[david gibson]

has anyone used this system, what language, and how do you rate your results?

 

[Guest]

everyone that i know who's used it loves it.

my friend has the spanish version and I keep begging her to let me borrow it...

also, if you didn't know, and you have a smartphone, there are all kinds of language teaching apps. i have a ton of spanish ones on my iphone. Some are crappy, but a few are really great and have been super helpful in teaching vocabulary.

 

[Wayne Beck]

Dave come work with my landscaping crew for a summer you will learn alot..

 

[Wayne Beck]

My friend used it for about 6 months before he took a trip to germany. He knew absolutely no German. He got around just fine and communicated what he needed to. I have never used it. I was thinking about it recently.

 

[david gibson]

Dave come work with my landscaping crew for a summer you will learn alot..

i speak spanish fine, all i have is 1,2,and 3, 3 is not a challenge but i do learn a little vocab and its a great refresher and practice tool. i need 4 and 5.

i am currently doing italian 1,2, and 3. my wifes italian relatives are visiting this summer, we went there 3 yrs ago and vowed to be able to communicate better next time we saw them. i am looking forward to giving them a retriever demo in italian.

i have an old high school friend that taught herself 100% spanish. she went out and bought childrens books and went from there, and has read Little Women and War and Peace in spanish. impressive. not a whole lot to do in st. paul during long winters i suppose... ;-)

 

[DL]

I haven't tried rosetta stone. I did try the Pimsleur cds for spanish which I imagine is an possible alternative. My best guess is that neither are one stop shopping, and the game isn't on until someone actually starts conversing with someone in a foreign language. Learning a whole different language as an adult is not an easy thing to do no matter who you are in my opinion. The reward has to be in the journey.

 

[Guest]

Yeah, I agree with DL. My boyfriend spent most of his childhood in South America and is incredibly fluent, so I make him talk to me a lot around the house. And when we go to Mexican restaurants, I get practice with other people. Whenever I meet someone that I think speaks spanish, I try to talk to them, etc. etc. I once read in in a business book that the best way to learn a 2nd language is to just drop yourself in a country that speaks it.

 

[CanAmMan]

I live in the United States and we speak english here. No need to know any other language. Do not see myself going to any other country any time soon.

 

[DL]

I live in the United States and we speak english here. No need to know any other language. Do not see myself going to any other country any time soon.

I learn a foreign language out of luxury, not need, and that is only until I get tired of doing it which I have. I also live in the United States, and we have grocery stores. No need to shoot birds, or have dogs.

 

[david gibson]

I live in the United States and we speak english here. No need to know any other language. Do not see myself going to any other country any time soon.

wow.........

 

[alynn]

I grew up in a 100% English speaking home, but as an adult about once every 10 years I go to Italy to visit relatives. I tried a bunch of ways to learn/refresh enough Italian to get around (all kinds of tapes, etc). The last time (2 years ago) I did Rosetta Stone online. I had only 2 months to study so that was cheaper than buying the CDs.

By the time we got there my Italian was pretty good -- particularly after a glass of wine! In fact, when we were in Rome my mother had me talk to folks b/c my standard Italian was better than her dialect Italian (and she speaks fluently).

Strongly recommend it -- buying the CDs for my family is on my wish list.

 

[Donald Flanagan]

I haven't tried Rosetta Stone, but when I wanted to learn Spanish, I found that taking classes at the local community colleges was the way to go. Immersion is good, but I think it would be even better if you have the foundational grammar structure learned before you take the plunge. I spent 6 months hanging around a group of Spanish speakers a couple times a week, and picked up extremely little. Took 4 semesters of Spanish, and boy, did I find out what I had been missing! Hard to beat community college prices, too. Those 4 semesters came out to 20 units, and I think they're going for about $20/unit now, plus textbooks (get them used, online, and you'll pay less) and parking.

The biggest advantage of classroom structure? A real, live teacher of whom you can ask questions! I found out during my third semester that my professor is a hunter (I decided to stir the pot, and gave an oral report on the benefits of hunting and fishing on the environment). We've been hunting deer together ever since. Now, I can ask him questions whenever I want!

 

[Aries]

has anyone used this system, what language, and how do you rate your results?

I used it for Arabic, learned enough to get through what i needed to know.

I've looked into Spanish at the local community colleges but it cost $$$. Here's the kicker, Spanish language classes for those that speak English as a primary language $$$. English language classes for the Spanish speaking illegals, "FREE"

Here's a site I use. http://fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php
also don't forget YouTube, a number of good videos that help nail down the basics

 

[AmiableLabs]

I am starting it next week for Latin (Ancient), I want to read the Nicene fathers in their original languages.

My son works for the government in Intelligence and he says it is the program the government uses.

 

[torrentduck]

I currently am working on Spanish with Rosetta. I think it is a great system though I know enough from previous attempts at learning the language that I sometimes get frustrated in trying to over think where the program is taking me. Results directly related to time invested. It is duck season....I haven't learned uno palabra since mid-November. Brother is in the air force and has access to the program on-line. He has used it for several languages with success.

 

[TonyRodgz]

There is a good system from Penton Overseas Inc. that you can get on Borders. They are a lot cheaper. I have the Italian and German version. There are good for starters. Im fully bilingual english/spanish. You should nver stop learning

 

[david gibson]

last time in italy i spoke spanish everywhere and got my point across, but understood nothing. it does help a lot with the italian

 

[TonyRodgz]

last time in italy i spoke spanish everywhere and got my point across, but understood nothing. it does help a lot with the italian

Italian and Spanish are very similar. When I was in Navy on board the USS Saratoga CV-60 we went to Italy and I got around fine.

 

[DL]

I spoke spanish in Brazil to help with Portuquese. I think they understood because of the spanish speaking countries in South America. I was actually speaking three languages. A couple of people wanted me to speak English so they could hear it. Then, a guy who had lived in the United States could tell what state I was from. That is fascinating right there.

I haven't figured out why my spanish doesn't work well in Costa Rica. I think it is because they give a durn. It works good in Mexico and in the United States. It worked pretty good in Brazil also. Portuguese sounds really good to me especially when a beautiful woman is speaking it. "encantado" "muito bom" "bon dia" I only got through a really introductory set of portuguese. It is nothing like spanish in my opinion. I know it isn't italian, but it is awesome.

My spanish definitely doesn't work well with someone who speaks something like mandarin chinese. I go into spanish mode if my english isn't working. I start listening real hard and saying "si" which is kinda ridiculous. I made the wise choice not to learn Dutch.

 

[John Kelder]

Will RTF have a "press 1 for english " button ???
LOL regards