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Review of Rosetta Stone



The following review of Rosetta Stone is my personal opinion and is based on my experience with Rosetta Stone Spanish (Latin America) Level 1 and 2, and with Rosetta Stone Swedish Level 1. Both of these are Version 2, but Rosetta Stone has recently released a new and improved Version 3. I am currently evaluating Version 3 and will replace this review when I have worked through it. You can read visitor reviews of Rosetta Stone at the bottom of this page.

Update I no longer endorse Rosetta Stone products, but I will keep this review intact and unaltered as it reflects my fair and honest opinion of the product at the time I wrote it. While I have had a difficult and unpleasant working relationship with Rosetta Stone, this does not necessarily reduce the effectiveness of the Rosetta Stone software for the right language learner.

Some of the increasingly negative user reviews and comments that you can read below have raised questions regarding their policies, customer relations and product quality. I caution any potential buyer to try their demo and be absolutely confident before you make a purchase.

In looking for an alternative software product, I have been overjoyed with. Of course, I recommend you view the demo of their software as well. Read my review of Tell Me More here.


Review of Rosetta Stone


Rosetta Stone is one of the most popular language learning software methods. They are obviously very successful, as their ads can be seen not only on the internet, but in magazines and even on tv. Is the program really as good as they say?

How Rosetta Stone Works

Because it is software, it can easily integrate audio, text and images. This allows the learner to associate the sound and look of the written language with real-life images in a natural way. This is what they mean when they say that Rosetta Stone teaches you a new language the way you learned your native language.

At the beginning, you are presented with a series of pictures and a word is spoken with the accompanying text on screen. You must then select which picture goes with that word. You may already have a clue as to which one it is or not. If you get it right, you move on. If not, you try again until you get it. These mistakes are actually essential to this learning process. You will learn very quickly during this trial and error process.

In time, words become phrases, then full sentences. Ideas and concepts begin to replace simple objects and actions. Through pattern recognition, more and more of the language is understandable. Slowly, but surely, you develop a foundation in your new language. This is all done without any translation into English. It's all done in the language you are studying, and this is one of the strongest advantages of Rosetta Stone.

Features of Rosetta Stone Software

Rosetta Stone software includes native-speaker audio, text and the new Level 3 even focuses on video. There are a number of basic exercises that focus on a combination of skills such as reading and writing over listening and speaking or vice versa. There is also a voice recognition feature to aid in learning proper pronunciation.

You can choose which units and exercises you want to study, or you can just let the software take you on its guided tour through the whole course. It's really pretty flexible. This means the student can focus more on weak points to improve them, and you can work at your own pace.

Rosetta Stone also offers an online subscription. Rather than buy the software, you can have a monthly subscription and access the software from any internet-capable computer. It is a more affordable and flexible option that might appeal to some.

The best way to know for sure if Rosetta Stone is right for you is to view their online demo. Try it for yourself so you can see if it fits your learning style.

There are some languages where Rosetta Stone may be the best option to learn. Very few publishers make a language product for Pashto, Hindi, Polish, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese. These languages are all available for Level 1. There is also a Level 1 and 2 for Farsi, Tagalog and Dutch which has surprisingly few commercial products available.

What Rosetta Stone Doesn't Do

No language learning method is perfect. And no language learning product can cover every aspect of learning a particular language. Each publisher necessarily chooses where to focus its efforts and which aspects of learning to let go. Rosetta Stone is no exception.

One aspect of the software that I noticed was that even if you had no idea what a correct choice was, you could often choose the correct one by guessing, taking a visual clue from the picture or the process of elimination. The exercises can be a little repetitive or tedious. It was easy to lose focus, get lazy and just guess.

You could say that it is still learning. Sometimes you are focused and others you are not. But, whether you are using tricks or the process of elimination, you're still learning a language. Perhaps, but I thought there were times when the software allowed me to act that way.

In a similar way, I found it was easy to pick up visual clues from not just the picture, but from the text. This may be a good thing at times, but it is much easier to pick up visual clues from languages with Roman alphabets, like Spanish, Italian, German etc. But the same is not true for others, like Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew, Russian etc. This might make the software seem more effective for some languages, when in fact it is just easier to cheat.

Of course, with the flexibility, you could adjust the exercises that you are using - take out that text/visual clue. But how many users would recognize this weakness in their learning, or even wish to take it out?

