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| 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
Buy New: $494.10
You Save: $54.90 (10%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 12
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows Xp, Mac Os X
Media: CD-ROM
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 6.5 x 2.8
Model: 20988
UPC: 794678209888
EAN: 0794678209888
ASIN: B001AFFZM2
Release Date: June 16, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 John McCain would say: "Como Estais, Amigos!" ... August 21, 2008
I live in an area where Rosetta Stone heavily markets their products to the aging and retiring baby-boomers that have all been told by their General Physicians to start studying a new language to help stave of the onset of Alzheimer's. Being 36 years old myself, I have yet to worry about that just yet.
At nearly four hundred dollars though, the entry price on this is a bit of a downer. When you look at things in terms of price points, that kind of money, in this economy -- doesn't bode well. I'm reminded of a quote by Matt Damon in the film Good Will Hunting:
"You dropped a hundred and fifty grand on an education you coulda' picked up for a dollar fifty in late charges at the Public Library."
Yes, your local public library probably has a multitude of learning materials for learning Spanish. A language that is still difficult, but definitely not as difficult as Chinese. If you live in the United States, you would also be hard pressed not to be able to find, or even know, and be friends with some folks who either speak Spanish fluently or do so as native speakers. The Spanish language is so ubiquitous in the US now, a person could almost learn the language just from riding the city bus.
So, the point I'm making here is a simple one. Do you need to drop $400 to learn Spanish? The answer is simple. No. I think of Rosetta Stone like a gym membership. They're expensive and often tedious to pay, but worth it only if you use it.
The product itself is quite good though, if you already have moved past any concerns of money. The system Rosetta Stone employs is state of the art, as they say, and they do their best to immerse you into the language immediately. It really is unlike any other Spanish Language program that's out there for the purchase. So there really is no comparison.
Having been a previous customer with the Rosetta Stone Japanese 1,2,3 ... I was pleased to sharpen my skills in Spanish. Both of them are a fantastic product to say the least.
I give it four stars. One minus for the price.
 Enjoyable Program of Learning Spanish August 20, 2008
Rosetta Stone represents an easy and fun process of relating words and speech to images....without any English translation at all. Learning Spanish is fast, effective and as fun as playing a game but, you are also learning the language at the same time!
It is the same way you learned your language as a child.
Calling it "Dynamic Immersion" with four dynamic strategies, which are: intuition, interactivity, instruction and images.
All aspects of learning the language is by simple activities. Beginning with the nouns, verbs and other basics.
Pronunciation, through speech analysis and recognition. Using repetition and correction until the pronunciation of words and phrases are perfected. There is even an advanced speech analysis graph that you can compare your speech to the "native speaker". The speech recognition software is an outstanding accomplishment.
I started with level 1 course "speaking and listening" and I was off learning Spanish. Under each level there are many "units" to practice and learn. There are 3 levels altogether to work through. After completing the course work there are 3 levels of audio companion (4 cd's each level) to help you practice what you have learned in Rosetta Stone version 3 software.
Through The Rosetta Stone, learning a new language is not a heavy task. Anyone can and will learn just by following the program.
I highly recommend this for one who needs to learn Spanish in a short amount of time.
Works Well August 20, 2008
Have Spanish version 3 level 1,2&3 installed on a Vista laptop and it works well. The program uses repetition of words matched to pictures to reinforce learning. I like the feature of being able to speak into the system to test your accent. The software will let you know if your accent matches what it believes is correct. The program starts off easy but quickly becomes harder as you move through the different lessons. The key thing to remember is that learning any language takes time and a lot of work. To think that you are just going to go through the program without a lot of effort and learn a language would be incorrect.
The program is very expensive but seems to work well and if you are interested in learning another language it is a valid option.
I'm Learning Spanish, I Really Am August 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Rosetta Stone calls their language method Dynamic Immersion. Vocabulary is introduced to you through pictures and word associations and the grammar is introduced the same way along with more pictures. The program also works on your pronunciation skills with their system of speech recognition. You listen to words and phrases and write them down or practice staying them. The program also focuses on sounds common to Spanish, further improving how you sound when you speak.
The program is very easy to use and it's very intuitive. I had two semesters of Spanish in high school and though I've only been using Rosetta stone for a month, I feel like I've already surpassed what I learned there. I like the way the program shows you four images at once and lets you figure out which picture goes with what you're hearing. It's pretty easy and it seems to burn the words and phrases into your memory.
If I stick with this program, and I plan to, then I imagine I'll be speaking Spanish in record time and wouldn't that be something if Rosetta Stone succeeded where my high school failed.
Dynamic Immersion is Working for Me August 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been using Rosetta Stone for about a month now and I have to say that it really does simplify learning a language. Actually, it teaches you like you learned your crib language. Well, not quite, but it tries, sort of.
There are no English words in these lessons, you learn your new language by associating words in your new language you don't know (yet) with photos of things you know. The new word for run with the spoken phrase, pictured with a boy running for example.
You learn through Rosetta Stone's speech recognition system. You work on reading and pronouncing your new words and you get feedback immediately, which helps to make the new language sink in.
Rosetta Stone calls their learning method Dynamic Immersion and it seems to work. At least it's working for me, in two languages.
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