Comments on: Rosetta Stone review http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:47:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: joel http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3961 Mon, 18 May 2009 15:34:37 +0000 http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3961 THANKS VERY MUCH I LOVE THE WAY YOUR TEACHING SPANISH I HAVE LEARNED A LOT SINCE AM A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA AND NOW I CAN EVEN INVITE THE GIRLS FROM MEXICO STUDYING HERE FOR DINNER TO MY HOUSE AN MY MUM IS SOW HAPPY SHE JUST CANT BELIEVE IT I CAN PEAK SPANISH SINCE SHE KNOWS ALL THAT I DO BUT THIS ONE SHE DIDNT THANK YOU ONCE MORE YOUR THE BEST THANKS VERY MUCH I LOVE THE WAY YOUR TEACHING SPANISH I HAVE LEARNED A LOT SINCE AM A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA AND NOW I CAN EVEN INVITE THE GIRLS FROM MEXICO STUDYING HERE FOR DINNER TO MY HOUSE AN MY MUM IS SOW HAPPY SHE JUST CANT BELIEVE IT I CAN PEAK SPANISH SINCE SHE KNOWS ALL THAT I DO BUT THIS ONE SHE DIDNT THANK YOU ONCE MORE YOUR THE BEST

]]> by: Ann Nkatha http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3878 Mon, 11 May 2009 17:20:05 +0000 http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3878 I was introduced to Rosseta Stone. I enjoy. the pictures and pronounciation is doing me good. well, the only challenge is that no new things .i mean there so much repetition on one topic. I would wish if after some time it would change. I wish to continue with it. I was introduced to Rosseta Stone. I enjoy. the pictures and pronounciation is doing me good. well, the only challenge is that no new things .i mean there so much repetition on one topic. I would wish if after some time it would change. I wish to continue with it.

]]> by: Marie Wright http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3763 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:29:31 +0000 http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3763 I got part way through the 2nd level of Rosetta Stone several years ago, but but I was finding myself falling asleep. That's when I started looking for other Spanish programs. The -ing verbs at the beginning of the course really confused me. I couldn't find anyone to explain it to me. Even the High School teachers at the school where I taught weren't familiar with the verb tense. These teachers were Texas born but learned the language from their Hispanic parents. There were too many sentences that I couldn't translate with a dictionary. I couldn't understand how to use pronouns without an explanation. Courses like Short Cut to Spanish and Synergy Spanish fill those gaps. I did learn a lot of vocabulary from Rosetta Stone, but there was no way I could carry on a conversation with a spanish speaker. Using my vocabulary I learned from Rosetta with the Syngery Spanish method really helps me to put useful sentences together. Thanks I got part way through the 2nd level of Rosetta Stone several years ago, but but I was finding myself falling asleep. That’s when I started looking for other Spanish programs. The -ing verbs at the beginning of the course really confused me. I couldn’t find anyone to explain it to me. Even the High School teachers at the school where I taught weren’t familiar with the verb tense. These teachers were Texas born but learned the language from their Hispanic parents.

There were too many sentences that I couldn’t translate with a dictionary. I couldn’t understand how to use pronouns without an explanation. Courses like Short Cut to Spanish and Synergy Spanish fill those gaps. I did learn a lot of vocabulary from Rosetta Stone, but there was no way I could carry on a conversation with a spanish speaker. Using my vocabulary I learned from Rosetta with the Syngery Spanish method really helps me to put useful sentences together. Thanks

]]> by: Kimberly Norton http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3689 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:14:59 +0000 http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3689 The first step to learning a language is to take (or audit) Elementary Spanish I in college (preferably a Jr. or Community college). This course will give you the basic foundation to begin your self-studies in the language. If you can take Elementary Spanish II that's even better. Of course taking Intermediate Spanish I & II after the first two courses is the best thing. With those four classes you learn everything you need to know about the language. If fact, if you are a Spanish major and someone asks "where did you learn your Spanish?" they are referring to the first four semesters. After the first four classes then you need practice, practice, practice. Go to a Spanish speaking country, speak to Hispanics in your city, watch Spanish TV, listen to the radio in Spanish, attend a Spanish speaking church, read the Spanish newspaper daily. Here are some TIPS to learning Spanish: TIP #1 If you are not going the college route then for the verbs you only need to learn (for right now) the following forms; Yo, Usted; Nosotros; Ellos. In other words, skip the informal YOU (tu, vosotros), both singular and plural. In Mexico, they do not use the plural informal You. In Costa Rica they do not use any of the informal You's. Spain uses both informal You's. However, as a visitor to foreign countries, you will probably be addressing everyone in the formal anyway. Just learning those four verb forms will greatly cut down your study time and make you more functional at Spanish. You can learn the others later on a case by case basis. TIP #2 Whatever you learn in Spanish, you need to learn it well. You can learn a whole lot of stuff mediocre (and never learn to speak) or learn a few things well which builds up confidence and the confidence is what gets you to speaking. TIP #3 To practice Spanish listening and reading skills I'd recommend www.lomastv.com . It's very cheap, about $10 a month. Be warned, it's uncensored. The good thing about lomastv is that you'll hear real native speakers from various countries. You can rewind, go forward, remove the English, remove the Spanish... They have some free ones you can look at before you sign up, plus you get a free 7 day trial. TIP #4 To practice Spanish speaking and listening skills, I would recommend Pimsleur; if you can't afford Pimsleur then try Rocket Spanish (cheaper). I would do the Pimsleur while taking the first four Spanish classes. This will greatly help with your speaking ability. I would do the Lomastv after taking the four semesters but you can try it at the end of your first semester. You could actually try it now but you might get discouraged. TIP #5 Why College? Colleges will give you the basic tools you need to learn any language on your own. Note that I said "TOOLS to learn ON YOUR OWN" If you can't take all four classes then at a bare minimum you need to take one semester or at least get through half the semester. Trust me, doing so will make your life so much easier when trying to learn Spanish. The first step to learning a language is to take (or audit) Elementary Spanish I in college (preferably a Jr. or Community college). This course will give you the basic foundation to begin your self-studies in the language. If you can take Elementary Spanish II that’s even better. Of course taking Intermediate Spanish I & II after the first two courses is the best thing. With those four classes you learn everything you need to know about the language. If fact, if you are a Spanish major and someone asks “where did you learn your Spanish?” they are referring to the first four semesters.