One thing that I personally don't like about Rosetta Stone is that there is little to actually use early on. You are getting a good foundation in the language, but you can't go out and use it. There isn't any conversation until level 2, but then in the new Level 3 it gets really good.

Some would say this is necessary - first learn proper pronunciation, listening skills, sentence structure and word order. Then learn conversation. It's a matter of individual learning styles and goals.

Summary

Rosetta Stone is for building a good foundation in your target language. For that, it is one of the best methods available. It gives you a good system, native-speaker audio, text, and it's flexible. They offer a CD or online subscription option, provide a free demo for you to try it out, and a 100% money back guarantee (only when you buy the CD version - the guarantee is not available for the online subscription).

I have used it myself and I think highly enough of it to endorse it on this site. As with all methods, I would recommend using it in conjunction with another method or other complementary learning materials. It may be more expensive than some other methods, but if it works for you then it is money well spent. Try out the demo to learn for yourself how Rosetta Stone works for you.


Rosetta Stone language learning software is available for the following languages for Level 1, 2 and 3 :

Arabic, English (British), English (American), French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Spain), Irish, Chinese (Mandarin), Dutch, Farsi, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese and Tagalog.


Rosetta Stone language learning software is available for the following languages for Level 1 only of Version 2 :

Danish, Indonesian, Latin, Pashto, Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Welsh





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Just a terrible company, whether you learn or not.  I purchased Rosetta Stone Spanish ($500) and Indonesian (ONLY $250), both directly from Rosetta Stone. When I finished with the Spanish version I offered ...

Korean Level 1  I found Rosetta Stone immensely helpful and my Korean students were impressed by my rapid progress. I think one of the key things is to commit at least ...

Rosetta Stone Rip-Off  I have been very interested in learning Japanese, so I bought a Rosetta Stone Level 1 and 2. After 10 minutes of using it instantly after getting the CD'...

Rosetta Stone a Powerful Learning Companion  It is unrealistic to think that any language learning approach will be the magic bullet. Like just about anything else in life, an attack on multiple fronts ...

Rosetta in Greek  I bought Rosetta Stone levels I and II in Greek in anticipation of an extended trip to Greece including my father's home island. Since I heard Greek frequently ...

A Medley of Rosetta Stone Rants  Here are a number of negative or just-plain-harsh reviews of Rosetta Stone that I have received in the past several months. These are visitor-submitted ...

learn language through real life experience not a $500 program  I checked out the Rosetta Stone after already being fluent in Spanish just out of curiosity. A friend of mine had bought it and I wish I knew earlier ...

So Far Not So Good  I know three persons who have used the Rosetta Stone program:

1. My wife to learn English. She hasn't learned a thing.

2. A friend to learn Spanish....

no results from Rosetta Stone  I am a native Russian speaker. I have a friend, who wished to study Russian. He is so driven and goal oriented that he worked on his Rosetta Stone like ...

Still checking it out  I have to disagree with some of the people who are so critical of the program, and most of the stuff I agree on is kinda nit-picky. I took it in high school ...

OldFogie  The first thing to note is that Rosetta Stone grossly overcharges for their programs.

They make a big deal that you learn as a baby does, as you did ...

Dave  I have read the reviews. I can see some of the potential problems even with their Swedish demo as has been found by others with some of the other languages....

Using it for my 3rd Language  When I learned French (native English) in the mid 90's there was no Rosetta Stone.

I remember very distinctly that prononciation and retention (I'd ...

I'm not going to buy  I was seriously looking into buying this product. Like most of you the commercials are very impressive. I am glad I read most of these reviews before I ...

Answers to the criticisms of Rosetta Stone  Let me start by saying that Rosetta Stone is a good product and will teach those who really want to learn a new language, Although it does NOT work miracles ...

Be aware if you need to access from more than one computer.  The family is going to spend a month in S. America and we agreed it would be helpful for us all to learn the language. Rosetta Stone was installed on ...

Rosetta Stone Arabic-compare Version3 vs Verson 2  A couple of years ago, I requested a Demo CD in Arabic. For whatever reason, I didn't use it until 2 or 3 weeks ago, but I was very impressed with the ...

Rosetta Stone is Over Rated  I have had RS for a couple years. My Russian wife bought it for me to learn with for when we went to visit her hometown and see her parents who speak ...

