Current Events > Is Rosetta Stone legit? Anybody use it to learn Spanish?

(+) Yeah! (+)

I wanna learn Spanish, and then Russian and it seems like the best avenue to do it.
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I bought it but never used it. So idk.
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Rosetta Stone was used by the government to train international diplomats, interpreters, and operatives.

That said I think something better was discovered sometime in the last ten years or so.
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It's a bit dated, but if you actually have the motivation to use it regularly it gets the job done. The problem is a lot of people buy Rosetta stone as a substitute for an actual class or tutor, and then never boot it up because they have no outside force pushing them to bother.
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Tyranthraxus posted...

That said I think something better was discovered sometime in the last ten years or so.

Any idea what that something better is?
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NOM posted...

Tyranthraxus posted...

That said I think something better was discovered sometime in the last ten years or so.

Any idea what that something better is?

I can't remember exactly what. I just recall something that claimed to be more efficient for less money.

It's all about your personal learning style anyway.
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good for vocabulary, poor for grammar and regional dialects

Doesn't Rosetta Stone only teach speech? Meaning you're still illiterate to the language?
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I hear commercials on the radio for Babel. No clue about it any further. Ads essentially say it's European, Europeans speak languages! So grain of salt, imo.
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