Is rosetta stone a good tool to help me prepare for a clep test in spanish?
I want to clep a college spanish class and was wondering if rosetta stone would prepare me for the test. Will it teach me all the rules of grammar, sentence structure, or anyhting else I might need. Would it be better to simply buy a textbook?
don’t count onit… rosetta stone is to learn a language in a specific sequence.
I found it somewhat helpful, but you’re better off fiding a spanish/english dictionary
I tried rosetta for Spanish. It does not have any translation, grammar or conjugation instructions so it will be very hard to go beyond the basics with it. It is good for the basics as it is pure memorization. There is no way to be fluent with it. Their program is based on the same thing where you see these 4 pictures over and over again. I was disappointed especially for the price I paid.
My college uses tell me more. My goal was to become fluent so it was perfect for me and I bought their individual version. 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 contact them to get a free demo http://www.tellmemore.com and also ask for a Rosetta Stone demo to compare, visit independent reviews websites(About.com, http://www.toptenreviews.com...).
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
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don’t count onit… rosetta stone is to learn a language in a specific sequence.
I found it somewhat helpful, but you’re better off fiding a spanish/english dictionary
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