Not for me either. I get rosetta stone and a number of other programs through my employer and did not like this approach at all. I tried it for Chinese. And I do have a foundation of living/studying in China for a semester, plus some classes after that.
And Russian is a challenging language when it comes to grammar. Focusing mostly on word memorization does not get you far. To be understood and speak correctly you really need to understand grammar. (that is why so many people give up).
I hope you don't give up. It is a really worthy hobby/interest - especially if you guys can do it together!
CB, a language without an alphabet is even harder.
Oh, I'm definitely sticking with Russian. I learned it was a beautiful language while studying Russian Film one semester. I'm dying to be able to converse in it. I actually got a Russian for Dummies book that has gotten me a LOT farther than the program ever did. :-)
July 13th, 2010 at 12:40 pm 1279024855
July 17th, 2010 at 04:10 am 1279339827
Not for me either. I get rosetta stone and a number of other programs through my employer and did not like this approach at all. I tried it for Chinese. And I do have a foundation of living/studying in China for a semester, plus some classes after that.
And Russian is a challenging language when it comes to grammar. Focusing mostly on word memorization does not get you far. To be understood and speak correctly you really need to understand grammar. (that is why so many people give up).
I hope you don't give up. It is a really worthy hobby/interest - especially if you guys can do it together!
CB, a language without an alphabet is even harder.
July 29th, 2010 at 04:54 am 1280379269