After the first four classes then you need practice, practice, practice. Go to a Spanish speaking country, speak to Hispanics in your city, watch Spanish TV, listen to the radio in Spanish, attend a Spanish speaking church, read the Spanish newspaper daily.

Here are some TIPS to learning Spanish:
TIP #1 If you are not going the college route then for the verbs you only need to learn (for right now) the following forms; Yo, Usted; Nosotros; Ellos. In other words, skip the informal YOU (tu, vosotros), both singular and plural. In Mexico, they do not use the plural informal You. In Costa Rica they do not use any of the informal You’s. Spain uses both informal You’s. However, as a visitor to foreign countries, you will probably be addressing everyone in the formal anyway. Just learning those four verb forms will greatly cut down your study time and make you more functional at Spanish. You can learn the others later on a case by case basis.

TIP #2 Whatever you learn in Spanish, you need to learn it well. You can learn a whole lot of stuff mediocre (and never learn to speak) or learn a few things well which builds up confidence and the confidence is what gets you to speaking.

TIP #3 To practice Spanish listening and reading skills I’d recommend www.lomastv.com . It’s very cheap, about $10 a month. Be warned, it’s uncensored. The good thing about lomastv is that you’ll hear real native speakers from various countries. You can rewind, go forward, remove the English, remove the Spanish… They have some free ones you can look at before you sign up, plus you get a free 7 day trial.

TIP #4 To practice Spanish speaking and listening skills, I would recommend Pimsleur; if you can’t afford Pimsleur then try Rocket Spanish (cheaper).

I would do the Pimsleur while taking the first four Spanish classes. This will greatly help with your speaking ability. I would do the Lomastv after taking the four semesters but you can try it at the end of your first semester. You could actually try it now but you might get discouraged.

TIP #5 Why College? Colleges will give you the basic tools you need to learn any language on your own. Note that I said “TOOLS to learn ON YOUR OWN” If you can’t take all four classes then at a bare minimum you need to take one semester or at least get through half the semester. Trust me, doing so will make your life so much easier when trying to learn Spanish.

]]> by: ROSIE http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3668 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:47:22 +0000 http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3668 HI, I AM AN ENGLISH SPEAKER AND I HAVE LEARN A LOT FROM THE SPANISH LESSON, I GUESS I WANT TO LEARN IT SO BAD. I WANT TO LEARN A LOT MORE SPANISH. ALL THAT I CAN. HI, I AM AN ENGLISH SPEAKER AND I HAVE LEARN A LOT FROM THE SPANISH LESSON, I GUESS I WANT TO LEARN IT SO BAD. I WANT TO LEARN A LOT MORE SPANISH. ALL THAT I CAN.

]]> by: Devorah http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3531 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:18:52 +0000 http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3531 I tried the Rosetta Stone demo (for the 2nd time) after you suggested it, and for the second time I found it doesn't work for me. We all learn differently, and I prefer contextual learning (Synergy Spanish is quite useful in everyday situations) and using literature as a basis for understanding vocab and grammatical structures more naturally. I tried the Rosetta Stone demo (for the 2nd time) after you suggested it, and for the second time I found it doesn’t work for me. We all learn differently, and I prefer contextual learning (Synergy Spanish is quite useful in everyday situations) and using literature as a basis for understanding vocab and grammatical structures more naturally.