Good software, Bad company  I have used Rosetta Stone for about a year now and have learned a lot. I recently bought a new PC with a 64 bit operating system and it will not even install ...

Sarah  Has anyone tried Thai? I have been learning it for a few weeks and at first I thought Rosetta Stone was brilliant and so easy to use. But as I go higher ...

Rosetta Stone: Good and Bad  I first heard of Rosetta Stone from all the commercials I have seen everywhere. I knew that my mom wanted to learn French and I German. I was hesitant ...

Beware of Rosetta Stone! Warning!  BEWARE of Rosetta Stone! If you buy this product you can never resell it. Never return it. Never upgrade it. You better love it. Because you're stuck with ...

Used by NASA?  I currently work for NASA and have for about 4 years now. I had never heard of Rosetta Stone until I started seeing their commercials, and I became incredibly ...

Not an impressive way to learn ANY language...  You may be convinced to buy this program from the persuasive actors on the Rosetta Stone commercial (Michael Phelps, etc) but be VERY sure that you will ...

Did Rosetta Stone version 3 NOT correct the flaws in version 2 ?  I purchased Rosetta Stone version 2, both French and Russian. I do not recommend it. Besides typos and other scattered, random errors, Rosetta Stone has ...

Rosetta Stone auf Deutsch  I purchased the 3 levels of Rosetta Stone in German after completing introductory college German. The program offered an incredible method of learning ...

Rosetta Stone On-Line Crashes  I purchased the Russian on-line version and it crashes after a few screens. They fail to respond to emails other than asking for the same information. I'...

WARNING!!!! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!  I'm fifteen years old and have studied French for two years in school. I was looking for ways to learn more and improve my French and I had heard about ...

I'm not diggin' it.  Because I'm so desperate to learn Japanese, I'm going to keep up with it and see if I can't pick up on this, or gain the knowledge that supposedly everyone ...

Rosetta Stone Is Terrible  I am a fluent speaker of Spanish and Italian as well as English. Most of my Italian was learned through formal instruction, and my Spanish was learned ...

Overrated  I had high expectations when purchasing this software after seeing their marketing. I was so disappointed, it is so repetitive and really does not seem ...

A Review of Rosetta Stone French  I really enjoyed using Rosetta Stone French. I wasn't too sure at first, but I must say that you NEED to go through the whole program. Level 1 just isn'...

Korean Language Rosetta Stone Review  I attempted to use the Rosetta Stone Hangul level 1. It seems to be a well developed program but did not work for me. I found myself often getting bored ...

Look Elsewhere  The Rosetta Stone teaches you "baby sentences" like how to point at a blue car or see the ball near the child. It does not teaches you the language. There ...

I love Rosetta Stone  I am currently using Rosetta Stone German and have progressed about halfway through unit two. I was skeptical at first, because it seemed deceptively ...

Rosetta Stone helpful but  Definitely helpful, but should not be the only tool you use to learn the language.

The Rosetta Stone product was exceptionally helpful in learning new ...

Buyer beware - you will not own your software!  If you are considering a purchase of any Rosetta Stone softwares, be aware that you will NOT own it. This means if you decide to sell it later, you cannot....

O problema...  O grande problema é querer se apegar só ao Rosetta e negligenciar as outras formas, os outros caminhos para aprender. Nada é perfeito, só Deus.

ROSETTA JUNK  I am an Army Officer. Rosetta Stone is provided to us free of charge. It appears to be all the rage now, but I don't know why. Perhaps the craze is caused ...

Rosetta Stone (Mandarin) no good  I have had the Mandarin version of Rosetta Stone for a couple of years. I bought it cause they had a guarentee. My fault for not reading more into it,...

Not Buying!!  Thank goodness I ordered the free demo. First of all, I ordered the Spanish version and received the German version. Ok, no big deal. I then installed ...

ROSETTA FRENCH  I have studied french off and on since junior high (I am 35 now). My french is very broken and bought level 1 and 2 to refresh myself and rebuild all that ...

Ryder Gottlieb  This is my first time trying a Rosetta Stone product, and at times I am highly disappointed. I bought Korean, and they immediately jumped in to full sentences,...

Horrible company, but great product  I love the product very much so, it helps me learn what I need. I hate the customer service, I hate the policies. I hate them so much so that just because ...

other programs/softwares  My husband gave me Rosetta Stone-French on Christmas. I was soooooooo happy and in love just to see the yellow box, because I just love to learn French....

