My teacher always says "learning a new language is not for perfection but for communication"
@ethancastillo67635 жыл бұрын
That's a really great quote! I recently spoke to my uncle after learning Portuguese, and he told me that after 20 years, he still can't think in Portuguese. He understands it completely and it's easier to read than his native language at times, etc, but it never became perfectly native to him. It's only for communication after all...
@FODHS5 жыл бұрын
Very true. Someone who has English as a second language can still be understood even if their English is not great. Other languages, not so much. For example, Chinese. If you don't get Chinese exactly correct nobody has the slightest clue what you said.
@foxtrot37904 жыл бұрын
Facts
@michaelgutierrez79754 жыл бұрын
Wise man
@angelinabetty4 жыл бұрын
You are lucky to have had such a wise teacher !
@vaniltonneves6 жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm from brazil and I'm learning English with rosetta stone, I didn't know anything and now I can understand what you say.
@cazador38635 жыл бұрын
Are you joking by saying what you talk or was that a mistake.
@MsAakifa5 жыл бұрын
EagleJrod shut the fuck up. English is not their first language
@marianatalia72915 жыл бұрын
Say**
@morningmayan5 жыл бұрын
good for you!!!
@jonere55 жыл бұрын
Not bad but, it's say my dude.
@andycarr30425 жыл бұрын
My old roomate learned English just watching Hanna Montana lol she’s fluent now
@lebebeve48814 жыл бұрын
Andy Carr did she have any lessons, anyone teaching her or helping her along the way? Did she go online and get assistance?
@foreverloving55654 жыл бұрын
Andy Carr 😂 that’s so cute
@mofongoboy20574 жыл бұрын
@@lebebeve4881 She probably just watched cartoon young, where im from lots of us learn english just by watching tv, no lessons
@SRNoobR4 жыл бұрын
reminds me of BTS' RM that became fluent in English just from watching Friends lmao
@DrFunk-rk6yl4 жыл бұрын
Mario Lemieux learned English by watching soap operas.
@Gleichtritt2 жыл бұрын
Rosetta Stone is amazing for your first deep dive into a language. You learn to walk pretty nicely with it. When you finished it, you can usually understand already quite a bit and use the language. From there, just by using it, you will get the rest.
@heatherprincipe85379 ай бұрын
Thank you for this.
@lentrappe33094 жыл бұрын
I learned English from watching "Sanford and Son" and now I own a junkyard in America.
@beckyharris24374 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@funtime9743 жыл бұрын
It's not a junk yard, it's an empire. You great big dummy!
@buggy-boy3 жыл бұрын
💀
@nickp11673 жыл бұрын
The old 70s sitcom as a second language program?
@connectingseas71733 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!!🦾💪🏽🧠
@matthewbartke44248 жыл бұрын
Most people drop out of a lot of things, be it foreign language classes, knitting classes, martial arts classes, whatever. If you finish it, you can read books and watch movies in the language? That's pretty good motivation.
@datguyiii69778 жыл бұрын
+Matticus Barticus with great power comes great manga
@MultiCrawler17 жыл бұрын
Matticus Barticus i didnt see the video but glad i saw this comment lol damn, so you really can reas books and see movies based of what you learn from their program?? lol well shit that all i need fuck yea thats good motivation lol
@SonyXLR6 жыл бұрын
But he spent 2 years on it...
@mattiasarvidsson85226 жыл бұрын
all movies have subtitles anyway, and every book worth reading is translated
@dany-9225 жыл бұрын
Festive_ by any chance was your teacher Mr Pippin
@peakbagger76824 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your review of Rosetta Stone. I have always wondered about it. I did the three levels of the Pimsleur Hebrew; it took me two years to assimilate the language in the course. I was impressed with it. On one of my trips to Israel, I was in a taxi traveling from a resort to a train station to get to Tel Aviv. I was talking with the taxi driver in English because he was fluent. He was talking to his supervisor in Hebrew by speaker phone on his dash-mounted cell phone. They didn't know I knew some Hebrew. The taxi driver's supervisor was advising him to convince me to go the long distance to a train station in Tel Aviv instead of to the local train station in the north of Israel. He told the taxi driver to offer me the ride for an additional 100 Shekels. The train ride for me to Tel Aviv would be 26 Shekels. I politely declined his offer. I have no background in Hebrew. I can do basic conversational French. My wife says I can hold a conversation in Spanish. And Germans say I am fluent in German. I am in my 60's. It took a while to get there.
@qaze31962 жыл бұрын
cap
@danielmoore12324 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna get Rosetta Stone and a treadmill for my new year's resolution. So I'll be trying to sell both of those things sometime around mid to late January if anyone is interested. Lol
@MJBclassics3 жыл бұрын
Omg I'm crying laughing
@findjoselyn6 жыл бұрын
I love how humble you are in your explanation of your education in Spanish.
@addictedtothebold9 жыл бұрын
From what I've watched in this video, I think you expected Rosetta Stone to be a complete language learning classroom. I think Rosetta Stone is more of like a parent trying to teach her child to speak the language. The child is then expected learn all the details in school, which the parent is unable to state. Things like explaining spelling and why grammar is this way and not that way is something you learn in school. And I really think if you have an issue with not knowing something in Rosetta Stone, you can use the internet to learn. When I heard you were able to read books and understand movies, that REALLY got me going!!! I really want to understand the language more than speak because I don't live in a place where anyone speaks anything but English and a less spoken language. And of course when you understand, speaking is just one tiny step forward
@silentThunder7779 жыл бұрын
Finally an honest review on youtube. Rare, very rare.
@warbear.68 жыл бұрын
Excellent review. Very informative for a guy whose debating on trying it.
@senorheyspanish8 жыл бұрын
+Alex Warren Thanks. I WAS debating on trying it. I actually finished the entire 5 levels of the program before doing the review.
