Rosetta Stone V3: English (US) Level 1-5 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: 2.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00282NFT6
• Item model number: 20775
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 4, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,430 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #10 in Software > Education & Reference > Secondary Education > English & Grammar
  • #16 in Software > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > English

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

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.

Levels 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
Develop command of the language as you master conversational language skills across five levels. Gain the confidence to share your ideas and opinions. Develop conversational skills to plan adventures, care for your health and move abroad. Talk about government, work, movies and citizenship. Discuss family and traditions. And celebrate success.

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 Level 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (Windows/Mac)
• Headset microphone
• User's guide
• Audio Companion, a multiple-CD set to play or download to your MP3 player

Product Description

Develop command of the language as you master conversational language skills across five levels. Gain the confidence to share your ideas and opinions. Develop conversational skills to plan adventures, care for your health and move abroad. Talk about government, work, movies and citizenship. Discuss family and traditions. And celebrate success.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Product, October 24, 2009

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iamspy007 (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rosetta Stone V3: English (US) Level 1-5 Set with Audio Companion [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

Because of the language diversity in the USA, learning American English can be difficult. I work for a Japanese company and purchased several copies for distribution of this product to my Japanese co-workers in Japan three months ago. Last week I visited Japan and was extremely surprised at their level of speaking American English. When I complemented them on their level of speaking American English that said their level was due to three things, Rosetta Stone, watching American TV programs and speaking American English amongst co-workers.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It doesn't put my Russian girl friend to sleep!, July 10, 2010

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svigil777 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rosetta Stone V3: English (US) Level 1-5 Set with Audio Companion [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

This program was an excellent addition to my girl friend's experience in learning English. She was drawn into active use of the tool through the use of colorful and interesting photos as well as choices presented to her. I saw her struggling to stay awake while using another program. There were some occasional difficulties in getting through certain pronunciations. However, staying awake was not a problem with Rosetta Stone. This tool is a valuable component to anyone's study of a new language.

1.0 out of 5 stars Open your eyes, January 12, 2011

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This review is from: Rosetta Stone V3: English (US) Level 1-5 Set with Audio Companion [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

Overpriced !! It is all about Marketing!! It is obvious that Roseta stone has spent millions of dollars in Advertising. They need to make up for the investement by overpricing a simple product. Just buy any other inexpensive software.