Hello again Friends
Are any of you familiar with the Rosetta Stone language instruction format? I have seen these advertised on TV. According to the Ad, the US state department uses this program for language instruction. Of the 30 languages available, Latin is one of them. Any comments?
Brian
I’ve played around with Rosetta Stone some. I get free online access from home to most (maybe all) of their software through my local library (you should definitely look into whether this is possible for you). I found the program to be very tedious. I tried out both Spanish and Latin. It appears that they have a standard program (i.e., tons of pictures and concepts) that they use for every language and, from what I had been through, it seems focused on fairly mundane things (“the girl is under the table”) that wouldn’t be all that useful for reading latin texts. But, if you are a very visual learner and if you have a lot of free time that you like spending on the computer, you might find it useful. Personally, I was very disappointed with it and it hadn’t cost me any money.
Hi,
Might you explain me what is that “Rosetta Stone”?
Thanks
It’s a computer program:
Ok, thanks.
I really have enjoyed it. However, there is only a Latin I, and it IS everyday Latin.
That said, after completing the course there is very little Latin that I can’t understand at least partly, and the pronounciation becomes second hand. I’m still pretty horrid at composition - don’t expect much there from the program.
I went from Rosetta Stone to Wheelock’s and it made Wheelock’s a WHOLE lot friendlier for me.
I’m now using Rosetta Stone for Greek and to brush up on my Spanish and German, so I am a believer in it.
It is very visual and I do well in the format. Other’s may not. There’s a demo online you could try.
For Latin though, I would say do not expect to use it as your single source.
That said, after Rosetta Stone sessions, there have been times that I have dreamed in Latin or German, so that can’t be a bad thing. 