@OhsoWoobie8 жыл бұрын
+Ruslan Ruskan he said in the beginning that's not what this review was going to be about.
@soonermagic246 жыл бұрын
Alex Warren I misread gay* and trans in your comment for some reason
@shreddder9993 жыл бұрын
@@senorheyspanish What about just combining Rosetta Stone with either Preply or italki? There's the speaking part!
@davesinspiration4 жыл бұрын
Due to the coronavirus Rosetta Stone is giving away 3 months free for students!! I'm currently learning French.
@AlanAngelsTime8 жыл бұрын
the only way to master a language is to use it in real life everyday in my opinion
@TheNadakan8 жыл бұрын
+Trey Tucker it definitely helps for sure. The dialects and accentuations is something we have to learn, plus how language is used in casual ways. Also, the speed at how people speak.
@lafartball22865 жыл бұрын
Full immersion
@dinosore47824 жыл бұрын
Alan Angels naw , there’s plenty of people who learn languages without talking to anyone .
@zacharymartin50334 жыл бұрын
@@dinosore4782 Well yeah anyone can but immersion is the most effective way to learn. My friend used to know no Spanish and he began dating a Spanish girl and going to her house for dinner and at dinner they only spoke in Spanish after 2-3 nights he was becoming conversational and after a few weeks of this, he was starting to think certain thoughts in Spanish. Being thrown in is by far the most effective way but it's not practical for many people.
@dinosore47824 жыл бұрын
Zachary Martin no he didn’t . Lol . That’s the most ridiculously fake story I’ve ever heard in my life .
@lafartball22865 жыл бұрын
So what you're saying is Rosetta stone is like going to the gym 😂
@ladydede885 жыл бұрын
LaFart Ball 😂😂😂😂😂 Ctfu damn ill go once and never again
@bojackh10325 жыл бұрын
@@ladydede88 hahaha
@adub16010 жыл бұрын
I couldn't finish this video... I wasn't engaged and motivated enough.
@soldieroflove2475 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@cod44405 жыл бұрын
Lmmfao
@willgod06055 жыл бұрын
Lmfaoooooooooooooooooooo 😂😂😂😂
@Mike-so4fz5 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing this is your excuse, as to why you can't get it up either.
@rashaangriffin99585 жыл бұрын
Yeah me too
@jordanhanna98708 жыл бұрын
I watched this after starting my Lesson 1 for Arabic on Rosetta Stone. Good review. I like the honesty about a lot of people not finishing. This lets me know that I need to be prepared for a long grind. Thanks!
@jamesmichaels49792 жыл бұрын
5 years later, how did you get on?
@yehhshhs8 жыл бұрын
starts at 2:38
@B_Lanee8 жыл бұрын
Thanks lol
@flypimpkotc8 жыл бұрын
lmao
@walidelouaret30357 жыл бұрын
hahahahahhahaha
@pattas20056 жыл бұрын
Thanks :-)
@tarek3076 жыл бұрын
haha thanks
@danielhurt57478 жыл бұрын
skip to 4:10 if you want an answer to the video.... if you want to call it that
@Leon-pn6rb7 жыл бұрын
Daniel Hurt Why do people blabber and not focus on the title I mean 4 minutes of nonsense
@Lucas-vw3cj7 жыл бұрын
haha thanks Daniel Hurt that was helpful
@loszhor5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@endofanage2234 жыл бұрын
Dear lawd just get to the point.
@ranarehman73264 жыл бұрын
It's important to know his English and Spanish background because that's a big factor in his ability to learn any french at all
@Xzazazazia9 жыл бұрын
Rosetta Stone will make you hate that *DOOT, doot* sound with a burning passion.
@gavinjeanettesmith49729 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to give a real an honest opinion. I found this very helpful
@lingoniGERMAN6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review, I agree with you on lots of points.
@matthewmcinnis48977 жыл бұрын
Rosetta Stone comes with a Barron's French grammar book for begginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. Rosetta Stone also comes with the barons French at a glance book which gives you information on how to communicate with people and how to get around in a town. The French book is basically two books in one, phrasebook and a dictionary for travelers, it has 1000 useful phrases, hear phrases in French, hear pronunciation of hundreds of french verbs, and it's for Apple and android mobile devices and that's just the app that comes with the book and you can download it on an android device or apple so was that a stone has come along way . Using the French Rosetta Stone, I have learned how to speak some French and in order to get some of the creativity out of the language you need to repeat whatever they're telling you whenever they're telling you. Respect as they are saying it even if you're not supposed to repeat it, even if you're supposed to click on the picture just repeat it and it helps you in more ways than one helps you in communication and with other things also .
@xandro24454 жыл бұрын
The issue is when you just use Rosetta Stone and nothing else. Software is just one part of the whole puzzle. I'm learning spanish. I'm using rosetta stone, memrise, duolingo, I have a tutor from mexico who I speak with three times a week for an hour, all my music is in spanish, I only watch spanish programs, my sports are in spanish, I shop at my local supermercado, text in spanish, and my wife and I only speak to eachother in Spanish now.
@melanperez063 жыл бұрын
This was awesome and really answered my questions, thank you! I loved the comparison to college. I’ll be purchasing the program and after completion I’ll take an in person course. Thanks again!
@mellavergne2 жыл бұрын
Seven years later, and still informative! Thank you
@EricMcDowellegm5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to post this review! I'm learning Rosetta Stone French and liking it so far; I am about to finish Level 1 Unit 3. I know exactly what you are saying about the language development aspect of RS, and that for me is also frustrating. Part of me wants to practice verb conjugations and other French grammar, but I guess I can always find supplemental materials to do that and use them with RS as well.
@JackHL2 ай бұрын
Thank You!! Such a great review. Rosetta Stone does inflate expectations. Thank you for giving us the real deal so we can evaluate the value of the program.
