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About this Product:
- Immersive Training Method:
- Rosetta Stone's method mirrors the way you learned your native language as a child. You'll begin with matching words with images and gradually move on to interactive lessons using speech-recognition technology.
- Cutting-Edge Speech Recognition:
- Rosetta Stone's proprietary speech-recognition technology analyzes the words you say 100 times per second. It provides instant feedback, helping you improve your accent and pronunciation.
- Progressive Learning Structure:
- Start with basic conversational skills like shopping, ordering, and taking a taxi, and gradually move on to intermediate language skills like sharing opinions and discussing pop culture.
- Broad Language Selection:
- Learn up to 25 languages, one at a time, with award-winning interactive software. Develop your command of the language as you learn to read, write, speak, and understand.
- Lifetime Access, Limitless Learning:
- With a one-time purchase, you get lifetime access to Rosetta Stone's language learning platform. This isn't just a product, it's an investment in lifelong learning.
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Update: code still didn't work. Emailed both rossetta stone and stacksocial.
Update: Rosetta Stone emailed me. I had a 1 year subscription i bought 3 years ago. That expired, which is blocking me from redemming the new subscription. Said they have to "clear" the expired one, with my permission. Hopfully that will fix it.
Update: problem solved
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Looks like they moved it under ebsco. Go to your local library (and get a library card if you do not). Search the online resources and search for Ebsco or rosetta stone.
Mango is another language learning tool that more libraries seem to be moving to.
All of them have the basics - read, listen, speak.
RS is great with speech recognition and putting pictures into words.
Babbel is heavy on grammar and does a lot of reinforcement. I also like the conversational style they use.
Duolingo is all about gamification. They have a playful and quirky style with memorable characters, which helps you learn.
Personally, I like duo for long term learning (couple of years into Spanish), Babbel for conversational and situational language (used for a few months before traveling to Italy), and RS for reinforcement (helps me recall previously learned words and phrases by association to pictures).
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By the way, Rosetta Stone tends to have a few sales throughout the year if you're wanting more time to think about getting a lifetime sub.
My niece got RS about 10 years ago on a whim to learn Japanese in high school. She achieved tourist-level conversation within a year, then took 2 years in college and was able to move to Japan to teach school there. Pretty amazing, but she was dedicated.
Rosetta Stone uses pictures and immersion, so you don't need to have any prior language experience and it forces you to use the language you are trying to learn. It does however lead to some gaps in explanation of what your learning and the context. There's a few different courses with differing skill levels. I'd say you come out of each course with a basic understanding of the language but not enough to become conversational without independent study. Most of the language taught is either a specific situation or style in a more formal way of speaking. It's also got the most different languages, and you can switch between them as you desire.
Babbel has shorter lessons, but uses your existing language to give some additional background information and context you don't get from Rosetta. The lessons are also more geared towards being conversational and topical which can be more engaging than the usual picture and prompt you get from Rosetta Stone. The lesson plan is also longer than Rosetta, so you could end with a deeper knowledge of the language but you need to put more time into it. Babbel gives more explanation on idioms and slang used by native speakers. There are few language options in Babbel, and they tend to be European languages.
Duolingo seems to be more computer generated lessons that don't feature native speakers like Rosetta nor Babbel. The computer voice doesn't have a native accent also doesn't always use proper grammar appropriate for normal speaking. The sentences being taught are more translations of English statements than a native generated sentence. I view it more as a game than a real language learning tool. It could be helpful if you only wanted a really superficial taste of what a language is like. I think there is a free option on Duolingo, so it's got that going for it.
I wouldn't say any of them are overall best. They all have good aspects to them, and neither will replace independent language study. They're a good way to get started.
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