stone. I had something just happen that I thought was hilarious and made me think about this, so I had to post it. I was just doing a Core Lesson and eating at the same time.
A talky bit came up when I wasn't expecting it and I was slurping spaghetti, and it accepted my spaghetti slurp as a correct answer XD. I know this is old, but I'm currently working on RS Korean in preparation for an internship in Korea in a few weeks. I have to say I completely disagree with your contention that it is a good thing to completely exclude explicit grammar instruction. It may be true that it is possible to learn grammar inductively, but SLA research indicates that it takes children YEARS to master the grammar of their language.
Even if an adult had that much time, adult brains do not function in the same way as those of children. For example, I'm about halfway through Level 1 of Korean and I was getting frustrated by the lack of explanation so I bought a Korean workbook from Barnes and Noble. I opened it up and the first thing I discovered was an explanation of the -ga and -reul endings, which I wasn't adequately made aware of after the first unit.
Things retrospectively made significantly more sense to me and I wondered what I had missed by not understanding that. How long would it have taken for RS to make explicitly clear that -ga is the subject ending and -reul is the object ending? Maybe a minute?
The amount of input I would have needed to figure that out myself would be absolutely staggering i. My point is that even though grammar CAN be learned implicitly doesn't mean it SHOULD be done that way, especially when RS is a product clearly designed and marketed with the purpose of providing an efficient program.
In general SLA research indicates that while implicit learning can be effective it should always be supplemented by explicit instruction, especially when there is little transfer between languages as with Korean and English, or really Korean and any other language.
Paul Nation has a lot to say on this subject if you're interested. You link to your other post where you describe how important it is to make mistakes, but you can't make these mistakes in a program like RS because you have no feedback. That's another important issue in terms of child language acquisition: not only do you not have the same amount of time as a child but you also don't have the resource of someone who knows the language who can give you unlimited amounts of input and correct you when you make a mistake.
In my opinion RS tries to take an "innovative" approach by being immersion-only but in the process makes itself less efficient and less authentic. I majored in French and minored in Spanish years ago. I make a major effort to continue to improve. When planning a trip to Italy I went through the whole Pimsleur program and wanted more.
A Rosetta Stone offer came up on Craigslist so I jumped on it. When it would not work in my computer I contacted the company and was told that these programs are "leased" not "purchased" so you cannot buy it secondhand. I argued that my box was new, still in shrink wrap, I was told that Rosetta Stone does not use shrink wrap and that someone perhaps out of China, has made tons of fake copies. So I learned something, I guess, but I would still like to know, if it was a genuine RS product, would it now work on any computer or is it still restricted?
The happy ending to this event was that i found I could use the companion CDs because of my solid language background. Thanks for you very comprehensive review and suggestions. Still looking for an advanced program to further my French but have found some great podcasts like News in Slow French, that you can speed up to normal speed.
If you're going to ding Rosetta Stone for improper grammar, you should look at your own first and correct it. You mean, "Have become more ignorant". People aren't getting anymore stupid, they conveniently ignore the facts and anything that is difficult, for which is the reason why I used, "ignorant" instead of, "stupid". I have a simple question, I hope you can help me. I need to improve my vocabulary in english, I understand many words and also conversations but Im really short in my own speaking because of my short vocabulary.
Im a visual man, so the best way to learnd for my is by watching, Rosetta Stone is good in that area. I need to know if the teach vocabulary and how much grammar do they teach. I have others programs to speak and also to listen english but Im looking for one to learnd and improve my vocabulary. As always great review. I have been studying Arabic Iraqi dialect and French with Rosetta Stone and it's really a great product. In my opinion also a great supplement There is no one source solution for language learning except to always study, listen and speak when you get the chance.
I also highly recommend glossika. Again, great review because it is really the most balanced I read. The 6 moth auto renewal is not stated at the time of purchase it is in fine print on the followup email confirmation I was ripped off and cant get my first 6 moth charge reversed you have to catch it at the time!!