@lauraandrews16764 жыл бұрын
I only have negative memories of Rosetta Stone. When I was eight years old, I got interested in learning Korean. There happened to be a Saturday Korean language class not far from where we lived, and I attended it for three years. My parents got me the Rosetta Stone Level 1 to supplement. It was absolutely the most frustrating thing I've ever experienced, and there was a huge disconnect between my classes and my computer learning. In the classes, I pretty quickly and effortlessly learned how to read Korean, as well as speak it to some extent. My comprehension of what I was saying and reading was pretty low, however. The classes were designed for kids whose parents spoke Korean around them throughout the week, and I was the only non-Korean child in the whole place. With the Rosetta Stone, I literally could not get past the part where they start throwing more complex sentences at you. They show you a picture ... but it's a static image. You don't know what it means, it coukd mean any number of things. You recognize a word here and there, like girl or boy, but mostly it's gibberish. I was frustrated to tears more than once. And by the way, Rosetta Stone does not teach you the way you learn a first language. A child learns by context, actions, facial expressions, and tone of voice, none of which is present in Rosetta Stone. When I say I learned nothing from the program, I mean it. Not a thing. I can still remember part of a song I learned in the Korean class (almost twenty years later), but I don't remember one thing from Rosetta Stone except that it was sheer torture.
@jeffryphillipsburns3 жыл бұрын
I can easily imagine your frustration. I was subjected to an I.Q. Test in first grade that was all drawings and then subjected to another in sixth grade that was completely verbal (not aural). I scored thirty points higher on the sixth grade test.
@92TampaChick8132 жыл бұрын
Bulgogi is life
@natec94202 жыл бұрын
Hi Laura, so well said. I had the exact same experience, with Mandarin. It would show a picture, with, exactly as you say, no context. A person could imagine a thousand things to say about that picture. They had no answer either, meaning they didn’t have the answer for me to refer to. The online lesson that I did get was with a visibly annoyed and tired mandarin speaker, again with no answers in my language. I’d definitely try a different program.
@RachelSmithvvmusic98 Жыл бұрын
I had a similar experience with Rosetta Stone German, except I remember one collection of phrases that haunts me to this day: Ich habe rote Blumen. Sie hat rote Blumen. Sie haben rote Blumen. Er hat rote Blumen. xD Rosetta Stone has all the right intentions of teaching a language with the “mother-tongue” approach, but is extremely limited simply due to the nature of the program. It seems like Virtual Reality language apps like Immerse have everything Rosetta Stone tries to have. VR allows language instructors to actually develop their classes based on environments outside of a classroom. You actually get to learn a language in context, similar to how it would be if you moved to another country specifically to learn the language. VR settings become educational spaces, where language-learning can emerge naturally and uniquely for each individual. This is what Rosetta Stone tries to accomplish, but seeing the same two pictures of a tree over and over in order to learn that it’s “der Baum” in German isn’t going to be as effective as taking a nature walk with other people also learning German! Check out www.immerse.online/, it looks so cool!
@queenkish51648 жыл бұрын
I love how you explain.... very professional..
@lynnosterkamp74437 жыл бұрын
I just completed all the units in the Rosetta Stone program. I am very self-motivated, which kept me going, but it took me 2 years to finish. Things I liked about it: It's like a game and there's satisfaction in getting things right; you get a score after each lesson and can repeat it if you need to; and I especially liked the pronunciation practice. I learned a lot of vocabulary, but unlike you, I didn't learn enough to watch videos or read Harry Potter in Spanish. My pronunciation is pretty good, but that's only a strong point if I can come up with the sentences I want to say. And, as you say, Rosetta Stone isn't strong on teaching its students to generate content. That's why I'm here at your lessons, where I am able to take my Rosetta Stone knowledge and apply it to actual speaking.
@keiths29027 жыл бұрын
I think people don't expect to need to put work into language. Even with the most fun program ever, or class, the person isn't going to continue doing it if they think its not going to take work. Not only in the program but the language isnt going to do anything if its not used outside of it. I learned Swedish that way, and was able to get really good at around middle of Level 2. Though, it is such a close language to English. But it was still inportant for me to use it outside the program, from watching youtube or reading. I can read Harry Potter in Swedish already. It's laborious, but I can understand it. I think that selling language learning like a game is a bad idea, because, ultimately, it requires work. No matter what you do, its not going to fall in your lap.
@woolypuffin3923 жыл бұрын
How is it work to just click pictures and repeat without knowing what it says? Sorry but i think most people need an explenation at some point. For beginners like myself that start at zero you just get random words to guess. I dont need the phrases "she drinks, he is running" in every day life.
@mariasandberg17189 жыл бұрын
I have been doing the online Swedish version and I agree with your overall assessment. I find it much cheaper than a college course and I moved much faster than if I was taking a class 1-2x a week. The main purpose is to improve your listening and vocabulary, somewhat your reading/pronunciation. For me it has been fun and I do it everyday for about 1hr sometimes more if I am enjoying it. Where do I find the time? Instead of reading a book or watching TV in the evening, I do the course. I have the online version where I can chat or speak with other students and native speakers, play games, read etc. I think the plain box version must be boring. I think no language course will make you completely fluent, that takes other types of teaching and actual contact. I speak 3 languages fluently, Swedish will be my 4th and I think I learned the most when I was at that country or around native speakers. It takes being more immersed with all your senses. But I agree with you, Rosetta Stone does help you move you along to an intermediate level. Thanks for the video. Je te dis merde!