Cut the crap  Rosetta Stone actually works. Too many other programs teach you catch phrases and you think you are learning a language but couldn't break the sentence ...

Not particularly pleased with product.  I would give it three and a half out of five stars if there was a rating system. The one thing that did surprise, and delight me the most, was when my ...

Better Than Traditional Classroom Instruction  I have to say that I am very happy with Rosetta Stone so far. Admittedly, that opinion might be different if I'd paid full price for it, but I didn't,...

German  I've read a few reviews, particularly about Farsi Rosetta Stone, because that is something I'm interested in purchasing. I've been using German Rosetta ...

No Easy Way to Learn a Language  We are a society that wants things fast and immediate. And in such a fast pace world this is often possible. However; there will always be goals that ...

I want to learn what each word means  Rosetta Stone with its emphasis on selecting one photo out of four with no knowledge of what each word means, leaves me missing the pieces of the puzzle....

Rosetta Stone Japanese  I have Rosetta Stone Japanese; it was given to me as a gift. I have to say, I'd discourage anyone interested in purchasing it. It's expensive, and I personally ...

Farsi  I've just begun working on the online version for Farsi and truly enjoy it. I would have to agree with some of the other posts regarding grammar difficulties....

Perhaps unreasonable expectations?  I have struggled learning Spanish all my life. I grew up in a border town within walking distance from the border, had native Spanish speaking friends,...

noname  I have found no programs so far that actually engage in conversational elements that help to build language spontaneity. I am in no way, shape, or form ...

Great program but has its flaws  No single language program on its own is going to teach you a language, no matter what the gushing commercials say. A good program, and I consider Rosetta ...

Not buying it.  I am no longer considering the purchase of the Rosetta Stone's Spanish program after reading these reviews. My primary reason for changing my mind is all ...

student of language  I would never never never buy another product from this company. Very poor customer support. Microphone has been a problem from the beginning, but after ...

Customer Service is Terrible.  I owned and used version 2 of Rosetta Stone and made the $620 mistake of purchasing the version 3 edition. One of the primary reasons I purchased Rosetta ...

BEWARE - you return it or sell it  I found out the hard way that Rosetta Stone has a funny little quirk written into their license agreement.
YOU CAN NOT SELL IT, EVEN IF YOU NEVER USED ...

Never buy this product  I purchased this product with the first three levels. The product would not operate correctly. The support tech blamed it on my computer. I argued but ...

Customer Service Sucks, India Tech support, conflicting prices.  So, I ordered the Rosetta Stone Spanish and had a problem so I called Tech support. ( oh Im sorry we are closed on the weekend call back Monday. So I ...

a weak overhyped product  Time and time i find myself looking for new language materials and going back to pimsleur (in my opinion the best way to learn languages along with web/...

Learner. Completed Levels 1 and 2  I formerly studied Russian at the Language School in Monterey when I was in the service, and worked as a Russian linguist while in the service, so I well ...

Awful Customer Support  I haven't actually used the product since I bought it, but I found their customer support is the absolute worst I have ever experienced. I bought levels ...

Marketing Genusis Software Idiots  Rosetta Stone Rosetta Stone Rosetta Stone... that is a name we hear frequently when it comes to foreign language software. however just because we all ...

RS isn't all that bad  Look look, RS isn't really all that horrible. People just need to chillax and understand that you will need find some other methods to accompany this product....

A good start, but no substitute for a brain, a teacher, and live communication.   I'm a qualified ESL teacher so I know a thing or two about teaching and learning languages. I am currently using Rosetta Stone to learn Farsi, which does ...

Retired Educator  I'm Disgusted! Native speakers (Spanish) speak too fast and sometimes run two or three words together as one. Instruction is poor. Their Customer Service ...

An Easy and Fun way to learn Spanish  I'm currently halfway through level 1 Spanish, and I'm happy with the experience so far. The interface is intuitive and you end up learning the language ...

Works for me...Spanish (LA V3).. online   I'm using the Spanish (Latin America) V3 online edition through the USAF. I had 5 courses in spanish in high school (6 years ago). I traveled to mexico ...

Thomas Brown  Customer service basically sucks. I have been trying to activate my product after reloading my computer with a new operating system and keep getting told ...

