I'm a teacher and will be going back to the classroom next year. Learning Spanish has been on my list for a while, since I always have quite a few Spanish speaking parents and wish I could communicate better. An add for Rosetta Stone popped up, and I started thinking that might be a great use of my time between now and when I go back to teaching in the Fall, since I could work at my own pace when baby is sleeping. So, has anyone used this program before? Any recommendations for or against?
Thanks!
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I absolutely love Rosetta Stone. At my old job, we had access to the internet version. I was learning Polish and also brushing up on German. It never felt much like learning to me, more like a game. I would love to get back into using it again!
I would love to use Rosetta Stone, but unfortunately after the $40 or so first series of lessons the next "chapters" (that's all I can think of to call them) are a few hundred bucks a pop. X(
ETA: Hm, so after this lengthy review, I'm not so sure I'd still want to go with Rosetta Stone...
Agree with Poru, I started with Pimsleur. Unfortunately, they have the same problem as Rosetta Stone of a ridiculous price after the first set of discs. =/
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Yeah...the Pimsleaur seems much more expensive. Rosetta Stone is $250 right now on sale for all 5 units.
That was definitely an illuminating article though, @Soultermination, so I'm not sure what I'm going to do. Just need to find the best way to learn a language outside of the classroom
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You can try duolingo online. I just found it, so I can't say how well it truly works, but I did 30 minutes of their dutch lessons today (my SIL moved to the Netherlands this summer). After 30 minutes I can recognize and say a few sentences.
ETA: As an added bonus, it is completely free, so if you don't like it, you're not out any money. It was recommended by the Fluent in 3 months guy.
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Some public libraries have decent language learning software you can use. I can't remember what ours has but it's off brand Rosetta-Stone, worked well enough for me.
Re: Anyone Use Rosetta Stone?
ETA: Hm, so after this lengthy review, I'm not so sure I'd still want to go with Rosetta Stone...
https://www.fluentin3months.com/rosetta-stone-review/
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