I wish I had read this review before I bought Rosetta Stone. Fortunately I didn't pay full price. Thanks very much. It really is an excellent, balanced review. I used Rosetta Stone to learn Spanish as a beginner and then I returned to it more recently for revision. There are different kinds of learners and Rosetta Stone suits some. I can't learn vocabulary unless I can see or visualise the words.
Rosetta Stone is helpful to me because it allows me to see the spelling of the words I'm learning. I have used Pimsleur and that was its main limitation for me. My main problem with RS is its inflexibility. I can't pause to think and process what I'm learning and I have to continue at the pace of the program to the end of the lesson without knowing how long it will take.
Other problems include the failure of the headset soon after I started using RS and my difficulty in working out what some of the diagrams are supposed to show.
It's not a program that I would recommend. Thank you, this is VERY helpful and thorough. I have wondered if I am missing something by not using RS, and am relieved to see that this is not necessarily the case. You should be updating your review, because the online subscription now includes up to 4 Video chat group lessons 25min each with a native speaker per month, which is a total of 20 hours of!
Although they are supposed to be group lessons, most of the times I was alone with the teacher and they are very well trained and I felt like really learning something. I bought the subscription for eur during a christmas time offer, so alltogether this is a huge value for that money. I recently started teaching myself Japanese, using YouTube, Flash Games, and just some written articles on the subject.
I haven't spent much more than a few days on it yet, but I wanted to "try" rosetta stone out because I know someone who has the version I want. In short I really like the lack of explanation. I haven't gone more than a few minutes in yet but I really like what I'm learning. I have been using Rosetta Stone for a couple of weeks not to learn Swedish and have found it very helpful.
However, I would like to point out a couple of things that have changed since the article was written or was not available at the time. The subscription pricing as dropped significantly. However, with their Rosetta Stone Language Learning program now, the program remains active even after the online subscription expires. So if you choose not to renew the online subscription, you still have access to the regular program on your computer along with all the standard lessons; you just no longer have access to the online tutoring, games, mobile app, etc.
So even after purchasing the online subscription, you still have the product for a lifetime. One other thing that I think is useful with their Rosetta Stone Language Learning program is that the license allows you to install it on two computers. I find this helpful as I have installed on my desktop at home and my work compute to do some lesson on my work break at lunch. The computer software also allows up to 5 learns per computer, so if my wife, or son, wanted to start using it, I wouldn't need to purchase additional licenses.
They can use the software already installed. The also have the option of deactivating it on an installed computer so you can install it on a different one e. I am not sure if the other products you mentioned offer similar options, but I did find these to be very appealing.
I would like to point out that I am in no way affiliated with Rosetta Stone. I did find your article very fair and balanced and have started checking out some of your other articles all of which I have liked so far. Keep up the great work! Where Rosetta Stone fails: inaccurate and boring!
That being said, as long as its not used alone, it's not totally worthless in its educational value. That's a good summary -- but pretty much any year old can write up software that does pretty much the exact same thing in about a couple of hours.
I work at it 5 days a week. All I can do is recognize certain words but have no idea how to put them together into sentences I am a college graduate, but this program has made me feel like the worlds biggest idiot.
Donovan - Thank you for your very balanced and thought out review of RS. You asked if other RS languages have an issue with "honorifics.
I think get away with using "du" syntax because I am an American, but is has taken some older people by surprise. It is generally not ideal to walk up to someone you don't know and address them with "du;" something RS doesn't address. I had already taught myself some Dutch years ago. I bought textbooks, phrase books, cassette courses, and a great dictionary. For teaching myself, I learned a great deal. The only thing is that I didn't have anyone to speak Dutch with. I like the idea of being taught by a native speaker and repeating phrases back.
I also like the feature of reading and recording a story and getting immediate feedback. There are some instances where there will be something thrown at me and I have to figure out what I am supposed to do.