@rogermont32834 жыл бұрын
Excellent review. I am completing Spanish this month. It takes about 1.5 month per level if you have the time to do it. The strength of the Rosetta Stone is pronunciation. I turned it to the highest level to force myself to pronounce clearly. I did the same with French and it was tough at the beginning. The great part about having the speaking level at the highest, your improved strength spills over into helping you write better, then read better, then understand the grammar better. Also, I made sure that I got 100% correct, repeating each lesson, identifying and correcting my mistakes, before moving on. I did have a separate text for teaching grammar, titled: Advanced Spanish Grammar by Marcial Prado. It is written in Spanish, but you quickly pickup the meanings and exercises. Likewise I did the same with French by buying two grammar levels both written in French. But after all is said and done, the most helpful thing is talking with native speakers after you finish the course. How? It is super easy to find reasonable tutors on the Internet. They make money in their spare time, and you get their critical attention. Many are teachers in their day-jobs so being in USA you get them after they are done with work. Your tutor will pull you up 1 level. Be persistent and determined. You will get there. PS. When doing Duolingo, I found it too easy to progress without being proficient. When I suggested that they provide a difficulty scale that the user can choose his level, I was quickly shouted down by the mob. Andy, after 5 levels of French, do you pronounce "le" as lay instead of luh? It seems your recent Spanish lessons has affected your French. Just saying, after completing these courses you have to keep refreshing yourself. Duolingo is ok for this purpose.
@jdmtssp6 жыл бұрын
This is an extremely helpful review. Thank you!
@ericphillips94429 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy and grateful for this review. As a potential customer I wanted a realistic overview of Rosetta's program. It's wonderful to have the opinion from someone who completed the course. I am considering learning Vietnamese and wanted to understand their program better. I place great value on such a great review. Thank you for posting this! You're awesome.
@Luxumburg3 жыл бұрын
Super late reply but how did that go for you? Did you use the program? Did you feel confident enough to speak Vietnamese to other people? I want to learn Vietnamese so I can talk to my wife's family when I visit.
@edgykoala17327 жыл бұрын
I will agree with the lack of motivation being a huge problem in any self study software. A lot of learning phone apps are really making strides in that, but Rosetta Stone you just have to buckle down and set a schedule.
@TeeKayKay8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review! Thank you from saving me from having a $500 bright yellow dust collector in my possession. As much as I'd love to learn another language, I'm very low in the self motivation area.
@LanguageCity8 жыл бұрын
Here is my perspective as a native French teacher: as you said, the fact that they don't explain anything in English is a major flaw to me. It's just more convenient and profitable for them to create... They don't teach the difference between the way you read a sentence and the way native speakers blend words together creating new sounds (Je suis is pronounced "Ch'ui" by native speakers), or how some syllables or words are entirely skipped ("ne" in the negative form "ne + verb+ pas). Native speakers also skip the "il" in "il y a"... Students will be under the impression that the pronoun "we" is "nous" while "nous" is a very formal pronoun used in writing (less than 1% of the time in spoken French). The French really use the pronoun "on" 99% of the time for "we". The French also use plenty of colloquial & slang words & expressions that no one ever teaches, things you will hear in French conversations, movies or talk shows. There are also about half a million (standard) idiomatic expressions we use everyday that you won't find in Rosetta Stone. I could go on and on, but I think you get the idea :)
@lovelylluvia53008 жыл бұрын
thank you!
@jayfuckinbird65606 жыл бұрын
What's the best way to learn a language if you're an adult that no longer has access to class? Are there private classes or something along those lines?
@dariousreed90416 жыл бұрын
@Language City Bravo! You were spot on with your explanations. I need you to come out with a book or program yourself!
@bhutchin19966 жыл бұрын
Most beginner programs aren't going to teach slang and colloquialisms. Publishing houses usually don't put out much beyond the beginning stage because there's not much of a market for it, especially when so few people get past the beginning stage. Plus, there are books which teach slang and other things beyond the beginning stage.
@mchobbit29516 жыл бұрын
To be fair, every language uses a lot of colloquialism, slang and expressions that won't be taught to beginners. I do agree that Rosetta Stone is much too formal. Too much focus on vous and nous...and overpriced for what it is. I think the "spoken French is oh so tough" thing is pretty overblown though. I tried the sample of the French Today audiobook. She kept going on and on how it's so tough to understand and how you need to be "taught" to understand it. I understood it without any effort. I understand French TV too. I have trouble with thick accents, but that's to be expected when you're a learner.
@sapporo71008 жыл бұрын
Thanks, man. Awesome review. Very honest. I bought all three levels of Japanese, and I agree with you completely.
@handicapitation32509 жыл бұрын
Question. When you used Rosetta Stone, did you utilize all of the resources they offer? Because I am learning Japanese and am involved in groups where you can socialize with native speakers of the language you are learning. I believe that you had much more success in school because you actually had conversations as it was a social setting. Great review overall. You were spot on with the whole motivation thing and people not finishing it. It goes much faster when you immerse yourself in the language as much as possible. Most people don't finish it because they don't have the time or motivation to do that. I think those people would struggle learning a new language with any program other than actual school. I still think Rosetta Stone is the best DIY program as long as you use their resources and have the drive. Although I do believe school or another social setting will always be the best choice to learn a new language.
@karlyn1328 жыл бұрын
+handicapitation okay so i plan on getting japanese 1 next month. so i just got out of high school last year, i took japanese all four years plus A.P., i did fairly well, but my skills have slipped and i really wanna get better and know more, if i truly dive and immerse myself into the resources and so on, and take like a hr and half a day to work wiht rs, do you think i will skyrocket my nihongo?
@maliNme859 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the first unbiased review I have yet to see regarding Rosetta. I am currently taking the French course, and I after quite a few months I am nearly half-way through. I felt that I have been struggling forming conversation on my own, but like you said, my understanding and reading of the language has improved greatly. Your review made me feel a lot better that my problem with language development lies more with the software than with myself. That being said, I love Rosetta for the use that it is providing, and once I finish this, I think I will use Pimsleur or another similar program to learn how to formulate conversation better. At least with Rosetta I am gaining confidence with vocabulary, listening, and grammar. Thank you for the first great review I have yet to see on Roseeta.
