Any Rosetta Stone users?
Especially for Korean and Russian
posted over 11 years ago
Has anybody completed all the levels of a Rosetta Stone software? If so,
(1) what language was it?
(2) how did you feel about your abilities at the end?
(3) What other resources were you using in addition to the RS software? (example, talking to a native speaker, watching tv shows in the target languages, etc)
I was at the mall the other day and picked up the box sets for Korean (3 levels) and Russian (5 levels) from one of those Rosetta Stone Kiosks. (apparently all RS kiosks are closing down so they had a sale) I've already taken classes for those languages, so my plan is to use the RS software as a supplement along with textbooks and exposure (reading book, watching movies and tv, etc). The reason I was interested in the software was because I have kind of banned myself from taking any more language classes in school because I don't need them to graduate, so I'm just spending extra money to graduate later (I'm a part time student). Also, I honestly feel that classroom language learning is only helpful to me because the due dates and impending doom of tests work as a gun to my head that forces me to keep up a constant study pattern. There are a lot of languages I want to learn, so learning to study on my own would save me money in the long run. I felt the software added a nice interactive aspect with instant feedback that I don't get with my other language resources. I figured I'd give it a try. Plus, they have online resources where you can practice speaking with native speakers.
(1) what language was it?
(2) how did you feel about your abilities at the end?
(3) What other resources were you using in addition to the RS software? (example, talking to a native speaker, watching tv shows in the target languages, etc)
I was at the mall the other day and picked up the box sets for Korean (3 levels) and Russian (5 levels) from one of those Rosetta Stone Kiosks. (apparently all RS kiosks are closing down so they had a sale) I've already taken classes for those languages, so my plan is to use the RS software as a supplement along with textbooks and exposure (reading book, watching movies and tv, etc). The reason I was interested in the software was because I have kind of banned myself from taking any more language classes in school because I don't need them to graduate, so I'm just spending extra money to graduate later (I'm a part time student). Also, I honestly feel that classroom language learning is only helpful to me because the due dates and impending doom of tests work as a gun to my head that forces me to keep up a constant study pattern. There are a lot of languages I want to learn, so learning to study on my own would save me money in the long run. I felt the software added a nice interactive aspect with instant feedback that I don't get with my other language resources. I figured I'd give it a try. Plus, they have online resources where you can practice speaking with native speakers.
