Rosetta Stone V3: Chinese Level 1-2 Set [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 recognition and analysis tools
• In no time you will speak without a script, Rosetta Stone's Contextual Formation? makes sure you have the confidence and the cues you need to get the words out on the spot
• With Rosetta Stone Milestone activities you quickly gain confidence to engage in real-life conversations
• Track your progress to reinforce your strengths and revisit needs with our Adaptive Recall? language feature

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00153YAG6
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 29, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,342 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Amazon.com

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 colors.		You advance using language you've learned and clues from new images. That's your intuition at work. Now that you know colors, you can easily grasp the meaning of the new words...
	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. And finally, you get the fun of trying your new language in a real-life simulation. Speech recognition 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.

The exclusive Dynamic Immersion method reinforces your natural language-learning skills with award-winning instructional technology. Identify your learning goals, then choose customized courses that take you there.

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 learn quickly.

Pronounce words correctly.
After practicing with Rosetta Stone’s speech recognition and analysis tools, pronunciation will come easily.

Speak without a script.
Contextual Formation makes sure you have the confidence and cues you need to get the words out on the spot.

Spell and write accurately.
You'll build gradually from letters to words and sentences.

Engage in real-life conversations.
With Milestone activities, gain confidence using speech alone in simulated situations.

Retain what you learn.
The unique Adaptive Recall reinforces language so it sticks with you in the real world.

Product Description

With Chinese Level 1&2 you build a foundation and navigate your surroundings. Learn fundamental vocabulary and essential language structure, from greetings and introductions to simple questions and their answers. Gain the confidence to talk about your environment; giving and getting directions, telling time, dining out, shopping, enjoying basic social interactions and much more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars MUCH better than version 2, April 1, 2008

By 

T. Naran (New Westminster, B.C. Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rosetta Stone V3: Chinese Level 1-2 Set [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I bought version 2 of Rosetta Stone Mandarin. I found it difficult to learn with it, but I figured I should trust them and keep trying. I found it annoying that version 2 had no real rhyme or reason, and I wasn't sure what it was trying to teach me. Add to that, the voice recognition was a little poor (especially with the headset that came with it).

I don't know WHY I decided to splurge and buy version 3, but man, what a difference! Aside from the nicer looking GUI, it does something really useful: it organizes a lesson plan for you. And TELLS you what the plan is trying to do. Oh, and even more importantly, it actually include "Nihao" and "Zai Jian" in the 1st lesson (V2 -- you'd go through like 8 levels before you learned any useful conversation).

So far, I'm enjoying it more. The lessons are broken up into pieces with an estimate of how long it will take. Also, it now piece-meals information. Before, with the very long sentences in v2 (long, hard-to-pronounce sentences in the FIRST lesson, yet!), you kind of guessed what it was trying to teach you. With V3, it's more explicit with new activities like "Fill in the blank" where you chose the response.

The voice recognition is FAR superior and the headset provided is _very_ nice. I still wish the visualisation of your voice was easier to interpret and I wish I could select a part of the clip to practice with, but otherwise, it's so much nicer. During the pronunciation exercises, you can pause and go to the pronunciation lab to work on your pronunciation before getting marked on it.

Overall, I love this version. It actually organizes your learning, if you want (you still have the option to pick and chose), according to your goals (e.g., you can say you aren't interested in reading/writing at all and it won't push it on you). Oh, and I chose to learn reading/writing -- the chinese character drill section actually reviews a word one character at a time so one has an actual chance of learning now.

Good work, Rosetta Stone!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, May 14, 2011

By 

Anne Morford (Cazenovia NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rosetta Stone V3: Chinese Level 1-2 Set [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

This was a great tool for my son when he was getting ready to teach in China. He enjoyed learning from his Rosetta Stone. He also studied very hard at the library, and took two semester of Chinese in college. I consider this product a great supplement to learning. I feel that you do need more than this product when learning such a difficult language.

2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not very friendly for beginners, July 20, 2008

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Catherine (Northern New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rosetta Stone V3: Chinese Level 1-2 Set [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I decided to purchase this Rosetta Stone V3: Chinese Level 1 & 2 based on many positive reviews. However, I found it a bit difficult to learn Chinese if you are a beginner. I hope there is at least an introductory explaination in English.