@Faith-lh5ti4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the honest review. I've only just begun my Rosetta Stone today, but I'd say don't do it for a language that doesn't use the same alphabet/script. I'm a native English speaker, and I have the Japanese course. It is *super* difficult and I'm only on the first lesson. I have some background (thank god) in the script because of Duolingo, but I've already gotten so confused and quit the lesson twice.
@gahannaorch4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. It sets realistic expectations and appreciate the candor.
@alanguages8 жыл бұрын
It would have been nice if you spoke in French for about 5 minutes afterwards to show your level. It makes no sense to give a positive review and never have to show the ability.
@JohnThePA8 жыл бұрын
+alanguages while I agree with this, it would be unfair to his skills. This was taken in 2014. I'm sure he's improved since then.
@alanguages8 жыл бұрын
FrenchCrazy It would be difficult how much can be attributed to RS, since it has been a while. This is why I personally want to see the reviewer(s) demonstrate the knowledge gained from the product they give a positive review about initially. I have met students in their 4th year in Spanish and rave about their classes, but asked to converse, they still are not able to do it, even though they state to be at an advanced level.
@sklanguage5895 жыл бұрын
His accent probably wasn't very good. I appreciate the review anyway, though.
@blankb.22774 жыл бұрын
But it wasn’t a positive review? He said “for the vast majority of people I would not recommend Rosetta Stone.” And he straight up said his speech skills were bad. He said all he can do is watch movies at low intermediate level.
@KiltedVeteran2 жыл бұрын
I just started Latin America Spanish today on Rosetta Stone because I plan on going to Ecuador in a couple of years. I plan on completing it but, I am retired so I have a gratuitous amount of time on my hands. Thanks for the honest review.
@pandypie14 жыл бұрын
I know this is old, but I gotta say, I am on lesson 1 still of japanese, but have already completed probably about 1/3rd of the japanese duolingo course. The rosetta stone is nice so far because it is, so far, mostly kind of drilling the vocab that i've already learned back into my head and it seems to be improving my pronounciation (duolingo japanese does not offer any part where you can get your pronunciation tested), but if I didn't already know some of the grammar from duolingo I would be COMPLETELY lost already and I know it. I think I'm going to try to keep up both because it seems like, together, it may be great!
@kdelka816 жыл бұрын
Oh dear, lord, no. I completed 4 years of Spanish in high school and 6 Spanish classes at NIU where two classes were taught in Spanish. 15 years ago. I used to consider myself mostly fluent. Now, I have forgotten a lot ESPECIALLY when producing language. I can still read pretty well and interpret somewhat decently. After changing majors, I was now, 15 years later, considering Rosetta Stone to get back to where I used to be. Especially with producing language. I already have pretty good word and phrase recall when listening. Thank you SO MUCH. It does not sound like the program for me.
@georgerizzo37889 жыл бұрын
someone finally told me what i wanted to heard! thanks!
@joelledavis45475 жыл бұрын
Thank you for letting us in about what people don't tell us about Rosetta Stone. I appreciate it :)
@HalimahNiaM9 жыл бұрын
This was EXTREMELY informative. Thank you!
@rochellewright54544 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your time and patience and sharing with all of us I appreciate you!
@DavidEmerling799 жыл бұрын
I 100% agree with you. I am also an English speaker but I am quite proficient in Russian. Just out of curiosity, I took the Russian Rosetta Stone course. Russian grammar is so complex that any attempt to teach by immersion is destined to frustrate the student. A little bit of traditional grammar training would go a long way. It would give some context to why the nouns and adjectives keep changing. From the student's perspective, it must seem very arbitrary. Russians change the nouns, depending on the role it plays in the sentence. That is never explained to the student. They are expected to figure it by repetition. Learning in that manner is a tremendous waste of time.
@scottycatman9 жыл бұрын
You took all three courses?
@Wildflowers.and.ferns179 жыл бұрын
I'm a native English speaker using Memrise to learn Russian, but I really need the traditional grammar training you mentioned. Since Rosetta Stone is clearly lacking this as well, do you have any advice on finding a program or something to supplement my current lessons?
@DavidEmerling799 жыл бұрын
Kristin Brown I think the best way to get the most out of these courses, like Rosetta Stone, is to supplement it by doing some outside grammar training - maybe with just a basic grammar book. At least you'll understand *why* the nouns and adjectives keep changing. English speakers have no idea what the Nominative, Accusative, Genitive, Instrumental, Dative and Locative (or Prepositional) cases are. About the only thing close to it in English is the difference between "I" & "me", "he" & "him", "they" & "them" and "who" & "whom". But imagine a simple word like "book" changing!
@Wildflowers.and.ferns179 жыл бұрын
David Emerling Perfect & thanks for the info- I think I'll go browse Amazon for a lesson book :)
@ofunne8926 жыл бұрын
This is the exact problem I have.
@luigolz62656 жыл бұрын
I can't believe I listened to this entire video. This guy is comparing a software program with an actual teacher. Motivation. You have to have the passion for learning a particular language. So motivation has to come from you. I'm learning French and I find Rosetta Sonte an excellent source of learning for me.
@rcald-gz5jd8 жыл бұрын
Your advice about Rosetta Stone was extremely helpful. Thank you for taking the time to make this review. The language that I'm interested in learning is Portuguese. But I now must question if it's worth the investment in time, or would that time be better spent learning something else.
@ThisOne_Astro7 жыл бұрын
Robert Caldwell i used duolingo with 2 other random apps, it taught me a lot, and after a month i was able to small talk, about 6 months i could keep a conversation going, and by 1 1/2 year i can speak almost fluent. i taught myself using all free apps, but duolingo was the one that made the most impact.
