Anyone ever use Rosetta stone?

2011-08-31 02:50:34

#26

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6798|'Murka

rdx-fx wrote:
FEOS wrote:
Only problem is, if Rosetta Stone is your only way of learning the language, it doesn't teach you the rules. Hence my critique.
No substitute for repetition, interaction, and plain old hard work & intelligent studying.

living in a country is immersion -

After spending all that time on Rosetta Stone (granted, there was a significant delay between stopping RS and traveling), I was completely lost linguistically in China except for a few phrases that a $10 phrase book jogged my memory on. RS helped with pronunciation on those.

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2011-08-31 09:39:15

#27

rdx-fx: ...; +955|6979

FEOS wrote:
After spending all that time on Rosetta Stone (granted, there was a significant delay between stopping RS and traveling), I was completely lost linguistically in China except for a few phrases that a $10 phrase book jogged my memory on. RS helped with pronunciation on those.

If you want to really learn a language, use your .mil email address, and get a full copy of the DLI-FLC 18 month intensive language course.

2011-08-31 09:48:17

#28

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5745|London, England

rdx-fx wrote:
FEOS wrote:
After spending all that time on Rosetta Stone (granted, there was a significant delay between stopping RS and traveling), I was completely lost linguistically in China except for a few phrases that a $10 phrase book jogged my memory on. RS helped with pronunciation on those.
If you want to really learn a language, use your .mil email address, and get a full copy of the DLI-FLC 18 month intensive language course.

Oooooooh, I wonder if I still have access to that

"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
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2011-08-31 12:58:41

#29

Brasso: member; +1,549|7018

FEOS wrote:
rdx-fx wrote:
FEOS wrote:
Only problem is, if Rosetta Stone is your only way of learning the language, it doesn't teach you the rules. Hence my critique.
No substitute for repetition, interaction, and plain old hard work & intelligent studying.

living in a country is immersion -
After spending all that time on Rosetta Stone (granted, there was a significant delay between stopping RS and traveling), I was completely lost linguistically in China except for a few phrases that a $10 phrase book jogged my memory on. RS helped with pronunciation on those.

not your fault

thats because mandarin is fucking hard

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2011-08-31 13:08:13

#30

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5973

Language experts put mandarin along with Japanese and Arabic into the very hard category for native speakers of English to learn. You need an insane amount of class time to speak those properly.

Anyway thanks everyone.

2011-08-31 13:31:57

#31

Brasso: member; +1,549|7018

thats because mandarin is ass backwards

what decent language would require you to know 10000 words just to have an everyday conversation

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2011-08-31 13:35:48

#32

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|7080

It's because Mandarin is written with pictographs instead of phonetic letters. Each symbol contains and idea-- more than a word.

x

2011-08-31 14:56:36

#33

Brasso: member; +1,549|7018

i took the language for around 8 years thank you

edit: it still sucks

Last edited by Brasso (2011-08-31 14:56:46)

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2011-08-31 15:30:56

#34

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|7080

Then you should know that it's not ass backwards. Show me an ass forwards language.

x

2011-08-31 15:45:00

#35

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5745|London, England

Superior Mind wrote:
Then you should know that it's not ass backwards. Show me an ass forwards language.

Any segmental writing system.

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2011-08-31 16:42:56

#36

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|7080

How so? Phonetic writing systems are not necessarily better or more expressive than pictographic or hieroglyphic ones. They're just confusing to non-native learners.

x

2011-08-31 17:23:52

#37

Brasso: member; +1,549|7018

i need to know 26 letters to comprise any word (past, present, or a future word) in english, whereas if i know chinese pinyin that doesn't help me one bit because each word is a separate character that isn't related to pinyin in any way, shape, or form

Last edited by Brasso (2011-08-31 18:59:43)

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2011-08-31 18:17:26

#38

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6798|'Murka

rdx-fx wrote:
FEOS wrote:
After spending all that time on Rosetta Stone (granted, there was a significant delay between stopping RS and traveling), I was completely lost linguistically in China except for a few phrases that a $10 phrase book jogged my memory on. RS helped with pronunciation on those.
If you want to really learn a language, use your .mil email address, and get a full copy of the DLI-FLC 18 month intensive language course.

I might...once I finish Air War College. And stop reading for about three months.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2011-08-31 18:51:48

#39

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5745|London, England

Superior Mind wrote:
How so? Phonetic writing systems are not necessarily better or more expressive than pictographic or hieroglyphic ones. They're just confusing to non-native learners.

Because they just make more sense. Why do you think asians use our numbering system? It's easier and leads to less confusion. Same premise.

Last edited by Jay (2011-08-31 18:52:13)

"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat

2011-08-31 19:40:29

#40

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|7080

Our Indian number system.

A universal system of writing mathematics is a result of global commerce. If the Oriental peoples had took over the world maybe we would use a different number system, but probably not.

x

2011-08-31 19:46:22

#41

Brasso: member; +1,549|7018

please dont call me oriental

i'm not a rug

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2011-08-31 20:27:44

#42

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|7080

Ok.. Asians.

x

2011-09-01 00:13:51

#43

Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6731

In other news: Rosette in German is a slang word for your poopiehole, which makes this the bestest name for a learning program eva.

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2011-09-01 07:14:41

#44

Brasso: member; +1,549|7018

Sisco wrote:
In other news: Rosette in German is a slang word for your poopiehole, which makes this the bestest name for a learning program eva.

thats good to know, i am starting to learn rosetta stone german

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2011-09-04 21:02:51

#45

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6988|132 and Bush

Sorry but rosetta stone absolutely sucks. It advertises itself as natural learning, but starring at pictures and playing see and say is not natural. Audiobooks are by far better tools in my opinion.

Of course having bi-lingual parents also helps..lol

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2011-09-04 21:04:42

#46

Reciprocity: Member; +721|6968|the dank(super) side of Oregon

all those airport kiosks...they're lies?

2011-09-04 21:06:30

#47

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5973

the airport wouldn't lie to me...would they?

2011-09-04 21:06:30

#48

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6988|132 and Bush

In my opinion yes. *I have tried it

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2011-09-04 21:08:23

#49

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5973

For what language kmar? I know you're French, you have lived in Germany, and at one point spent some time in Venezuela. So that narrows it done a bit.

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2011-09-04 21:19:49

#50

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6988|132 and Bush

German.. my Spanish is descent, my French is better. I know enough English to get by ..lol

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