From a different perspective  Spanish is my native tongue, I recently thought of buying the Spanish version of RS for my Fiancee who wishes to learn the language. After reviewing a ...

GKM  Rosetta Stone sucks!

Sometimes there is no clear answer to questions.

Sometimes it is not clear whether we see a group of boys or girls.

It is ...

Egg  Agree with what has already been said, but I would add that I'm not greatly impressed with the voice recognition software. Sometimes it has failed me ...

Questionable At Best  I purchased Rosetta Stone to learn Korean before I went to Korea for a year. I never looked at Korean or any Asian language for that matter. Immediately ...

Paul  I think Rosetta Stone's customer service sucks, I had problems loading it onto my computer the first time and contacted customer service to resolve the ...

ROSETTA STONE ARE THEIVES!  I loved using Rosetta Stone (Italian), but beware of purchasing an online use package. I paid for a year. At the end of the year they charged me for another ...

A Waste of Money - Made for Children only  This program would be great ... if I were 6 years old. But for adults, it's a waste of money. i've gone several hours into "lessons", and so far all I ...

Korean Rosetta Stone  I have a lot of korean friends, so i thought why not learn korean through rosetta stone. I have the BASIC foundation of korean, i can pretty much just ...

Barnesy  I've played with Rosetta Stone in Version 2 and then more seriously in Version 3. I note that the comments above are based on Version 2 and perhaps some ...

Badddd  i used rosetta stone and it is boring and the words are not right!! I am a spanish speaker, native, and i wanted to use it to teach my son spanish. but ...

Very dissatisfied  I hate this program. no where in it does it flat out give you a list of the words and what they mean. I have to look it up so that I can study for a quiz....

wanted to use it...went to the library...they (Rosetta) pulled it  here's what my query result was....

"I regret to inform you that we had to remove our CD-ROM copies of the Rosetta Stone due to their licensing agreement....

Rosetta stone was awesome..!  I have been up and running in learning french in a matter of seconds..and before you know it I was actually using those words into sentences and without ...

So Far this best but still falls short  I am also using Rosetta Stone to learn Latin American Spanish. It does give you a good foundation for subject words but the action words get lost because ...

Rosetta Stone Japanese  As a native English speaker studying Japanese, I faced a lot of problems grasping the new languages grammar. It was simply too different for the Rosetta ...

This product very disappointing and not even real  I have taken Italian 1 and 2, and it is exactly what was written above "learn a lot of simple words but cannot speak". Also it is very easy to pass through ...

Happy with Rosetta Stone, but it could be better.  I am 80% happy with Rosetta Stone. It introduces a lot of vocabulary. I wish a person could click on the word and it would tell you what it is. Thank ...

learned a couple words, then lost interest.  like i said in the title, i learned a couple words, like boy/girl eating cooking running swimming etc, but got so bored i just had to quit. i could not ...

Not Really Working For Me  I been learning Korean for a while now and I have got ok at it I can say things like I like think, I want, please take me here and a few other things. Baby ...

Why I am no longer considering buying this.  I was initially dazzled by the endless commercials, the testimonials and the pretty packages. I read and reread their website, but the more I research ...

limited  after studying rosetta stone for 2 1/2 years I find the vocab repetative (in a limited way) and it just doesn't immerse you in the way you need. If you ...

Very disappointing  It looks good to start with, you learn basic words, but it takes ages to teach any conversational skills, which is what you need in the beginning. Also ...

Support for Rosetta Stone is from India and weak  Rosetta Stone is not a cheap program and it should have high quality technical support. Instead everything appears supported from India and seems only ...

Italian  Please forward to Customer Service

Wanted to let someone know, that in the process of inquiring about the free demo offer of the rosetta stone for italian....

from a language learn, 2 thumbs up  Hey. I am well qualified to review this because I have studied a few langugaes. Specifically, I studied spanish in high school for a couple years, studied ...

Earnest student  I want to thank all of you who have reviewed your RS lessons. I was initially impressed with the demo CD they sent me, but I have read carefully all your ...

Guest  See, when I look below all I see is "It's okay-to-good software, but the company blows and it costs too much, so the whole thing just flat-out sucks."

I'...

Rosetta Stone French  I opened the packeage to discover headphones with ear-caps unattached and one of them had the copper of wires exposed. I inserted the Application disk ...

Gerald Miller, Oregon, Wisconsin  My experience with RosettaStone couldn't be worse. Their customer service is the worst I've ever experienced. In fact I don't think one
exists. Absolutely ...

