Rosetta Stone V3: Irish Level 1-3 Set with Audio Companion [OLD VERSION]

by Rosetta Stone

Product Features

• Rosetta Stone teaches you a new language naturally, by getting you to think, live and breathe the language
• Innovative solutions get you speaking new words, right from the start
• Rosetta Stone moves forward only when you're ready--you drive the pace, you set the schedule
• With Rosetta Stone, you'll discover a foundation of key vocabulary that you'll use to build into a whole new language
• Audio Companion lets you take the Rosetta Stone experience anywhere: in the car, at the gym, or on-the-go

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001AFD7IQ
• Item model number: 23285
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 9, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,073 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

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Rosetta Stone Personal Edition contains everything you need to give the voice inside of you a new language. The method used recreates the natural way you learned your first language, revealing skills that you already have. This approach has won numerous awards, and has been adopted by countless organizations, schools and millions of users around the world. Join the language revolution today. Only with Rosetta Stone.

The comprehensive language-learning solution that fits your life.

Learn Naturally
Learn your next language the same way you learned your first language. Dynamic Immersion empowers you to see, hear and comprehend without translating or memorizing. You already have this ability. Rosetta Stone simply unlocks it.

Engage Interactively
Get feedback to move forward. You learn best by doing, and you'll apply what you've learned to get to the next step. Rosetta Stone adapts to your individual needs and skills, because you drive the program with your progress.

Speak Confidently
Start speaking immediately. From the very first lesson, you'll speak. You'll begin with essential basics, which form the building blocks of the language. Soon you'll create new sentences on your own, using words you've learned.

Have Fun
Best of all, Rosetta Stone is addictive. With every entertaining activity, you'll feel success. You'll want to use Rosetta Stone to have that next moment, that next breakthrough. So you'll keep using it, and you'll learn more!

That's language-learning success.
That's Rosetta Stone.

No translation or memorization required.

The most effective way to learn a new language is to be surrounded by it. When you were an infant, your parents taught you this way, by intuitively associating words with images. That's the ultimate language lab, but most language-learning programs completely ignore this.

Think about all of the ways you've tried to learn a language: classes at school, tapes and cassettes, even software that uses your native language as a base for your next one. What do they all have in common? Translation and memorization.

Instead of taking a "direct flight" from your brain to your new language, translation and memorization connects you to your old language. You always have to "fly" from your brain, to your native tongue ... and then translate what you've memorized to communicate.

That might work for a few words, but what happens when you get to a sentence or phrase? When you have to change tenses? You're going to make a lot of "connecting flights." That's why those other methods are so frustrating ... and why they fail.

Enter Dynamic Immersion.
This method encourages you to think like a baby. You'll pair words with vivid, real-life images and make connections between things you know and the new language. Soon, you'll be thinking in a new language, stringing words together into phrases that you create.

Innovative technology.
Rosetta Stone places this Dynamic Immersion method at the core of a suite of software that works with you to develop your skills. The simple, intuitive interface helps to keep you engaged in the solution, while advanced speech recognition technology makes certain that you're speaking correctly and accurately. Best of all, Rosetta Stone never leaves you behind. You'll only move forward when you're ready, when you've become comfortable and confident.

Communicate and connect with the world: Level 1, 2 & 3 Set.
Rosetta Stone Level 1, 2 & 3 Set will take you on a journey from the basics to a whole new level of sophistication. You'll build a foundation of fundamental vocabulary and essential language structure. You'll quickly gain the confidence to engage in social interactions. Say "hello" and "goodbye," arrange travel, order food, go shopping and more! From there, you'll share your ideas and opinions, express feelings and talk about your life, your interests and more. You'll discover a voice. In a new language.

Audio Companion
With Audio Companion, you'll enhance the Rosetta Stone experience wherever you go. You'll learn new skills on the computer, and then reinforce what you've learned with Audio Companion. Simply play the CDs on a stereo or download them to a MP3 Player. Each Audio Companion activity corresponds to a lesson in the Rosetta Stone software, so you can turn your travel time into productive language-learning time.

