I need to learn Spanish, it is to late to register for a class at the local College which computer based Spanish language program do you think is the best?
I tried Rosetta Stone for Spanish. It was effective to learn basic words and sentences. I would agree with some of the other comments saying that Rosetta Stone is good for basics only. It does not have any grammar or conjugation instructions for instance.
My college uses another software called TeLL me More, by Auralog. I found it more complete and less repetitive. It covers not only the basics, but also intermediate or advanced level. My goal was to become fluent so it was perfect for me. It has a lot of different activities: picture/word association, videos, dialogues,…, includes also grammar and conjugation. It has also more content than Rosetta Stone as far as level and number of hours of learning. Their speech recogntion is great so you can have a dialogue with the computer. They have a free demo at http://www.auralog.com/.
I also found that site that lists the best language software http://learn-spanish-software-review.toptenreviews.com/.
The best way to learn a language would be through immersion, visiting these countries. Learning a language will require some time. In addition to software, you can have books which are useful as well. Audio CDs like Pimsleur for instance might help you out but you cannot get any feedback on your pronunciation so I did not like it so much.
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I tried Rosetta Stone for Spanish. It was effective to learn basic words and sentences. I would agree with some of the other comments saying that Rosetta Stone is good for basics only. It does not have any grammar or conjugation instructions for instance.
My college uses another software called TeLL me More, by Auralog. I found it more complete and less repetitive. It covers not only the basics, but also intermediate or advanced level. My goal was to become fluent so it was perfect for me. It has a lot of different activities: picture/word association, videos, dialogues,…, includes also grammar and conjugation. It has also more content than Rosetta Stone as far as level and number of hours of learning. Their speech recogntion is great so you can have a dialogue with the computer. They have a free demo at http://www.auralog.com/.
I also found that site that lists the best language software http://learn-spanish-software-review.toptenreviews.com/.
The best way to learn a language would be through immersion, visiting these countries. Learning a language will require some time. In addition to software, you can have books which are useful as well. Audio CDs like Pimsleur for instance might help you out but you cannot get any feedback on your pronunciation so I did not like it so much.
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http://www.mansionspanish.com
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