Rosetta Stone Spanish (Latin America) Level 1 & 2 Set with Audio Companion
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Software Reviews of Rosetta Stone Spanish (Latin America) Level 1 & 2 Set with Audio Companion
Customer Review: Really not worth the investment
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this set and for me it is not all it is cracked up to be. It has been helpful for vocabulary, but to believe that you will start speaking a new language in a few days is hilarious to me. We learn a language for survival, and to communicate our basic needs and through immersion. I worked seriously with the product for months but it was nothing compared to a three week immersion class in Peru that was much less than the cost of the software! Only buy it if you want to be amused by the pictures and having a flash card type program on your computer....Customer Review: A lot of hype
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this product and worked diligently with it, doing at least one lesson every day. After a month, I couldn't even respond to "How are you?" But I do know how to say horse and butterfly (although I can't pluralize or conjugate either word). Whoop-de-doo. I ran into a tech problem in the process and RS's customer service was exactly as bad as many others on this site have reported. I was left to my own devices to find a solution and I eventually gave up. My only saving grace was that I bought the program directly from RS when they had a 6-month money-back policy. I sent the program back and received a refund. This company has become extremely commercialized, aggressive and, well, greedy. I'm now looking for another program. Customer Review: No Way
Summary: 1 Stars
After review the reviews on both sides of the intellectual property issue, I will not buy the product. I am tired of the draconian policies of some software development companys that limit usage of their products. Indeed, it should be stated as "leasing" instead of buying.Customer Review: Ignoring the price, it is 5 star to me.
Summary: 5 Stars
I feel very sad the people who are suffering because of RS poor customer service.
I am one person who gained tremendously because of the product. My spanish was low intermediate about 10 years ago, after having had 2 years equivalent of college spanish over an intensive program of 17 weeks. But not using it for 10 years and it got rusty.
With rosetta stone level 2 and 3, I got my spanish back to my former level over about 3 months. I went through the program twice... and I can imagine going through it a third time if my spanish were to go rusty again.
It is a quick, fast, and easy way to refresh your spanish. I am not sure if you can actually learn spanish from the CD's alone. It is completely lacking in didactics.
There are good free courses on the internet that can help introduce you to some simple spanish grammar rules ([...]), there is an inexpensive program here on amazon for [...] that introduce you to spanish grammar (read one of my reviews), there is a free conjugator download that I got from the internet that drills you on spanish verb conjugation that will complement rosetta stone well.
My guess is, if RS will decrease their price by 1/2 or 2/3, many people will love their program..... and profit might remain the same.
It is an innovative, intuitive way to learn, and I complement the company for putting together an interesting product that kept me to the program for 3 months. Compared to the price of "immersive" program - I still think RS is as close as you can get...
If you exercise like I do, look at the free MP3 downloads like FSI spanish tape (google it, it is free) or buy it from ebay for about [...], or a similar product like Pimsluer. I believe that FSI spanish has been redone in higher quality recording, but it is not free. This can complement your RS program also.
Customer Review: OVERPRICED
Summary: 1 Stars
This item is way too expensive. It isn't worth it. There are other products that are JUST AS GOOD. Don't waste your money on it.