Inside the box, you'll find:

• Version 3 Personal Edition CD-ROM software for Levels 1, 2 & 3 (Windows/Mac)
• Headset microphone
• User's guide
• Audio Companion, a multiple-CD set to play or download to your MP3 player

Product Description

Foreign language learning with Rosetta Stone Irish Levels 1, 2&3 you connect with the world around you. With level one you begin learning fundamental vocabulary and essential language structure, from greetings and introductions to simple questions and their answers. Gain the confidence and enter the intermediate level where you will be able to talk about your environment; give and get directions, tell time, dine out with self-reliance, shop and enjoy basic social interactions. Taking what you’ve learned in Levels 1 and 2, we help you reach an advanced level of competence. This competence allows you to connect with the world around you. You will learn to share your ideas and opinions, express your feelings and talk about everyday life; your work, current events and much more. Now Rosetta Stone with Audio Companion allows the learner to take Rosetta Stone anywhere: in the car, the gym or on-the-go! What is Audio Companion? Audio Companion CDs are activities that correspond to the Rosetta Stone CD-ROM software lessons. The learner can listen to Audio Companion and practice what they’ve been learning on the computer, turning travel time into productive language learning time. Audio Companion lets the student access the power of Rosetta Stone lessons whenever and wherever they want, they can play the CD’s on a stereo, or download them to a MP3 player. It empowers the student and helps reinforce the lessons in any busy lifestyle!

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dia duit!, March 8, 2010

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This review is from: Rosetta Stone V3: Irish Level 1-3 Set with Audio Companion [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I've always wanted to learn Gaelic. I have a daily calendar, grammar book, cd's, etc.

After 2 hours on Rosetta, I can read the calendar, understand the book and understand the cd's. I remember the words that never stuck before, no matter how diligent I worked at it.

If you want to learn a language, get Rosetta. Their format simply puts it in your brain.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rosetta Stone Gailge, August 22, 2010

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avalon "avalon" (PA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rosetta Stone V3: Irish Level 1-3 Set with Audio Companion [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I was nervous in trying this out, but I really want to learn the language, and since Rosetta Stone is supposed to be the best, I gave it a shot. I was shocked when I went through just the first few small lessons how much information I had retained the next day. What is the most difficult to get past is if you ever took a language in school, the way it is taught is much different. I am still on the very beginning lessons, repeating them numerous times, and still wonder, "when am I going to learn past tense, sentence structure, etc?" Because in school, that is stressed before you learn anything else. What helped me relieve the anxiety over this was realizing Rosetta Stone is structured in a way how we learn as babies to start talking. By seeing just a picture, you know what that is. Sentence structure, and more difficult concepts come later, but you have to grasp the basics first. With no English to help you in the program, it can seem scary. But think about it, when you were a child, you learned the word "ball" by being shown a ball. Your first words associated with it weren't, "I want a ball." You just say, "ball." Just repeat lessons as much as you have to, and take your time, and take written notes. When we were babies, hearing adults talking probably sounded like a foreign language also : )

My only other suggestion, is if you are like me, I find it hard to find time to actually sit down and commit to doing a lesson at times. The audio companion comes in handy this way. I downloaded the first CD onto my IPOD and that is what I listen to on the way to work. It can seem redundant at times, but your brain will start to process and remember. It will take me a long time to confidently finish the first CD and move onto to the 2nd level, and I'm sure even when I move on to the second level, I will continue to go back to the first, but I look forward to it. Buying a translation dictionary is very helpful too, if you get stuck. When being asked to compare sentences, again I stressed over "are they saying 'that' or 'this?'" The dictionary was very helpful in getting past issues like these. Good luck!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm very satisfied., August 10, 2010

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siobhan - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rosetta Stone V3: Irish Level 1-3 Set with Audio Companion [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I've been trying to teach myself Irish for a couple of years. I've used several different programs. I find Rosetta Stone the easiest with its multi-sensory approach. I learn best when I can both hear and read the language. I retain it better when I have to type in Irish. If one has the time, motivation and money, I recommend Rosetta Stone Irish Level 1, 2, & 3 set with Audio Companion.