Im 12 years old and in a year or so will be going to europe for an exchange program. Does Rosetta Stone work?
7 Customer Reviews of “Is Rosetta Stone a good way to learn French?”
Is Rosetta Stone a good way to learn French? by jb, February 8, 2010
If you have knowledge of the language, Rosetta Stone will help you expand your vocabulary base. But it won’t teach you to speak a language from scratch, that is not what flashcard methods like Rosetta are designed to do. So yes, it works if you want to work on expanding vocabulary. But again, knowing many words, does not mean you can speak a new language. You need something to build upon, a foundation. If speaking and understanding French is what you are after and are a beginner, I would recommend against Rosetta Stone. If you want a method that focuses on conversational skills, Pimsleur is the reference imo. You will learn to train your ear to understand natives (an essential part of early learning often overlooked by other methods), develop very good pronunciation and acquire the core structures and grammar of the language. I find that it does very well with new students as it is a real confidence builder, which is essential for new students imo. If anyone can get you to roll those French Rs, Pimsleur is the one. Their courses are also almost half the price of RS (check Amazon for best pricing.) You can do their course on the go, in the car, on your ipod, etc., which may or may not be an advantage to you. Bonne chance.
Is Rosetta Stone a good way to learn French? by bigj, February 8, 2010
yes it does
Is Rosetta Stone a good way to learn French? by Jfoe, February 8, 2010
For your purposes, yes.
I would say that Rosetta Stone is like a phrasebook, which is really good for vocab, and the program is designed to help you pick up the phrases quickly, but if you want to construct more complex or unique sentences, you wouldnt be able to apply what you’ve learned from it. If you’re going on an exchange though, you’ll be able to get around ok.
Is Rosetta Stone a good way to learn French? by Liz, February 8, 2010
Rosetta stone is great
Is Rosetta Stone a good way to learn French? by jorge c, February 8, 2010
And save yourself some $$$ if you do get Rosetta Stone and get it from amazon. I made the mistake to buy it in store.
Is Rosetta Stone a good way to learn French? by Tony W, February 8, 2010
Rosetta Stone is an awesome way to learn French. The French package that contains levels 1,2, and 3 is one of the highest rated of the bestselling Rosetta Stone packages on Amazon (4.5 stars as of this writing). And the reviews of it are very impressive. Some languages lend themselves better to the Rosetta Stone format than others, and it sounds like French is one of the languages that works well with it. If you buy it, save yourself some money and don’t buy it directly from RosettaStone.com, but instead amazon. See source link for how it can save you money that way.
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7 Customer Reviews of “Is Rosetta Stone a good way to learn French?”
Is Rosetta Stone a good way to learn French? by jb, February 8, 2010
If you have knowledge of the language, Rosetta Stone will help you expand your vocabulary base. But it won’t teach you to speak a language from scratch, that is not what flashcard methods like Rosetta are designed to do. So yes, it works if you want to work on expanding vocabulary. But again, knowing many words, does not mean you can speak a new language. You need something to build upon, a foundation. If speaking and understanding French is what you are after and are a beginner, I would recommend against Rosetta Stone. If you want a method that focuses on conversational skills, Pimsleur is the reference imo. You will learn to train your ear to understand natives (an essential part of early learning often overlooked by other methods), develop very good pronunciation and acquire the core structures and grammar of the language. I find that it does very well with new students as it is a real confidence builder, which is essential for new students imo. If anyone can get you to roll those French Rs, Pimsleur is the one. Their courses are also almost half the price of RS (check Amazon for best pricing.) You can do their course on the go, in the car, on your ipod, etc., which may or may not be an advantage to you. Bonne chance.
Is Rosetta Stone a good way to learn French? by bigj, February 8, 2010
yes it does
Is Rosetta Stone a good way to learn French? by Jfoe, February 8, 2010
For your purposes, yes.
I would say that Rosetta Stone is like a phrasebook, which is really good for vocab, and the program is designed to help you pick up the phrases quickly, but if you want to construct more complex or unique sentences, you wouldnt be able to apply what you’ve learned from it. If you’re going on an exchange though, you’ll be able to get around ok.
Is Rosetta Stone a good way to learn French? by Liz, February 8, 2010
Rosetta stone is great
Is Rosetta Stone a good way to learn French? by jorge c, February 8, 2010
it may be a good method but it is not free, hey try http://www.frenchspanishonline.com it is free with mp3 files
Is Rosetta Stone a good way to learn French? by Natalie, February 8, 2010
Yes it is a good way to learn a language. Better than taking a high school class, especially at your age.
Read the reviews here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001AFD20E?ie=UTF8&tag=clogui-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001AFD20E
Alternatively, a just as effective and more affordable program (under $100) is:
http://abclearnlanguage.com/url/french
And save yourself some $$$ if you do get Rosetta Stone and get it from amazon. I made the mistake to buy it in store.
Is Rosetta Stone a good way to learn French? by Tony W, February 8, 2010
Rosetta Stone is an awesome way to learn French. The French package that contains levels 1,2, and 3 is one of the highest rated of the bestselling Rosetta Stone packages on Amazon (4.5 stars as of this writing). And the reviews of it are very impressive. Some languages lend themselves better to the Rosetta Stone format than others, and it sounds like French is one of the languages that works well with it. If you buy it, save yourself some money and don’t buy it directly from RosettaStone.com, but instead amazon. See source link for how it can save you money that way.
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