| Rosetta Stone Version 3: Spanish (Latin America) Level 1, 2 & 3 Set with Audio Companion | 
 enlarge | From: Rosetta Stone
Category: Software
List Price: $549.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  71 reviews
Sales Rank: 12
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows Xp, Mac Os X
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Level 1, 2 & 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 6.5 x 3
Model: 20988
UPC: 794678209888
EAN: 0794678209888
ASIN: B001AFFZM2
Release Date: June 16, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 great learning tool October 31, 2008
my son who is flunking in spanish....seems to actually like using this method and is learning
I love this program - Husband learned in 10 minutes October 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased Rosetta Stone @ the website. The 6 month online subscription. I did so because I didn't want the CD's just lying around the house. If I only have 6 months - I better get at it.
I am a teacher myself and from that perspective, I absolutely love it. It's fun, and the teach style makes "sense".
Now, I have taken Spanish 101 and listened to a Berlitz Rush Hour Spanish so I didn't know if that helped or hindered in my progress.
So I gave it to my hubby who has only "Sesame Street" Spanish - if you get my drift. He was able to pick up at least 20 sentences - speak, listen and respond within 10 minutes. A few days later I quizzed him and he still remembered.He could care less about learning Spanish. He was just being my guinea pig.
So I know that it does work. It may not be everything you need to really know the language but it's an interesting twist from the boring repetitive classes at schools.
 Rosetta Stone October 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Rosetta Stone Version 3: Spanish (Latin America) Level 1, 2 & 3 Set with Audio Companion
I have tried the Rosetta Stone now for over a month. I do know a few phrases. It is easy to follow. Little disappointed in the program not sharing the english version of anything said. Also, the headset that comes with the product either works too well or not well enough. The voice recognition part of it I feel doesn't work as well as it should.
I feel this product does however do what it seeks to do: immerse you in the language to learn it. This is ok for speaking, not writing. Its hard to learn placement and spelling of verbs, adjectives, and nouns without an explaination.
The audio companion is not worth $50, so if you can find it cheaper- do so!
Well worth the money October 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have now had the Spanish program for a few months now and I must say that my Spanish has improved. The lessons are put together well and they seemed to walk me through nicely. I did not feel the pressure of trying to learn Spanish as if I was in a classroom. Being able to set my own pace was nice. To be fair, I had taken 4 years of Spanish 20+ years ago in high school. So much of that knowledge came back to me as I was going through these lesson.
I would definitely reccomend this program to anyone who wants to put the time in to learn Spanish well. This is not a quick solution, but if you are patient and stick with the program it will pay off immensely.
Makes learning (or relearning) a new language entertaining, challenging, and fun. October 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm using the Rosetta Stone Spanish version to help my poor Spanish speaking skills. I'm an American-born Hispanic, grew up in a bilingual household and bilingual schools early in my life, but speaking Spanish for me has always been a stumbling block I struggled with. As a young kid, when I tried to speak Spanish, I got laughed at by other kids...so I stopped doing it.
Rosetta Stone Spanish is helping me get past my fears by practicing and speaking Spanish in the privacy of my home. I can speak, review, re-review, and have fun without the pressures of "perfect performance" or getting laughed at. (But I'll laugh at myself.) While a lot of it is very familiar with me, especially in the early stages of the lessons which flew by quickly, it's nice to ease in and work my way upwards.
A part of me is disappointed that I didn't pick a different language like French or Japanese, even though I really need to practice my Spanish. Seeing how Rosetta Stone up their simple yet creative lesson plans, I really wished I was learning a new language from scratch. Really!
The Rosetta Stone kit includes the lesson plan software, audio CD for practice, and a set of USB headphones with a built-in boom mic. The headphone are nicely built and wear comfortably. (But, like most headphones, your ears do get tired and sweaty after prolonged use.) There's also a set of decals to use on your keyboard, if you wish. The decals are helpful but not required to use on your keyboard. Most often, the program will show a virtual keyboard on the screen to help you find the keys you need.
It supports multiple users, so my whole family can take of this program and tailor the lessons to our specific needs. The lessons plans slowly increase in difficulty making it easier to keep pace, especially in a total immersion environment. This is great for me because since I started doing Rosetta's program, my kindergartner now wants to learn Spanish too. I was able to setup a lesson plan for my young son and set his levels to "Easy" to accommodate his young speaking voice and learning skills. So far, so good. And he has fun doing it.
The program appears to be quite lengthy, so if you're thinking you can learn a whole new language in a week, think again. Each lesson session can take anywhere between 10 to 30 minutes to complete. There are plenty lessons for each level you accomplish, then you keep going up from there. Rosetta Stone is not a crash course in language learning; it more like a computerized school course with several grade levels you do at home.
Rosetta Stone has been far more practical to use on a laptop where I can move it to a quiet private place in my home to practice. Having a quiet place is crucial. The voice recognition program easily picks up background voices (TV, radio, family, etc.) easily and frustrates your efforts. It's happened to me on several occasions. And since lessons include speaking out loud back to the computer from time to time, you may not want to be close to anyone preoccupied with TV/phone/etc. or do this in a public place where they will look at you funny. (Anyone who plays with Brain Age or similar on Nintendo's DS Lite can relate.)
I have not finished the complete program yet, but have valued what Rosetta's program has offered so far for me and my family. I'm getting more confident with my Spanish speaking abilities which is priceless for me. My son is learning a new language at his pace. My husband is gleaning off of my abilities to help him in bilingual situations. It's been a win-win situation so far.
If it weren't so pricey, I'd gladly buy more languages to have fun with. But if a situation ever arises that requires that I learn a new language, I will seriously look Rosetta's programs to fill that need.
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