Abbeygurl4 Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 And if it is worth the price, how many levels should be purchased at once? They are offering a 5-payment plan that I'm considering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB in NJ Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 IMHO, no. Only because I'm not very fond of the way they "teach" a language. I prefer Auralog (Tell Me More...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 for what language? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbalgirl Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 As former military linguists, we don't care for the way they teach languages, especially for the price. My dh in particular is not impressed. I am not sure what we're going to do for modern languages at this point, but it won't be Rosetta Stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 NO. Without a shade of doubt. Professionally speaking too. Rosetta Stone is a phenomenon which shows how far a good marketing can go. I would NOT use it, in any of its versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdalley Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Which program is recommended for dyslexics who need foreign language for High School? I have one of our Doctors telling me not to worry about him learning one but I'd still like to try. I'm glad to see this thread because I've been wondering about Rosetta Stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbeygurl4 Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 I'm glad I asked before I shelled out the money! My son wants to learn Japanese and German. I'll check out Auralog. Any other decent foreign language programs out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhappyjoyjoy Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I hear so many people say yes and so many say no. I really don't know what to think. My DS1 and I are going to learn French. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardis Girl Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Would love to hear more about what people do like. :) I used RS Spanish with 2 in late elementary/middle school. They did well with it, but it's very weak on grammar. Years later they still remember much of the vocab, so I think it was fine for that. However, I have 3 younger ones and was debating what to use for them. I think RS has been "improved" since we used it, but each level contains much less than it used to for the sane price. What's that about?? I did briefly own The Easy Spanish when it was released -- and while it sounded good in theory, I was underwhelmed and unimpressed with the bulk of it in terms of real instruction and content (and glaring errors). Great topic; thanks for asking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbeygurl4 Posted March 30, 2011 Author Share Posted March 30, 2011 Auralog (Tell Me More) looks pretty good and the price is better and they have a 7-day trail. I think we'll give it a try before I shell out $500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyinND Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Thanks for this post, as I am considering Rosetta Stone. I look into some of the others, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto3innc Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Great info...thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB in NJ Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I'm glad I asked before I shelled out the money! My son wants to learn Japanese and German. I'll check out Auralog. Any other decent foreign language programs out there? for German, I'd use this!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 We're moving over to The Learnables next year. I did a lot of research on foreign language programs this past year, even came very close to getting RS, but I finally chose TL because: 1. I want my dd to learn to think in the foreign language she is learning, 2. Because TL has been successfully used by homeschool families for over 30 years and has really great reviews, and 3. I could not beat the quality for the price. Best to you as you continue exploring! Blessings, Lucinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebbS Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 We use Rosetta Stone Spanish and we like it. If either of my children actually had an interest in learning languages, I'd probably do something more comprehensive. But honestly, no matter which curriculum we use, my kids will most likely do what I did...never use it and forget the entire language within a few years. Rosetta Stone Homeschool edition does have some extra materials to beef it up and we pick up local Spanish newspapers as additional practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dietmom Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 we tried the Chinese--but it was a no go!! The Spanish was a little more doable--my brother has been through all 3 levels of the basic Latin America version and found he was still not able to converse well when he was traveling there for business--so I think you'd have to supplement it with speaking with native speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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