Thank you for your review. I will check out the other options you mentioned before I commit. My daughter and son in law bought Rosetta Stone for me to continue my French study after completing the DuoLingo tree free! I wanted to progress further with French but instead I feel I have gone into remedial education and it is moving very slowly.
I had assumed I could move quickly to the place where I need more work. It is moving very slowly with repetition of what I already know, yet I get dinged in pronunciation that makes no sense at all. It seems to not be able to consistently pick up my voice, using a microphone headset I purchased just for this. I can say the exact same thing several times when it counts it wrong.
There is no explanation to show what it sees as wrong so I keep saying the same thing in exactly the same way and after a couple of tries, nearly shouting into the mic it counts it as correct. I swear there is no change at all because I know I am saying it correctly, so there is no reason to change it.
I feel very badly that my kids, who really can't afford this, gave a well-meaning gift with the best of intentions. I consider it a waste of money and I have gone far enough in the program to see this is going to be a long, tedious year - not the best use of time and resources but I feel I must for the sake of their sacrifice. I must say, I thought for the price, it would do more than free language programs. I hope I get to new material sooner than it appears it will happen; otherwise it is really a waste.
I am german and got the RS French course as download software last Christmas 5 weeks ago. I have started to learn french 4 weeks before by meeting a french teacher one hour a week. I did 6 Units out of 20 total in that time spending 1hour a day. So I am able to complete a Unit in a week, perhaps the full course in 20 weeks.
Lessons that drive me to speak french are much more usefull and the writing lessons are the hardest, here I need 2 or 3 repetitions to accomplish the lesson.
I complement the RS by hearing to french audio books every day and still continuing the real life teacher sessions once a week. That feels very efficient. Doing only the RS course would be far too less to grasp the language for real communication. At the bottom line, I am happy with the RS course as one component of learning french. I am happy with 'unclear' sentences and can accept to understand it later, but my partner cannot learn in that way and is unhappy with the lack of grammar and translations I'm not sure if every library offers this, but through San Diego Library we have access to Rosetta Stone online for free.
Just click on the Education and Languages Databases link and sign up and voila there you go! Totally free. Thanks for a great review of its features. It worked very well for me and I'm curious to see if Rosetta works as well.
There is definitely nothing like immersion in the local culture for language learning, but most of us don't have that option before we land somewhere!
For Japanese and Korean , I find that none of the big names cover that well. Also loving idea that you should wait until you understand. I find that in the school system there is a big focus on understanding immediately. I think it actually hurts us in the long run, because we end up THINKING the language through logically, which means we produce and produce much more slowly. Every linguist is different, but for me, I feel in control of a language when I can leave English at the door.
For me, the way to get good at foreign languages is to separate them from your native language. With RS, you can do that from the start.
Are there programs you recommend for learning Welsh? Rosetta Stone discontinued it and I can't even seem to find a used copy to purchase. Not finding much online. Thank you, this review was the first I found to go beyond the question, "Is it worth it? I already purchased it and I am 2 lessons into unit 4 of RS Spanish. What I wanted to know was is it worth the time I'm investing in it.
I wasn't sure if it was working or if my additional side work of reading articles. I think I'll stick with the RS. If nothing else it's good practice.
I find it to be balanced, and it's pretty accurate. I haven't studied all yet, but I hoarded them when prices go on sale. My first course was Latin American Spanish. That was a little difficult because it was hard to figure out the point that RS was trying to make. While the use of the same pictures and formats might cause boredom for some people, I think this speeds things up since I'm not puzzled about the point they're trying to get across.
I have a subscription for Dutch to Rosetta Stone. It turns out there are only 12 units and this covers a tiny proportion of what would be needed for even basic conversation. I did all the units and associated activities When I enquired about the fact that I had done everything, Rosetta Stone told me I could just do the games from now on until the end of my subscription in several months!!!
I agree with you that it is extremely expensive for what it offers, and not exactly honest about the product! Bought the Rosett Stone download version. Or did I buy the marketing? YES Worked great for about 6 months. Took a break. A year later it crashed. RS sent another serial number and rather involved instructions for getting it off my machine.
