Rosetta Stone Russian Explorer

by Fairfield Language Technologies

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00002S9FO
• Item model number: 022-22
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,781 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #33 in Software > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Slavic
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Now you can learn a new language with the award-winning method used by the U.S. State Department to train diplomats. Proven effective by NASA astronauts, Peace Corps volunteers, and millions of students worldwide, the Rosetta Stone Language Library teaches new languages faster and easier than ever before.

We all learn our childhood language by associating new words and phrases with the world around us. The Rosetta Stone method replicates this process by presenting vivid, real-life images to convey the meaning of each new phrase. Instead of translating, memorizing, and studying rules of grammar, you actually learn to think in the new language. Vocabulary and grammar are integrated systematically, leading to everyday proficiency. It's the natural way to learn.

The Rosetta Stone Explorer contains 22 lessons for beginning learners with nearly 900 real-life images and phrases spoken by native speakers. It develops all key language skills--listening comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing--while its systematic structure teaches vocabulary and grammar naturally, without lists and drills. Includes previews, exercises, and tests for every lesson, with automated tutorials throughout the program. (Ages 6 and older)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

56 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great start to learning russian, January 26, 2000

By 

Bert M Calentine (Nebraska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rosetta Stone Russian Explorer (CD-ROM)

This is an excellent why of introducing yourself to the Russian langauge. It is more of a game like enviroment than a school room. The speech matching is priceless in making sure you are saying the word correctly. Highly recommended as a first sorce of learning Russain. If you are learning on your own this is the only way to go.

49 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even my wife enjoys it and she is Russian!, February 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Rosetta Stone Russian Explorer (CD-ROM)

Apart from Assimil , this is the best and most enjoyable way of learning Russian. It helps if you learn their alphabet first, it only takes a week while shaving! You will be amazed by your progress. The first CD holds 22 of the 92 chapters available from Fairfield Language Technologies. The pronounciation is clear and correct. Please forget Language Teacher,their pronounciation makes my wife roll on the floor from laughter.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good beginning to Russian, July 7, 2000

By 

Wendy Z. Kryuchkova - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rosetta Stone Russian Explorer (CD-ROM)

Before using this software I thought of Russian as being really "hard" to learn. Thanks to Rosetta Stone I was learning without noticing it. I would learn words the same way a child would. By associating the word with the picture of what it represents instead of translating it. I haven't gone through all the exercises but I am pretty happy so far. I wish they included a handbook as a guide for the beginners but it is not bad. I recommend it.