Rosetta Stone is overrated...  Quite simply, this product is not worth the $300 - $400 that it is. It is alright because it does teach you some general concepts but overall it's not ...

Not Bad. Better than Berlitz  I have been using RS for learning the German language. I have levels 1 and 2.

I believe this to be a very useful tool to become conversational and somewhat ...

No real conversation...too many glitches  I have enjoyed Rosetta Stone but I have found several problems with it. I am at Level One German. I find a big problem in that the lack of conversation ...

Great Application  I've used a few different language learning tools and I'm not going to say Rosetta Stone is the best, but it's definately helping me on my way to learning ...

Korean Level 1  I purchased this before I came to Korea as I thought I would get an extra punch to learn Korean. After some technical snafus (noted below), I was able ...

Customs Fees  Hi, I'm a US citizen in Mexico for the winter -- and then headed for a French-speaking country. I have had RosettaStone Spanish for a few years and
liked ...

Living in Japan using Rosetta stone  This won`t be long.

I functionally speak Spanish, Japanese and English. I use a multiple attack method when I learn languages. Essentially I:

(a)...

Had problems.....  We just purchased this expensive language method. We are having problems after installing the first level. It does not show the speech recognition part ...

Over a year and still not working  After purchasing several hundred dollars worth of software, some support would be helpful. Online support is non-existing with message like "no agents ...

Rosetta Stone V3  Well I began to use Rosetta Stone early this year with the Mandarin Chinese Language, and I have to say that it is a very good tool for learning that language,...

Thoughts on Rosetta Stone Spanish  I'm learning Spanish as part of my 101 in 1001 list (www.101in1001.com.au) and in preparation for a stint of volunteering in Central America - and I'm ...

think about it  I see many posts that label the software as "boring, using baby sentences, etc". The description of the software states that you will learn this language ...

Rosetta Stone review  I have been using Rosetta stone for German on a regular basis for about two months. I try to get in atleast a half hour per day, but of course miss some ...

Very disappointed so far in Version 3  I made it through Rosetta Stone level 1 and 2 of Dutch in version 2. I was somewhat frustrated with these because the program often reverts to baby sentences ...

An honest, detailed review  I rate the program 5 out of 5 stars. It's fantastic and is a great supplement with other language-learning methods.

My father, who moved to Chile a ...

Bad program, but good cause  I bought Rosetta stone excited to try the new "#1 language learning software!" but found myself taking it back. The hundreds of dollars spent on the program ...

Rosetta Stone Chines (mandarin) V3 Lv 1 &2  Rosetta Stone is the most aggravating language learning system I have ever tried. Everything is based on some chinese person saying a word or words while ...

It's okay...  I just started it right now and it is very confusing at first, but then you have to force yourself what something means and then when you finally understand ...

Rosetta Stone Over Rated - Has Technical Problems  I used Rosetta Stone Spanish only for a short time. The program can be boring and slow moving. My main problem with the program, however, is technical ...

Rosetta Stone is not Satan...  ...contrary to popular belief.

I question the validity of any review, good or bad, that uses a great deal of vague descriptors (awful, horrible, great,...

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Love level 2 and 3  I am using level 2 and 3 to refresh my Spanish before going to Central America for volunteer work as a doctor. I have went through both levels twice in ...

Extremely helpful when used daily  My boyfriend and I moved to Germany for his job and we are working our way through RS 1 German every night. We also have a language tutor once a week. The ...

Good product but not on it's own  I recently got an online subscription to RS for Spanish(Latin America). At first, I thought it was great and used it alone. However, as the material ...

Realtor  I have just started using it for Spanish and have mixed feelings. The pronounciation and vocabulary programs are ok but don't seem to be well organized....

Version 3  I have used every version of Rosetta Stone since it came out. The original two versions were novel in the way that they associated images with sounds and ...

Nice product, i find it very helpful...  I'm using the Rosetta Stone Russian 1 and find that most people's reviews about it are not that great. They tend to put it down and claim to say that you ...

Great program  The consistent theme through all the negative reviews is people looking for a "silver bullet". NO course of instruction or computer program will teach ...

Very good in some areas, but could do with improvement...  I had heard from my friends how successful Rosetta Stone is meant to be, so I myself went out and bought all Spanish levels, 1, 2 and 3, as I've been wanting ...

