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03-25-2008 , 08:39 PM

taint_bad

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This may not be the right forum, but I figure most of the smartest 2p2ers hang out here so it can't hurt to ask.

Has anyone used this resource http://www.rosettastone.com/ to learn a new language?

If not, any advice on the best route for a 31 year old to take to learn a language?

Thanks.

P.S. Mods, please move if there is a more appropriate forum for this.

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03-25-2008 , 09:59 PM

yukoncpa

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I'm curious about this myself. I've asked around and many people seem to prefer Pimsleur, although I've heard that Rosetta stone and pimlsleur are very different in how they teach. I think if you do a search on "Rosetta" in all the twoplustwo forums, you'll find other peoples input.

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03-26-2008 , 12:20 AM

Limesparks

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i did the spanish one for about a month but i got pretty disillusioned by its teaching style. basically no foundation, no help with sentence structure, but billions of pictures of horses jumping over assorted objects and a dude saying el caballo esta saltando

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03-26-2008 , 01:03 AM

Hawklet2

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Rosetta Stone is flash cards. It's mundane and gets old very fast. The only benefit is it doesn't translate so you link "canard" with a picture of a duck, and not with the word "duck". This helps with eventual fluency. But it is very slow and boring nonetheless.

Pimsleur is an audio program that helps with pronunciation and is pretty solid in getting you started with the basics of any language.

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If not, any advice on the best route for a 31 year old to take to learn a language?

Take a language course to get down the basics. Then go to the country and live there until you're fluent.

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03-26-2008 , 05:59 PM

pokeraz

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It is ok to help learn some vocabulary or as a supplement to another method. It is not to be relied upon as your only method.

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03-26-2008 , 07:20 PM

46:1

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If you like watching movies on your computer, you could add the foreign subtitle and pick up on new words and context in a fun way.

Adults often try "too hard" while for children it comes carefree and naturally. I can't tell you not to do your best, but remember to let it come over you sometimes too.

Which language(s) would you seek to learn? It could help picking a language which has a similar grammar.

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