Rosetta Stone, Also for Students
As the global marketplace becomes increasingly smaller, more and more graduates are likely to find that speaking alternative languages in extremely advantageous in their line of work and actually securing a job. Though colleges and high schools nationwide certainly offer language programs, many expanding these offerings, more and more students are turning to Rosetta Stone for assistance or as their primary learning source. Rosetta Stone is a software learning tool commonly associated with adults who choose to learn foreign languages later in life, though as a student resource its potential is also potent. Taking a new approach to the common language learning method, the objective of the computer based program is to teach languages in the organic way they are naturally learned by first hand speakers. The end goal is an intuitive understanding that circumvents the need for drills and translation. The procedure is referred to as the “Dynamic Immersion Method,” a blend of images, text and sounds presented at an increasing level of difficulty following an individual’s progression. The software is divided into levels 1, 2 and 3, with English (American), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Spain), Italian, German and French also offering a more advanced levels 4 and 5. The software can be purchased on an individual level basis or bundled together at a discount price. The complete language offering is as follows:Arabic (Modern Standard)Chinese (Mandarin) Danish level 1 onlyDutch English (American) English (British) Filipino (Tagalog) French (Parisian) German Greek Hebrew Hindi Indonesian level 1 onlyIrish Italian Japanese Korean Latin Pashto level 1 onlyPersian (Iran) Polish Portuguese (Brazilian) Russian Spanish (Latin America) Spanish (Spain) Swahili level 1 onlySwedish Thai level 1 onlyTurkish Vietnamese Welsh level 1 only