"Rosetta Stone" Review


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Skill and Level: [Level 1-4] Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking

Interactive? Yes

ESL or Non-ESL? Both

What Makes it Good? I feel that this language learning program has many useful aspects. It is easy to use and navigate through. It explores all of the four language skills and gives an excellent introduction to any language on its list. I attempted the Spanish lessons and found that I quickly began learning new vocabulary and some simple grammatical concepts within minutes. One downfall with a program like this one is that there is no teacher-student interaction, and therefore, no constructive feedback given to the learner. This is an important part of the language learning experience. Also, this program is very expensive and probably unaffordable for newcomers to Canada.

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