@davidlegare50214 жыл бұрын
Really good breakdown on the pros and cons of Rosetta Stone, really appreciate the thoroughness!
@TobiasWheaton9 жыл бұрын
Honestly if i didn't take french in school it would be quite hard to figure out on my own the grammar. I went thorough the program thinking man if i didn't know this, for example changing the end of a verb to fit the subject, I'd be all confused until i'd look it up. A program that cost this much shouldn't be lacking in something so basic yet so important for said language
@kimmehkinzz10 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this review! My family members are French and I've always wanted to become fluent so I was considering using Rosetta Stone before I started collage. It was very truthful, well explained, really helpful :)
@sarawilde74939 жыл бұрын
Thank you, thank you, thank you for this review on Rosetta Stone for French. It was really helpful.
@shreddder9993 жыл бұрын
I bought Rosetta Stone and when I opened the box there was just a rock inside.
@reindeermeg9 жыл бұрын
This was a very useful review. Thanks for taking the time.
@LizaLavolta5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this review. It was helpful to hear the timeline it took and real review so I can chose the correct time in my life to commit to this.
@pineapplepizza40165 жыл бұрын
I am on the last unit of level 5 Spanish, and I'm still a long way from speaking it fluently. I can read it better than anything. You really need someone who speaks the language to practice with on a regular basis.
@sagittariusque89322 жыл бұрын
I said that as well because once the start going in the conversation you'll be lost
@Mayrita772 жыл бұрын
The thing is that in our brains the place where we produce language and the place where we recognize language are different. You need to find a person you can talk with, producing language is a whole different story. I have a son that I'm trying to teach Spanish to, he understands perfectly, but he doesn't produce much language. Teaching or learning a new language is a beast!! Best wishes
@armandg.howard58858 жыл бұрын
Thank you! That was a clear and honest review.
@SSteil4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your candid review. I only speak English but would like to learn French as I love the country and will be spending a lot of time thereafter I retire. I recently saw an ad about the Rosetta Stone lifetime 24 languages for $199. and your review helped me make a better-informed decision. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts on their program.
@ThyAnarchist878 жыл бұрын
On pirate bay I got 11 languages with a total of 39 courses/cds for free.
@carolouellet7 жыл бұрын
hey Bravo you, much smart. More than most! Full wow.
@pimpfreaks7 жыл бұрын
Robert McCain congratulations you have a nice collection of 11 programmes collecting digital dust.
@XXX-zk6jw7 жыл бұрын
Robert McCain me too, lol. im not done raking in my languages though but I have a select few to start and last me
@MzHeath7 жыл бұрын
What is pirate bay? I want to learn spanish free. how do i get it?
@katoikos4447 жыл бұрын
same ^^
@louisemelaniesimard21089 жыл бұрын
This is probably the most accurate review of this program. I personally never went through the whole program. However, some 15 years ago, I bought a program called "Tell me more" from Auralog to learn Spanish… Rosetta Stone now owns them and this is the base of their program. I started it and dropped it off at level 3 (4 months into it) because I upgraded my computer and Auralog was no longer compatible. The reason why I liked the program was for the pronunciation and understanding of the language. I was never expecting this program alone to get me from ZERO to FLUENT! I currently speak 3 languages fluently: French (I'm a native), English (lived & work in Calgary, Canada for 15 years) and Spanish (been living in Spain since 1999). English was my 1st second language, and when I started, the only knowledge I had was 5 years of mandatory english in secondary school. So, how did I make it? 1st 6 months in Calgary it was basically 12 hours of TV a day, no french book, no french news paper, no french news, no french friends… After 6 months, time to shop for a job! Naturally, when it came time to learn Spanish, I figured the same "forced" immersion would do the trick, and it did! The reason why I'm looking into Rosetta Stone is because my neighbour (Spanish) asked me to help her learn English and she does have a good base of "subconscious" vocabulary & grammar but her pronunciation is so bad that even if she could manage to form a half decent sentence nobody would understand what she is actually trying to say.
@___Karma__8 жыл бұрын
Im looking to improve my Mandarin and found your insight on the foundation of the rosetta stone program very helpful. Thanks for the good review =)
@TheKelli0257 жыл бұрын
Great review. I bought it a few years ago and never logged in. I have a year to learn Spanish.
@Rxu8448 жыл бұрын
This is very helpful thanks.
@senorheyspanish8 жыл бұрын
+Derrick Waters youre welcome, thanks!
@jamezz348 жыл бұрын
+Derrick Waters second that
@squonk618 жыл бұрын
Same reason we're supposed to believe you have a working brain.
@sandipdutta93877 жыл бұрын
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@rubecamontanez8269 жыл бұрын
you just saved me $ 274.00 I took French several semesters in college and was pretty good at it but since I don't have where to practice it,, I thought about RS as refresh tool. Since I already know the grammar structure and I'm bilingual in Spanish and English, I think I'll just save the money and turn to the Internet for more amusing and practical applications of French. Thanks a lot! Very helpful!
@TheGuardian1638 жыл бұрын
I haven't tried Rosetta Stone but I learned Spanish through Duolingo, although I wouldn't say I speak spanish perfectly I speak it extremely well and I am fluent.
@tinkeringeekkissimmeefl4495 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the review. Straight up and very clear expectations for learning a new language. That aligns expectations with actual results. When I know what I should expect, I won't grow frustrated for not getting the results advertised by the manufacturer. Thank you for not sugar-coating the process of learning a foreign language.
@khaleed8089 жыл бұрын
I'm trying to learn french using Rossita stone and honestly .. I don't how french people can speak their language ... I'm arabic & turkish speaker I will try to finish the french program and see if I can get at least the basics of the language
@khaleed8089 жыл бұрын
bir
@Jorge8579 жыл бұрын
Halit KAYAR Turkish and Arabic are very hard languages! Man, french is a piece of cake compared to Turkish and Arabic!!