]]> by: Ivana http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3454 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:20:07 +0000 http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3454 Hola ! Hoy dia recivi e-mail de ustedes . Hace 6 meces yo encontre una pagina de internet donde yo aprendi algo de espanol . Pero todabia tengo problemas con gramatica y eso me torme mucho. Porque cuando quiero expresionar algo lo que se paso en el pasado ..tengo problemas...es que todo lo que me ustedes ha enviarlo hasta ahora yo entiendo y lo se como usarlo en un dialogo...entonces solamente necesito ayuda de alguien quien me poede explicar gramatica... Hola !
Hoy dia recivi e-mail de ustedes . Hace 6 meces yo encontre una pagina de internet donde yo aprendi algo de espanol . Pero todabia tengo problemas con gramatica y eso me torme mucho. Porque cuando quiero expresionar algo lo que se paso en el pasado ..tengo problemas…es que todo lo que me ustedes ha enviarlo hasta ahora yo entiendo y lo se como usarlo en un dialogo…entonces solamente necesito ayuda de alguien quien me poede explicar gramatica…

]]> by: Lothar http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3384 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:51:47 +0000 http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3384 Excuse my english for I´m German and I have never visited a country where they speak english. However my knowledge is sufficient to understand your instructions. To learn English was a hard work. I apreciate the easier way to learn a third language you provide. Also I thank you for the links to many different sources. That is very helpfull. What to say about Rosetta Stone. I have tried the demo. Good idea to teach without help of other language as the teached. But the repititions became boring, too few changes. You need a little challenge by anything new to keep interested. Secondly the tool for training pronunciation may be usefull but unfortunately it does not work behind firewalls. I couldn't try it. The third is, it´s too expensiv. conclusion: I will continue with you. Regards Lothar Excuse my english for I´m German and I have never visited a country where they speak english. However my knowledge is sufficient to understand your instructions. To learn English was a hard work. I apreciate the easier way to learn a third language you provide. Also I thank you for the links to many different sources. That is very helpfull.
What to say about Rosetta Stone. I have tried the demo. Good idea to teach without help of other language as the teached. But the repititions became boring, too few changes. You need a little challenge by anything new to keep interested. Secondly the tool for training pronunciation may be usefull but unfortunately it does not work behind firewalls. I couldn’t try it. The third is, it´s too expensiv.
conclusion: I will continue with you.
Regards Lothar

]]> by: Pam http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3381 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:49:24 +0000 http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3381 I have used the Rosetta Stone on-line. It the beginning it was a bit frustrating because I did not understand some of the words/phrases they were saying. I could repeat them, but I did not know what they meant is English. Sometime I felt as if I had to be a mind reader in order to answer the "fill in the beep." However, with all this said, I am learning Spanish. I have purchased books, CD's to listen in the car and for what ever reason I seem to use Rosetta stone more. It maybe because I have a limited amount of time before my time expires and I will always have the books. There are a few areas I have problems with - understanding true spanish being spoken to me and constructing sentences. This could be I am just in the early stages of learning. I also find that Spanish speaking people are very helpful and patience with this gringo. I like the program, but it took me a lot of lessons for the frustration to dwindle. It is still there at times, but I have found translations on the internet that help a lot. For some reason, I want to know the "english" to the Spanish and Rosetta Stone is not the best for that. As they say, everyone learns differently and for the most part, Rosetta Stone works for me. I have used the Rosetta Stone on-line. It the beginning it was a bit frustrating because I did not understand some of the words/phrases they were saying. I could repeat them, but I did not know what they meant is English. Sometime I felt as if I had to be a mind reader in order to answer the “fill in the beep.” However, with all this said, I am learning Spanish. I have purchased books, CD’s to listen in the car and for what ever reason I seem to use Rosetta stone more. It maybe because I have a limited amount of time before my time expires and I will always have the books.
There are a few areas I have problems with - understanding true spanish being spoken to me and constructing sentences. This could be I am just in the early stages of learning. I also find that Spanish speaking people are very helpful and patience with this gringo.
I like the program, but it took me a lot of lessons for the frustration to dwindle. It is still there at times, but I have found translations on the internet that help a lot. For some reason, I want to know the “english” to the Spanish and Rosetta Stone is not the best for that.
As they say, everyone learns differently and for the most part, Rosetta Stone works for me.

]]> by: Linda Walker http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3366 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:54:17 +0000 http://get-by-in-spanish.com/2007/01/21/rosetta-stone-review/#comment-3366 Hello Marcus, In response to your survey. I am an ESL teacher and l know that learning a second or third language can be very dififcult and frustrating especially if one is not in the language environment. I think one must have a good grasp on at least some basic elements as; around 15 everyday verbs, question, sentance, negative sentence structures, everyday vocabulary( food, places,times ) and little stories in the present and a past tense. Yes l have listened to the free audio that you are so great to give us and l love it, with a little more explanation it would be awesome. There are so many Spanish methods on the market that it is hard to choose one especially if we are total beginners. l have not tried the other mentionned course and do not feel the need to. Linda Hello Marcus,

In response to your survey.

I am an ESL teacher and l know that learning a second or third language can be very dififcult and frustrating especially if one is not in the language environment. I think one must have a good grasp on at least some basic elements as; around 15 everyday verbs, question, sentance, negative sentence structures, everyday vocabulary( food, places,times ) and little stories in the present and a past tense. Yes l have listened to the free audio that you are so great to give us and l love it, with a little more explanation it would be awesome. There are so many Spanish methods on the market that it is hard to choose one especially if we are total beginners. l have not tried the other mentionned course and do not feel the need to.

Linda

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