Rosetta Stone Chinese (Mandarin)

✔SALE: 30% OFF Rosetta Stone Chinese Mandarin Level 1-5 Set... 3.4 out of 5 stars CONSUMER REVIEWS(26) Interactive language software with proprietary speech-recognition technology Develop your command of the language--read, write, speak, and understand Build vocabulary; negotiate complex situations; share ideas and opinions Enhance your learning on-the-go with Rosetta Stone mobile apps for the Kindle Fire HD, iPad and iPhone .  Access included with purchase. Language-enhancing games; live online lessons; includes headset with microphone Price: $499.00 Deal Price: $349.00

Description Rosetta Stone TOTALe;Rosetta Stone V4 TOTALe;chinese;chinese language learning;chinese language software;learn chinese;learn mandarin;mandarin;mandarin Chinese;rosetta stone chinese;rosetta stone mandarin As of the date of this initial review, I have been studying Chinese for two and a half years-- starting with Rosetta Stone Chinese, and studying levels 1-3 (Ver. 3) intermittently with my first year of college Chinese courses in the US and my second year of studying the language, which was immersion while working as a foreign teacher in an area of China that speaks a mandarin dialect. I've also completed levels 1-3 of RS Arabic and used RS French before the higher levels for that language were released.To Rosetta Stone's credit, the software is a fabulous experiment in foreign language instruction. It has a unique methodology that aims at simulating immersion. Of course, in reality, immersion experiences are much more overwhelming in the amount of the language you simply do not know-- immersion experiences do not slowly build from one lesson to the next, but are much more "Everything all the time"-- so Rosetta Stone gives you the feeling of working only in the target... I am fully bilingual in French/English and speak a bit of Spanish. Here is my opinion on Rosetta Stone - Mandarin:I won't go too much into describing the software, as it has already been done by a lot of reviewers. Basically, RS teaches you by what they call "immersion method". You learn by analyzing pictures, recognizing objects and repeating words. As a result, you will not learn complete useful sentences until very far into the program. For instance, if you were to visit China at the end of the 2nd lesson, you might not be able to ask people for directions to your hotel or invite that pretty lady you met at the airport to have dinner with you at 9pm. However, RS will enable you to recognize that 'the policeman wearing a blue hat is reading a newspaper'.You will certainly build a good vocabulary with RS, and the redundancy of the program will ensure that the words you learn stay in your memory for a long time. You will also be able to learn grammar and to... I haven't completed all levels of this product, but thus far I have found it to be quite helpful in developing a basic working sense of the Chinese language. From what I understand, any product or teacher that promises rapid strides in learning Chinese is probably exaggerating, but Rosetta Stone really does help with pronunciation, allowing lots of opportunities for basic practice and improvement prior to continuing on. I stopped using this product when Spanish became a much more pressing need for me, but while I was using it, my Chinese teacher thought that the phrases I learned sounded really good.