Rosetta Stone V2: Chinese, Level 1 [OLD VERSION]

by Rosetta Stone

Product Features

• Rosetta Stone helps you understand everyday language through our proficiency-based listening and reading activities
• You will pronounce words correctly after practicing with our proprietary speech comparison tool
• Find the words you need when you need them Connecting new language directly to real-life images means the words spring to mind when you're in everyday contexts
• With Rosetta Stone Milestone activities you quickly gain confidence to engage in real-life conversations in a foreign language.
• Track your progress to reinforce your new foreign language strengths and revisit needs with our Adaptive Recall™ language feature.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000P8B3DA
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,874 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Why is Rosetta Stone the world's No. 1 language-learning software? Because it works.

Escape the endless tedium of translation, memorization, and grammar drills. Get the language you want, the skills you need, and the success you deserve by learning a new language naturally--the same way you learned your first language.

	The complete immersion environment puts your native language-learning skills to work, eliminating your dependence on tedious translation and rote memorization.

	Images		Intuition
	In Rosetta Stone you learn the meaning of new language from clear, real-life images. In this activity you learn a few basic nouns.		You advance using language you've learned and clues from new images. That's your intuition at work. Now that you know these nouns, you can easily grasp the meaning of the new verb...
	Interactivity		Instruction
	Throughout Rosetta Stone, you constantly interact with the program to confirm your intuition. ...and then check what you've learned.		From beginning to end you build systematically toward your language-learning goals, for the most effective and enjoyable instruction anywhere. Pattern your speech after a native speaker. Our speech comparison feature shows you exactly how you're doing.

You learned your first language without translation.
You learned your first language easily and naturally by connecting words to objects and events around you. With Rosetta Stone, learn a new language the same way: using native speakers and thousands of real-life images to help you think in the new language from the very beginning. Studies show that learning exclusively in the new language, without translation as a crutch, is crucial.

Rosetta Stone's exclusive Dynamic Immersion method reinforces your natural language-learning skills with award-winning instructional technology.

The timeless immersion method, along with research-based techniques and new technologies, make Rosetta Stone the clear solution to your language-learning needs.

What will you be able to do?

Understand everyday language.
Through Rosetta Stone's proficiency-based listening and reading activities, you'll soon be able to understand everyday language.

Pronounce words correctly.
After practicing with Rosetta Stone’s proprietary speech comparison tool, the correct pronunciation of words will come easily.

Find the words you need when you need them.
Connecting new language directly to real-life images means the words spring to mind when you're in everyday contexts.

Spell and write accurately.
Language-specific keyboards and drag-and-drop tiles perfect your writing skills.

Learn to communicate.
You'll quickly combine words and phrases into complete sentences and dialogues.

Retain what you learn.
Regular reinforcement of new words and phrases in new contexts ensures the language sticks with you in the real world.

Product Description

Chinese Level 1 starts at the very beginning. You progress from words and phrases to complete sentences. Basic content and structures help you engage the world around you, culminating in practical language for getting around town. At any time you can p

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars misses a major benefit, March 5, 2008

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David Harrington (Portsmouth, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rosetta Stone V2: Chinese, Level 1 [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I've only been using this for a short time. One great feature of good language learning products is the ability to compare your pronunciation with that of native speakers. Since intonation is critical when speaking Chinese, I expected this would be of tremedous help learning Chinese. However, I happen to have a deep male voice, and the only voice they provide for comparison is a woman with a high voice. As a result, I cannot match that voice print. They mention this issue in the fine print. I think having only one native speaker to compare to is a problem with this software; they should provide multiple native speakers so you can pick the one closest to your own natural voice for comparison. I very much like the approach except for this.

3 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Rosetta Stone V2 China, February 8, 2008

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Druesilla Pool - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rosetta Stone V2: Chinese, Level 1 [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I immediately downloaded the Rosetta Stone V2 China and found that the earphones that were in the package did not work. I have not been able to utilize the product.