Has anyone tried rocket spanish? Is it any good for intermediate+ learning ? I’m thinking of going for it due to its relative cheapness compared to other packages (e.g. Rosetta Stone).
Or any other recommendations out there?
Thanks.
I tried Rosetta Stone for Spanish. It was effective to learn basic words and sentences. It does not have any translation, grammar or conjugation instructions though so it will be very hard to go beyond the basics with it. There is no way to be fluent with it and if you are an Intermediate learner, it would not be useful for you.
My college uses a software called TeLL me More, by Auralog. It covers not only the basics, but also intermediate or advanced level. It is also a lot less repetitive. My goal was to become fluent so it was perfect for me. It has a lot of different activities: picture/word association, videos, dialogues,…, includes also grammar and conjugation. It has also more content than any other language software. Their speech recognition is great so you can have a dialogue with the computer. You can check out their website at http://www.auralog.com for a free demo and compare too. You can check out independent reviews on the web too http://www.toptenreviews.com or about.com websites.
The best way to learn a language would be through immersion, visiting these countries. Learning a language will require some time. In addition to software, you can have books which are useful as well. Audio CDs like Pimsleur for instance might help you out but you cannot get any feedback on your pronunciation so I did not like it so much
May 7th, 2010 at 7:52 pm
Mein Freund! Take my advice, if you want to learn Castillian or any other language, I urge you to take a class rather than spending like, 300 dollars on a Rosetta Stone program. Go to your nearest Community college and take a class from there, mate.
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May 7th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
Rocket Spanish is the most cost benefit , it also comes with a 60 days grantee , http://www.learnspanish.co.nr , the best thing is you get so much programs , books , and audio stuff , its so helpful
Good luck
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May 7th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
I tried Rosetta Stone for Spanish. It was effective to learn basic words and sentences. It does not have any translation, grammar or conjugation instructions though so it will be very hard to go beyond the basics with it. There is no way to be fluent with it and if you are an Intermediate learner, it would not be useful for you.
My college uses a software called TeLL me More, by Auralog. It covers not only the basics, but also intermediate or advanced level. It is also a lot less repetitive. My goal was to become fluent so it was perfect for me. It has a lot of different activities: picture/word association, videos, dialogues,…, includes also grammar and conjugation. It has also more content than any other language software. Their speech recognition is great so you can have a dialogue with the computer. You can check out their website at http://www.auralog.com for a free demo and compare too. You can check out independent reviews on the web too http://www.toptenreviews.com or about.com websites.
The best way to learn a language would be through immersion, visiting these countries. Learning a language will require some time. In addition to software, you can have books which are useful as well. Audio CDs like Pimsleur for instance might help you out but you cannot get any feedback on your pronunciation so I did not like it so much
References :
June 24th, 2010 at 8:22 pm
Good news: Your tutorial solved my problem with this to a tee. Bad news: The solution is so easy that it makes me feel like a newb-tastic simpleton. Keep up the hard work on your site. Oh well, at least I won’t get down-sized for not being able to make this work now
You’re my new techno-god.