PLFXpert 0 #26 April 29, 2008 I actually started to purchase the entire set (1, 2 & 3) but had second thoughts. I'd like to see how far 1 & 2 can get me. And I just spent $50 ordering two certified birth certificates, $120 for a new passport book & card and a ton of money on gas driving across town to the in-person location which is only open Mon. through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for passport purposes whilst loosing valuable work time, and time is money, and I'm fucking annoyed. What's ironic is after all that time & money spent it seems I've none of either left to go on the vacation I'm planning in the first place. (Teasing ). Edit: Oh and the best part was--like a dumbass--I spent several minutes going through the process on the state of Florida website to order a certified birth certificate when I remembered I wasn't born in Florida. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #27 May 1, 2008 OK, I just ordered my set of levels 1,2 &3, Latin American Spanish with my top secret $100.00 off coupon. (thanks for that!) And I'm listening to my new favorite rock en Espanol group Mana to celebrate. These guys are pretty much my favorite band at the moment and listening to their music really helps with learning Spanish too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misslmperfect 0 #28 May 1, 2008 QuoteDo you only need the program or is there a workbook with it or anything? I found it on a website i use and i can download it but is all that i would need? You don't need a workbook or anything..Rosetta Stone utilizes the total immersion method. Its a totally different language learning experience. There is no English anywhere on the program...you just dive right in. Its fantastic! I'm using it to learn French, and I must be fluent before I can finish my MA. I also have a private tutor, and when I go in for lessons she cannot believe how much I learn, and quickly!Oh Canada, merci pour la livraison! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #29 May 1, 2008 QuoteQuoteDo you only need the program or is there a workbook with it or anything? I found it on a website i use and i can download it but is all that i would need? You don't need a workbook or anything..Rosetta Stone utilizes the total immersion method. Its a totally different language learning experience. There is no English anywhere on the program...you just dive right in. Its fantastic! I'm using it to learn French, and I must be fluent before I can finish my MA. I also have a private tutor, and when I go in for lessons she cannot believe how much I learn, and quickly! So is it the kind of thing you could use in a car? I'm thinking it could be a way to take advantage of commute time or solo road trip time."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #30 May 1, 2008 Quote So is it the kind of thing you could use in a car? I'm thinking it could be a way to take advantage of commute time or solo road trip time. I tried that (with another language-learning CD set) and it felt like it made the trips even more of a chore. Off the subject, but I LOVE books on CD for those trips (I have to make a nine-hour roundtrip every three months). The time flies by. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #31 May 1, 2008 I've used different cassettes/ programs in my car from time to time, especially right before one of my Mexican vacations. Since I was alone in my car, I didn't mind listening and repeating, etc. and I found it actually helped with some of the basics and with pronunciation. Of course, right now, the cassette deck in my car is broken and I don't have a CD player for the car. I'm hoping I have the discipline to do this on my computer at home on a regular basis and I'm also hoping the people I share my house with give me enough privacy to do it. I've got dictionaries and workbooks at home but its really difficult to get my head around the grammar and verb tenses, which is the main reason I am trying this method. When you speak English (or whatever your native language is) you don't think about changing to the preterite, plus perfect or whatever tense, you just do it as the situation applies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #32 May 1, 2008 Rosetta Stone is hands-down the best language learning application ever. The human-factoring that went into the design is nothing short of brilliant. mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #33 May 1, 2008 Quote I have been considering this program, I too have had a life long desire to learn German, my entire maternal side is German...one day I will visit Breman where my ancestors are from.... My paternal side is from Hamburg, and the records of the family go back as far as the 14th Century...mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #34 May 1, 2008 Quote I've got dictionaries and workbooks at home but its really difficult ... I agree; I wish I'd had Rosetta Stone in high-school and college. I took German, and even though I took four years, I learned more just listening to and speaking with my Oma than I ever did in a book or workbook. My Spanish (Latin America) Rosetta Stone should be arriving today! Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewGuy2005 53 #35 May 1, 2008 Quote So is it the kind of thing you could use in a car? I'm thinking it could be a way to take advantage of commute time or solo road trip time. No, it requires a computer. I've had good luck with basic Mandarin with the Pimsleur CDs in my car. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misslmperfect 0 #36 May 1, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Do you only need the program or is there a workbook with it or anything? I found it on a website i use and i can download it but is all that i So is it the kind of thing you could use in a car? I'm thinking it could be a way to take advantage of commute time or solo road trip time. Not really. Its computer software, and its interactive. I suppose if you were a passenger with a laptop, but otherwise no. Still, well worth the time spent downloading, or money spent purchasing! The hardest part for me was forgetting the structure my teachers used in HS for teaching Spanish. Rosetta Stone doesn't teach conjugations, past/present tense, etc...at least not directly. Look up some reviews and you'll find what I'm trying to say, but worded much better! Oh Canada, merci pour la livraison! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #37 May 1, 2008 Yea! Mine just arrived! Unrelated funny--my dog scares the shit out of the UPS man every time. His fur stands straight up and he growl-barks, but like he's totally wagging his tail, dude. Geez! Quote Not really. Its computer software, and its interactive. I suppose if you were a passenger with a laptop, but otherwise no. Before looking into to it to purchase, I also thought it was a CD I could pop in a car or DVD player. It makes me wish I had the whole computer-to-TV set-up. A very good friend of ours gets paid to set up all sorts of technological thingies. I am SO jealous of his home set-up. He can do anything he wants right on his living room couch and it shows on the big, flat-panel widescreen TV on the wall. Genius! I wish Billy and I had that, as we are going to do Rosetta together.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
