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Will Rosetta Stone give me what I want?
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EmmaHewitt
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15 February 2011 at 2:51am | IP Logged

i really appreciate all of the feedback i got on this, thanks a lot :-)
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15 February 2011 at 10:35pm | IP Logged

I completed Rosetta Stones Level I,II,III some time ago, along with Pimsleur ever since its inception. They get you into the basics of the language and culture. If that is your only exposure to Korean, you probably would benefit from watching a couple of Korean Dramas to get used to the styles within which they converse. I spent five years in Korea, studied at Yonsei University back years ago. There is a big difference between book smart and street/culture smart. It's still a learning experience, and literally took me years to be able to read a Korean newspaper, since I had to look up all of the unknown words. I found that Headstart2 (Downloadable free) from the defense institute are excellent, and several steps ahead of Rosetta Stone, though you will immediately recognize several common threads between them. Just Google DLI Korean and you'll get to their web site. Download the iPod Korean Headstart2 version. Each test you take (at no charge) generates a certificate of completion. Alot of the context is military-related, but by substituting other words, you'll speak in no time! Also check out the Integrated Korean books 1-10. The audio files are available free on the Internet, and the books are on eBay at 1/10th the price of Hawaii University. If you just finish these ten workbooks, you'll be a Korean! Good luck.
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EmmaHewitt
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16 February 2011 at 5:52am | IP Logged

compet wrote:

I completed Rosetta Stones Level I,II,III some time ago, along with
Pimsleur ever since its inception. They get you into the basics of the language and
culture. If that is your only exposure to Korean, you probably would benefit from
watching a couple of Korean Dramas to get used to the styles within which they
converse. I spent five years in Korea, studied at Yonsei University back years ago.
There is a big difference between book smart and street/culture smart. It's still a
learning experience, and literally took me years to be able to read a Korean newspaper,
since I had to look up all of the unknown words. I found that Headstart2 (Downloadable
free) from the defense institute are excellent, and several steps ahead of Rosetta
Stone, though you will immediately recognize several common threads between them. Just
Google DLI Korean and you'll get to their web site. Download the iPod Korean Headstart2
version. Each test you take (at no charge) generates a certificate of completion. Alot
of the context is military-related, but by substituting other words, you'll speak in no
time! Also check out the Integrated Korean books 1-10. The audio files are available
free on the Internet, and the books are on eBay at 1/10th the price of Hawaii
University. If you just finish these ten workbooks, you'll be a Korean! Good luck.

awesome info! that is the university i plan on going to when i study abroad in korea!
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16 February 2011 at 6:17am | IP Logged

I've not used it, and I don't know what other people's experience with it is, but lingq has a korean section. Also, I
am going through Moses McCormick's FLR process with Arabic and enjoying it, it might be an idea for you although
it is rather grammar intensive. Both of these can be found through a Google.

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