A year later it crashed again an wouldn't reboot. Tried yet another install. Worked for a day and crashed. Contacted the company. When done that way, it may seem harder initially, but that is a misleading perception, and eventually the learner will start THINKING in such new language. It is noticed because at such time, the learning may know how to say something in the NEW language but NOT in the native one for a particular word or idea.
That moment represents an inflexion point, from which learning explodes in a positive exponential way. Then, learning the new language accelerates very significantly and even becomes a joy! It is really amazing! That is also the natural way in which kids learn their mother language, and my own experience when I started learning English non native for me as a year-old adult.
The best language course that I have found is this. It is a real pedagogic jewel, and probably the best ever produced, since it uses no translation to other language and a natural approach to learn, including humorous stories, fantastic songs that could be considered as commercial and drills in which the students listen, speak and correct themselves.
It is even better than having a personal English teacher! Currently, the best that I have found working that way is Rosetta Stone. So you see, having a solid foundation in some of the most popular languages can help you develop a competitive advantage professionally and may even be a springboard for you to land high-paying roles!
Fortunately, anyone can now learn languages without ever having to step foot outside their homes! By using innovative language apps, signing up for online lessons with language schools, or tutoring sessions with a native speaker, you can start learning your target language right away. If you have been doing your research right, then there is a high chance that you probably have heard of the language learning programs offered by Rosetta Stone.
Rosetta Stone is a premium program that comes complete with amazing features that will help total beginners get a good grasp of the features of the languages they want to learn. So, if you are looking to master complex grammar points, memorize a new word or phrase every single day, and get challenging writing, speaking, and reading exercises, the Rosetta Stone platform is worth your look. Founded in , this American education technology software company has bagged numerous awards, and this is one of the reasons why many recommend Rosetta Stone to passionate language learners.
What makes it interesting is that it has well-structured lesson content, which you can easily consume based on your own pace. In addition, by simply signing up for the Rosetta Stone Subscription, you can have instant access to several languages and master them all simultaneously if you want to!
In my opinion, this is a fantastic option, especially for learners who want to get extended learning resources, several audio companion files for listening on the go, and those who do not want the hassle of getting private lessons for different languages. Moreover, given that it has numerous activities, you can definitely boost your learning process with this app. Planning to get a Rosetta Stone course but unsure of whether it covers your target language?
Unlike other platforms, the Rosetta Stone language learning software and mobile app will help you learn vocabulary, sentence structure, and basic phrases in over 25 languages including the following:. The program teaches quite a lot, right? The Rosetta Stone languages are somewhat in the same range as those you can find from other language apps like Memrise and Busuu. However, it is no match when it comes to the available language lessons that you can find from free learning platforms like Ling App and Duolingo.
Now that we have an idea of how Rosetta Stoneworks, are you planning to get an online subscription but unsure of the prices? In this part, we will discuss the Rosetta STone pricing and give you an idea of how it fairs with other applications. However, please do note that the 3-month access only allows you to only study one language, so if you want to get all their programs, be sure to check out their one-year and two-year plans.
It still uses the same old, cheesy stock photos, and the app design feels antiquated, especially when you compare it to the fun and colorful illustrations offered by Duolingo.
Second, I had some issues with the voice-recognition program. I ended up ignoring it completely and working off the page that outlined the different units instead. While writing this article, I found an image of what this screen is supposed to look like, and mine is definitely missing several key elements.
After a month of using Rosetta Stone semi-consistently, I was actually quite impressed with the results. It also seems to do a better job assessing your speaking skills, and there are even live or group tutoring sessions you can participate in if you want to work with a real native speaker.
On the other hand, if you have an upcoming international trip or are learning a new language for work, Rosetta Stone will help you quickly form a solid foundation in the language, tailored to your particular needs. We'll help you find the best stuff and love the stuff you own.
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