@saymashallahhh9 жыл бұрын
+Halit KAYAR Same Here :P Arabic is my main language !!
@disappearest8 жыл бұрын
+Halit KAYAR sonuç olarak durum nedir Halit? devam edebildiysen program hakkında görüşlerini öğrenmek isterim.
@khaleed8088 жыл бұрын
honestly rosseta stone help but not much if you wanna learn use Pimsuler ... is perfect honestly
@selenaa9917 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to give a full review. I've been wanting to try out the program for a while now and this video definitely helped with that decision
@clnyalg8 жыл бұрын
Seriously started laughing out loud when you said " Its not fun" hahahahaha
@bdurushia2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this review! I bought the monthly subscription plan I think and haven't used it much for trying to learn Korean and was curious why it was so un-intuitive in the teaching. If I hadn't already spent a bunch of time trying to learn Russian to speak it with my friend there's definitely some things I would have never caught on to. The "Talk To Me in Korean" podcast had been a great supplement. So for anyone else trying to use Rosetta stone, I suggest finding other supplemental teaching sources, especially if it's languages with difficult alphabets. There's tons of stuff on youtube and other sites that help. Even mobile apps than are simply focused on just teaching the alphabet.
@morris27358 жыл бұрын
You learn grammar the same way you did with your first language. You know the grammar correctly through use as you learned your first language, even if you couldn't DEFINE or explain the grammar, you spoke correctly. You learned by doing what was grammatically correct. I still cannot properly diagram a sentence or pick out and name it's component parts (nor do I care to) but I am very often complemented on my speech. And just like your first language you learn from more than one source, regardless of how good your one source is. As you go through the program you will, through trial and error, learn how to modify your tenses, what is feminine or masculine and everything else to use the language. Ask yourself, no, ask your circle of friends to explain their spoken grammar and see if they can do it in the manner you expect RS to teach. You may be surprised. They know how to DO it through long practice (everyday life), but most won't be able to explain it in the manner you desire. Use youtube, movies, songs, talk to your pets, correspond with someone ine your target language, and join a club. Use it as you learn it.
@brandonwieskamp53788 жыл бұрын
wow, I just bought all 5 levels of spanish for $180 at Barns and Nobel. Did the price drop?
@consideringorthodoxy54956 жыл бұрын
Brandon Wieskamp yeah I bought German from target yesterday for the same price.
@macariomoreno19365 жыл бұрын
@@consideringorthodoxy5495 how was the German one I really wanna learn
@consideringorthodoxy54955 жыл бұрын
Macario Moreno I would assume it’s good but Sadly I don’t have a system yet that can run it. We bought it because it was on sale but Rosetta Stone as far as I know is a very good language learning program.
@CreativoErratico4 жыл бұрын
There's people still complaining about the cost, when the thing is now like 10 dollars per month. You can't even get a one hour lesson for that money.
@stephenohara62984 жыл бұрын
Im buying the lifetime
@TheRottenOneRepents5 жыл бұрын
Would You Please Continue Your Spanish Lessons They Are Very Good Compared To All Others. I Know It Is Hard Work, But It Greatly Help Others Be Greatly Appreciated Thanks And God Bless
@IdglaMoura8 жыл бұрын
Great job with the review. Very professional and thorough. I can attest first hand what your saying since I'm also taking the Rosetta Stone course in French. French is my 4th language, 3rd Romance language and despite having all this knowledge with Romance languages I find myself in disbelief trying to understand the grammar and just cannot figure it out on my own sometimes. And about it being boring you're absolutely right there's no motivation at all what so ever to finish the course it's just plain information presented on your screen and boy there's a lot of it to go through. Again great job and I hope I'll do like you and finish it [probably won't happen]
@Hartwellness6378 жыл бұрын
You can actually get all 5 for $199 now for the holidays
@KarJaneDavis5 жыл бұрын
Hartwellness shit, I’m 3 years too late lol
@antoniabati34954 жыл бұрын
@@KarJaneDavis Me, too. :)
@cestquoi30144 жыл бұрын
Karissa Davis check
@haleyrogers9464 жыл бұрын
@@KarJaneDavis they are doing lifetime memberships now with all access to every language for $199.00
@appledravia4 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate this review. I actually do better with self study than a school program so I hope to get back to you with more on the results in the future.
@73barks8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the reality, very appreciated!
@thomaswilcox316810 жыл бұрын
I think Rosetta Stone should award people with some sort of certificate for completing the full course in a certain language, That would be better motivation. This is the first review of Rosetta Stone I've seen, thank you very much for the video. Aged 16 I am looking to learn Spanish or French and probably going to purchase Rosetta Stone to begin with, as a complete beginner. Then try to learn through some books and local classes. I'll probably lose motivation, but worth a try.
@ProductionBandit8 жыл бұрын
did you repeat the phrases during the non speaking periods? im sure that would work
@ravenblack2034 жыл бұрын
My tips for learning on Rosetta Stone (Mobile) without burning yourself out, is to, when you hear a sentence, either say it as the sentence is being spoken, or mouth it if people are nearby. If you get a good grade on the Core Lesson, move on to the next Core Lesson, only do the sub lessons if you think you need to revisit the information. In my past o found it very boring to revisit the same info multiple time when my brain only hungered for newer complex information. So to make up for the lack of language practice and formation, I've found that an app called Hello Talk is pretty helpful it bridging the gap between non local speaker and native speaker, on the assumption that you both help each other. I've not used Hello Talk enough to vouch for its efficiency, but I do now have a better mindset than I did the last time I used it. There's a "phone feature" where you both can talk through wifi and work out your language skills. I hope that helps!
@Comedysouthvideo9 жыл бұрын
You said that you aren't around french speaking people...Do you think that if you were more immersed in the language in your day to day life that you would have had better results?
