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30 September 2008 at 3:23pm | IP Logged

txag2005 wrote:

I guess my main contention is Rosetta Stone is marketed and seen by many and the end all be all of language learning. I also do not believe it is worth the extremely high price tag (neither is Pimsleur likely). For $500-1000 I would think the software should be powerful enough to bring a learner close to fluency by the end, and I dont feel Rosetta Stone delivers at all in regards to that.

Fluency in a foreign language for $1000 ??? I don't think that's very realistic.
I'm using Pimsleur for Hebrew and I'm pleased with the value for money - just over $5 per 30-minute lesson, and it's getting me to talk with a fair degree of confidence on the subjects covered so it's a helpful aid in addition to my more conventional teaching manual - which has far fewer useful phrases in it that I could use immediately - although it has things like 'computer' 'cell phone' 'cordless phone' and 'hands-free phone' as well as 'there are hotties on the beach'!! LOL
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