Is Rosetta Stone a Good Language Program?

I don’t have any experience with it, but I have heard from people who have that there are much better programs for much cheaper.

Your mileage may vary.

I have their Spanish tier 1 program. There are 3 tiers for their Spanish program and I think for most of their other languages as well.

I think it’s a good program, but it requires motivation and dedication to actually do it. I have not been motivated enough or dedicated enough to actually do the program the way it’s meant to be done, so I haven’t really had success with it so far. One of these days I might actually dedicated the time to the program.

I don’t personally have experience but a friend of mine liked it… but he said you have to be on top of it and work hard in order for it to work (which i guess goes without saying).

It seems to be considered one of the best. I have never used it. I have read that many corporations and government entities do rely on this software.

From what I hear, pimsleur is a much better and cheaper program than rosetta stone.

I’ve heard Rosetta Stone is good as well from a couple of co-workers, but maybe they just enjoyed the experience….I cannot say that they mastered the lessons or language enough to properly communicate. I’d like to hear from someone who completed it and actually used it with someone who spoke that language, as I would be interested in purchasing one of their versions.

I tried it once but never really dedicated myself to using it so can’t say how effective it is. however, many public libraries have a wide variety of programs – Rosetta Stone, Pimsleur, etc – so you can check them out for free.

I tried Pimsleur to learn some Italian for a vacation. I found the pace was too slow and there was no focus on grammar. What it was good for was pronunciation. I ended up getting a standard textbook. I put in about half an hour a day for about three months. I found that putting in any more time did not help. If you are willing to set aside just a little bit of time every day, I think a textbook will work just fine.

Another great free alternative is Live Mocha. Think of it as more of a social language learning experience.

I used it for about half an hour, and have not forgotten any of the material covered. It’s a pretty good investment in my opinion.

there are free language programs on the internet like studyspanish.com which i have found to cover everything. i have learned spanish fluently through having a teacher teach me though. i have trouble following a different language when teaching myself in a way. its better to have someone that speaks both spanish and english teach you so they can relate. so yes if you can learn by yourself :) bueno suerte