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(Another Rosetta Stone question): Is there anything you wish you had approached differently when using it?

Asked by andrew (16543points) April 2nd, 2009

I’m nearly halfway through the first level, and I’m very much enjoying it. Because it’s the second language I’ve learned, I’m fighting the urge to try and understand every little conjugation and grammar—it’s making me realize that I really like to be in control of what I learn. Is that a mistake?

For those of you who have completed Rosetta Stone, did it work better if you just allow the knowledge to come to you?

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gailcalled's avatar

Andrew; Essayez de poser la question on français, svp. Pouvez-vous parler, écrire, lire et comprendre avec la mëme aptitude? Les details sont importants, comme en anglais.

Jack79's avatar

I’m sorry, are you referring to some game here? The Rosetta Stone was an obelisk written in 3 languages (Egyptian, Greek and Persian iirc, but I could be wrong) and it helped linguists decipher hieroglyphics. What do you mean by “first level”?

jlm11f's avatar

@Jack79 – It is a well known language learning software. He is learning French using that software, and Level 1 is Beginner’s level.

Jack79's avatar

thanks PnL, now that you mention it I heard it mentioned before. Must be good. Hmm…maybe I should try it.

gailcalled's avatar

Edit: We all know that it’s en français, and I made a typo. But for anyone who is keeping score, save that.

TaoSan's avatar

I used Arabic I, and for me it worked better just letting it do its thing not thinking too much about it.

Sometimes vocabulary and grammar didn’t stick right after a lesson, but two days later it just “popped” into my head.

I think it depends on the individual, but for me it was always best to not overanalyze.

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