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ITT learning languages Anonymous
What's the general consensus on programs like Rosetta Stone and Pimsleur? Assuming someone can't do full immersion and wants to learn the language...

Also, has anyone else noticed that in every Pimsleur lesson it's always an American man meeting a ________ woman? I'm half-expecting the lesson to cover pickup lines.
>> Anonymous
The best way to learn is to live where they speak it
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
I've tried Rosetta Stone for French & Korean and didn't really care for either.
>> Anonymous
a friend of mine in the air force uses that rosetta one to learn sandpeoplese
>> Anonymous
Rosetta stone in conjunction with actual classes is best, but you really should consider going somewhere the language is spoken, otherwise you're just spinning your wheels. You'll know grammar, a small vocabulary, but without practice, you've got nothing much.
>> Anonymous
>>34285
Can he actually speak it now? How good is he?
>> Anonymous
Pimsleur is just as good as any community college course, really. Despite it's structure.
>> Anonymous
>>34287
well yeah. he has a class on it every day (monday through friday) in addition to studying each night.
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
I think Pimsleur is the best way to introduce yourself to a foreign language. Before you take a class or travel somewhere you should do a pimsleur course. It's only 30 minutes a day and you really do get a good intro to the language.