Rosetta stone  I have been using rosetta stone for a couple days and i love love love it. I love that they repeat some of the same words to make sure that you learn it....

Need help tracking down effective learning software for these   Chinese, Japanese, Hindi

Sadly my college only offers some BS language curriculums, being French (Ce va le merde?) Italian (sorry; not that useful) and ...

Rosetta Stone Dutch  I probably would not recommend Rosetta Stone for languages like Spanish, French or German, where resources for a potential student are plentiful. However,...

Manager of Access Services  Rosetta Stone's services for institutional-level customers are abysmal. The rep that I purchased language sets from directed me to the wrong tech department ...

Too vague  I understand what Rosetta Stone is trying to do by getting you to associate the words with the pictures, but the pictures are often vague. I recently moved ...

Mary Cox  I have seen these C.D. at English airports. I am trying hard to speak and write Greek,they look fun and I am trying to buy at a fair price.
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Definitely overrated and therefore overpriced...  I do not know how it can be called anything other than rote mechanical word association. To be called learning, or teaching would require that it provide ...

Watch the ASOTVI Video Review of Rosetta Stone  For anyone who wants to see what the Rosetta Stone program really looks like, sounds, like, and how it works, go to www.asotv.info. This is a product ...

I recomend it for some people  I am using Rosetta Stone for Mandarin, and at first I really liked it. After wasting my money on a lot of fly by night programs I was happy to start this ...

Language & Learning Difficulties  My son has been struggling with his school work and has received assessment from a child psychologist, who found that his major problem was in his poor ...

Rosetta Stone French 1 and 2  "One aspect of the software that I noticed was that even if you had no idea what a correct choice was, you could often choose the correct one by guessing,...

Defective Disks Very limited Customer Service  Devoid of Manufacturing Quality : I purchased all 3 levels and tried to install them over the weekend. The Language Level 1 disk would not install - my ...

It really works  I have always had trouble with languages. My major required me to have 10 hours of a foreign language. In high school I took Spanish and did not do well....

Wonderful Product  While in school, I took three years of Spanish and hardly know two words. When I took a new career, part of my new job required that I know some Spanish ...

Helpful Software  I think that for basic beginners this is a great application. I personally have had 10 years of Spanish training. I have used the program and it is a ...

Struggling to learn French  I am currently using the French language Rosetta Stone. I'm still on Level 1. It's a great software, but I'm still having a difficult time with learning ...

Only helpful with vocabulary...  I used the Rosetta Stone through the Army access. I have been working on German for a while and the only good thing about Rosetta Stone, was that it allows ...

Rosetta Stone  I used Rosetta stone to begin learning basic Arabic. I found the software to be easy to use, and it began immersing you in the language immediately. The ...

Vietnamese version 2, level 1  I've been quite happy with Rosetta Stone, although I haven't yet had the discipline to finish all the levels in the software I purchased.

To be honest ...

Rosetta Stone Vietnamese 1  I have used the Rosetta Stone to learn Vietnamese. It did help me to learn new words and I have remembered them all after a year of trying the Rosetta ...

Love Rosetta Stone  The Rosetta Stone that I used was the Turkish version Level One. Rosetta Stone system is easy to use and comprehend. It starts out by showing you pictures ...

Rosetta Stone WORKS  I studied Spanish, starting at the third level. I was in a new job where I was dealing with a lot of clients with limited English, so I needed to get ...

Rosetta Stone - A Wonderful Tool for Learning  Now, I began using Rosetta Stone in highschool before I entered college to help me learn German. I didn't really have any expectations, but I decided to ...

Rosetta Stone Chinese, Level I  I used the Level I Chinese course as a refresher from my college days. It was easy to use; I just started up the CD and followed the instructions. There ...

Rosetta Stone made learning Spanish so easy!  I recently had to learn Spanish for my job. I didn't have the time to take a class since I am so busy with work and my family. I found Rosetta Stone on ...

Rosetta Stone is Practical for Everyday!  Rosetta Stone is easy to navigate, and offers many ways to study languages. I chose to study Spanish, in preparation to a Spanish-speaking country, and ...

Rosetta Stone V3 Spanish Review  Rosetta Stone V3 Spanish (Latin America) Level 1 Personal Edition

I had a remedial understanding of the Spanish language. Rosetta Stone is teaching ...




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