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Learning a Fifth Language

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For an hour, I forgot I was in America.
For an hour, I forgot the languages I knew: Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish, and English.
For an hour, I forgot I was Chinese.
For an hour, I felt somehow . . . Korean.

This week I finally had the chance to pounce on the Rosetta Stone TOTALe software, Korean Level 1. I’ve been craving to learn this language since middle school. No, I’m not a Korean-drama or K-pop fanatic (I prefer ridiculous, Japanese variety shows). I’m simply intrigued by the language.

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The Old Mass, the New Sales

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San Secondo d’Asti Catholic Church in Guasti, California, is one of the few churches to celebrate the old Tridentine Latin Mass. Not only is this extraordinary form still celebrated at San Secondo d’Asti, it’s celebrated every week. Following the Tridentine Mass is difficult for those of us used to the modern Mass, especially as a good deal less is said aloud by the priest in the Tridentine Mass than in the modern form. So, I’ve had to keep a sharp eye on the missal to follow along with the events of the Mass, reading more…

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My Adventures in Argentina: Real Rosetta Stone Results

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If only time would slow down just a little. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to want to cooperate. My original plan that my husband and I would complete all the Rosetta Stone lessons before our Buenos Aires vacation proved a bit ambitious.

Nonetheless, I can happily report that our time in Argentina was enhanced because of the time we were able to spend with Rosetta Stone Spanish before we left and while we traveled. While our ability to communicate was limited since we’d only completed three units, we were able to communicate with those we met on a friendly basis. Our…

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Used Rosetta Stone to refresh language abilities

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What surprised me about learning Russian or any language with Rosetta Stone is that when you leave the learning session and think back about your learning experience, you are left with images that have phrases and vocabulary attached to them. So in your mind’s eye, you have more of a detailed description of your language lesson, that is, auditory and visual. This is a more natural way to reinforce any learning especially language lessons.

-Steve, Macungie, Pennsylvania

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Pardon My French!

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While working on my seven-week internship in Grenoble, France, this winter, I lived with my older sister, Albena, and her boyfriend, Henri. He and I had some interesting language clashes. My sister and I speak English and are native Bulgarian speakers. Albena is fluent in French, and Henri is a native French speaker. He’s at about the same level in English as I am in French: our level of comprehension is decent, but we have difficulties articulating our thoughts. Oh, and the only words he knows…

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Join Rosetta Stone for a Live Q&A with Kevin Scannell

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flyer1We’re excited to host Kevin Scannell, the creator of IndigenousTweets.com on June 22. Please post any questions for Professor Scannell regarding the intersection of language and technology on the Rosetta Stone Twitter, Facebook, and blog (marked with the hashtag #AsktheScholar). We’ll also be taking questions live during the event, which will be streaming on Facebook.com/RosettaStone.

Tweet questions to @RosettaStone (Twitter.com/RosettaStone), ahead of time or during the event.

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Explore Languages in a Fresh Way: Release of New Stories in Rosetta Stone TOTALe

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car hebrewRosetta Stories have long been part of Rosetta Stone TOTALe.  These narratives, poems, and informational articles use the power of compelling writing in 24 languages to show learners their new languages in action. Since stories are directly correlated to specific points in Rosetta Course, learners can apply their vocabulary and skills while still being challenged with new, unfamiliar material. Text, images, and readings by native speakers are used to (more…)

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Chatting in Vietnamese

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Stephanie Sackman is learning Vietnamese to communicate with her daughter’s birth family. You can read her latest post here, and see her blogging history here.

About a week ago, I was doing something on my computer and suddenly got an instant message. It was in Vietnamese. I froze. It was McKenna’s birth father IM’ing me! Would I be able to chat with him? Would I be able to come up with anything to say, let alone type it? Would he understand me? The conversation went something (more…)

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Learned German in 7 Months

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I was born in Germany, but when i was very young my family and I moved to the USA. All of my family spoke German and because I was so young I had not even started talking by the time we left Germany. I was raised in an English speaking world and in a culture that spoke no German. I always felt like an outsider because everyone in my family spoke German except me. By the time I turned eighteen I purchased the Rosetta Stone German, and within…

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