@louiek62863 жыл бұрын
Incredible and Informative Review! Thank you!
@zacharyorellana88488 жыл бұрын
Is there a program you recommend that helps focus on producing your language?? Like that boosts your writing/speaking? That's what I really want to improve on
@senorheyspanish8 жыл бұрын
+Zachary Orellana Honestly, not that I know of. The best thing would be to take a class. Community colleges usually offer not for credit classes really cheap, like $50 a semester. Also, you can check out italki.com for online tutors.
@SEOCliff8 жыл бұрын
+Señor Hey's Spanish Course I think Tell Me More is the best
@IanHollis8 жыл бұрын
I would personally recommend the Pimsluer audio series for that, although it is a little outdated.
@chenzenzo4 жыл бұрын
Looking at unlimited languages for $199 and thinking yeah. I'm a polyglot, but the opportunity to use a program we used in the military to get the run down on several more languages will be wonderful. You're review is perfect.
@filippo84377 жыл бұрын
I'm a polyglot. There's no way you will ever learn a language quickly. This just wont happen. You can see how thousand of people come to the USA to learn English (immersed in the culture/TV/Movies/everything, all the 9 yards) and they don't learn that fast, they don't lose their accent and they still have a "broken English". Bottom line. You'll learn something and be happy with it. If you wanna be super fluent in your target language, move over to that country, marry someone from there (if you can) and live there for at least 2 years. Rosetta Stone will help you, but it will not make miracle.
@stanislavgeyko1547 жыл бұрын
You said 'move over to that country'. It's the worst a piece of advice I've ever heard. On contrary, you don't need to move to any place but need to stay where you are and study your target language. I know people who are fluent in more than one foreign language. And by fluency I mean C2 level, that is, a level we name proficiency. You've mentioned the people who are struggling with their "broken English" and the fact that they are living where it is a country in which the English language is spoken by everybody does not help them at all. Why? Because they are not self-motivated and it might seem shocking but there is not a pressure to force those individuals to learn English well there. Instead they achieve a level of English that can help to survive. Rosetta Stone will help but, indeed, it will not make a miracle. Indeed, there is no miracle at all. It's possible to achieve a lower intermediate level in one month or less. Despite I love the idea that it is possible to learn a new language by means of only the target language, I don't recommend use Rosetta Stone. I even know that it is possible, as I haven't used a bilingual dictionary from the very beginning of my learning English. I've neither attended nor taken private lessons and instead I was reading text in English and was listening to different kinds of audio input such as audio books. I remember I didn't understand anything but a few month had passed and I could understand in English. To be honest I started with watching movies I'd already seen in my first language. Even now I have some issues with comprehension but now I can look a up any word, which I don't understand yet, in a monolingual dictionary for English learners. Most dictionaries that are not designed for English learners I've found not helpful to me except one that is at vocabulary.com. So the most important thing is that It doesn't matter where you are but it matters how much you are self-motivated. I myself am not self-motivated but even I have achieved a good level of comprehension and developed good communication skills. So to move abroad is not good advice and instead I highly recommend that you advise people to spend their time on their target languages. As for pronunciation it is not possible to acquire the pronunciation of the target language by listening to spoken input. There is only way to do that and it is to know exactly how to articulate the sounds of your target language. I'v seen only one book that can help people learn pronunciation and it is 'A Practical Introduction to Phonetics'. The book contain lots of practical exercises for producing any sound of any language.
@AzuReGravity6 жыл бұрын
Stanislav Geyko Holy shit, you learned english on your own? Your english is amazing lmfao. Can I asked how you learned grammar? I'm learning spanish and I'm not that good with grammar.
@vaniltonneves6 жыл бұрын
Filippo I got sad with your words. I'm learning English and I hope get fluency
@tiffanystevenson53296 жыл бұрын
I moved to Switzerland had s young child and was forced to speak French. While most Europeans speak perfect English they will wait for you to at least attempt to speak French to them. I found that it is much easier to learn a language while living in its native country. I also believe that there are people living here in the United States having a hard time learning English simply because it is a very hard language to learn. Right up there with Russian. Still not sure if I’m going to try Rosetta Stone I’m hearing very very mixed messages
@patriciaterranova10743 жыл бұрын
I had formal Spanish training in 50 yrs ago. I learned well. Now I want to learn Italian with the same structured formal grammar. For me, your comments were beneficial about language production. Ty
@IanHollis8 жыл бұрын
I have this for Japanese, and I got the feeling going through it like it would be fine for music/anime/manga/J-dramas but not so much for communicating. (I'm not quite 3/4 of the way through level 1/3).
@siegfriedpintar8 жыл бұрын
stfu weab
@bero34278 жыл бұрын
I know a person who tried Rosetta Stone Japanese version, has a ton of mistakes. There are only a few right ones, but it's just a waste of money especially for the retarded price. Just hack it like everyone does if you want to see.
@xd-xi8yb7 жыл бұрын
Show me your ways.
@taisa87769 жыл бұрын
Hello Andy, thank you very much for your review! I think it was really assertive and clear, it certainly will help me to get to a good decision about using Rosetta Stone ir not. Thank you very much!
@simonsamgie46809 жыл бұрын
The fact that you pronounce 'le' as 'lay' is worrying.
@chaselewis56327 жыл бұрын
Le baguette
@Dobemandan7 жыл бұрын
Chase Lewis Baguette is feminine so it would be La not Le.
@user-fd6ik7ws1j6 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@user-fd6ik7ws1j6 жыл бұрын
Someone else noticed this
@mileschild1296 жыл бұрын
They were plural, “les hommes” not l’homme
@anastasiasepulveda58204 жыл бұрын
Great review. Thank you for the honest and thorough input.
@nikojames50855 жыл бұрын
My motivation was for a woman, and boy did it help.