Rosetta Stone

Ok, so /lang/, im currently learning german through a formal class, and im quite pleased at my progress. i retain everything quite well, and it's not difficult.

i am an aspiring linguist, and hope to major in it in college (not underage b&, senior). i have ineffectually tried to learn other languages, but my biggest success is coming from pirated dutch rosetta stone.

i want to learn a multitude of languages before my life is terminated, and i know that rosetta stone is billed by itself and others as a quintessential language-acquisition resource, but it is as good as it seems?

in short, let us discuss the pros and cons of rosetta stone compared to other conventional language learning methods and series, and which is more convenient, effective, potent, etc.

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Seconded! His Spanish-language tapes were excellent. He breaks the language into digestible parts. It's like listening to a recorded lecture-- he has three students parroting him and figuring out questions along with you.

The man teaches French, Italian, English, Spanish and German as far as I know. He has one of those "citizens of the World" accents, cannot pinpoint where he's from, but it's sort of comforting to listen to.

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tl;dr Go with MICHEL THOMAS, you WILL learn.