<p>Has anyone ever used the Rosetta Stone program to self-teach a language in preparation for one of the language tests? If so, how effective did you find it to be?</p>
<p>I’d like an answer to this.
Anyone?</p>
<p>You get what you put into it. It can be immensely beneficial to your studies if you use it daily.</p>
<p>I actually wouldn’t recommend Rosetta Stone for most languages, particularly since there is not nearly enough emphasis on listening and speaking, which is an essential part of acquiring any modern language. The entire program consists primarily of clicking on a picture that matches a given word, over and over again. If you really want a good program, I’d suggest using the Assimil books. They’re not too well known in the U.S. since they’re a French company, but I’ve heard that they’re highly effective.</p>
<p>Rosetta stone is a good supplement and is effective in its own sense.</p>
<p>^ That’s probably what I’d say too. I mean, the whole “match-the-picture-to-the-corresponding-word” and vice versa ordeal is nice for learning vocabulary, but it absolutely cannot be the only resource you ever use.</p>
<p>So it’s good as long as you back it up with say, a grammar reference?</p>