Rosetta Stone Arabic (Language Software)
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Rosetta Stone Arabic Introduction:
Do you want to learn a new language with the award-winning method used by the U.S. State Department to train diplomats?
The Rosetta Stone approach, proven effective by NASA astronauts, Peace Corps volunteers, and millions of students worldwide,
teaches new languages faster and easier than ever before.
We all learn our childhood language by associating new words and phrases with
the world around us. The Rosetta Stone method replicates this process by
presenting vivid, real-life images to convey the meaning of each new phrase.
Instead of translating, memorizing, and studying rules of grammar, you actually
learn to think in the new language. Vocabulary and grammar are integrated
systematically, leading to everyday proficiency.
This comprehensive program provides up to 550 hours of mastery instruction in
listening comprehension, reading, writing, and speaking. Systematic structure
teaches vocabulary and grammar naturally, without lists or drills. Previews,
exercises, and tests accompany every lesson, and there are automated tutorials
throughout the program. Graphical speech recognition displays your voiceprint
and compares it with the native speaker to help improve your pronunciation.
(Ages 6 and older)
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Rosetta Stone Arabic
The Rosetta Stone Language Software will teach you a new language by using your
own natural language-learning abilities. Language instruction that works.
Language learning that lasts. Surprise yourself with success!
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Rosetta Stone Arabic (Language Software) Level 1
With over 3500 real-life images and phrases in 92 lessons, Rosetta Stone Arabic
Level I, Personal Edition provides up to 250 hours of mastery instruction in
Listening Comprehension, Reading and Speaking. Systematic structure teaches
vocabulary and grammar naturally, without lists and drills. Previews, exercises
and tests accompany every lesson with automated tutorials throughout the
program.
Rosetta Stone Arabic Level I, Personal Edition provides instruction in such
categories as:
- People and Talking
- Directions: How do I get to...
- Food, Eating and Drinking
- Family Relationships
- Telling Time
- Numbers to One Hundred
- Clothing and Dress
- Vehicles, Furniture and Instruments
- Shapes, Colors and Location
- And Much More...
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
Its Modern Standard Arabic, teaching the alphabet, its good.,
November 22, 2007
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Mike Crumb "Mike
Crumb" (Dallas) |
I'm learning a lot and it seems to be doing very well on teaching the
alphabet, which is one of the hardest parts. I do have a "How to Write
Arabic" book that is a great companion that I refer to during the Rosetta
Stone sessions. Right now I'm 30% into the Rosetta Stone level 1. I've had
it for 3 weeks and work on it about 3 hours/day. I would think by the end of
Level 1 it will equate to a semester of college level Arabic. I've done the
Pimseleur Audio CD's, which was the Syrian dialect and sounds different, so
be very specific with other adjuncts you buy depending on where you're
going. |
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
Not as great as I'd hoped, February 3, 2008
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Chicago
Scientist (Chicago,
IL) |
This program has its strengths and weaknesses, but I would be hesitant to
purchase this software for other languages in the future based on my
experience thus far. I use Rosetta Stone for about 1 to 3 hours, 5-7 days a
week, and I've owned the software for one month.
--Visually Pleasing--
I do like the way the program is designed in some respects. With great
photos and a variety of different approaches to teaching language, Rosetta
Stone does hold my interest for long periods of time. I can easily sit for
three hours at a time with this software. (By the way, be sure to look at
the customer photos I uploaded to this product page.)
--Excellent Instruction in Reading and Writing--
The program is excellent for teaching reading and writing. I wouldn't change
anything with respect to how these modules are presented. I knew I was truly
learning when I saw canned food in the corner store and could read that it
said "Halal."
--Difficulties Generating Speech on My Own--
After one month of use, I know a handful of words and cannot yet generate a
sentence on my own. For the most part, one can deduce what is happening in
the photos during the exercises. For example, there is a series of photos
with a woman posing with other people who look related to her. I can guess
that she is saying, "This is my mother;" "This is my brother;" "This is my
family;" and so forth, but if someone asked me, "How do you say, 'This is my
family,'?" I wouldn't know how to answer. I would, however, be able to pick
the correct photo of the four options.
--Speech Recognition Feature Leaves Much to Be Desired--
This program comes with a headset to be used during the speech recognition
aspect of the program, which isn't stellar either. When asked to repeat
single terms and short phrases, the speech recognition component of Rosetta
Stone is useful. When you start getting into longer sentences in Arabic and
have to recall how to pronounce a long string of words you have never heard
or read before, the exercise proves to be quite frustrating. If you
mispronounce something, you have to repeat it again. If you can't remember
the full sentence, you must play it again and hope you don't stumble or
hesitate on any of the terms or the software will decide you are incorrect.
Furthermore, even on the most discriminating speech recognition setting
(Difficult), the program will sometimes tell you you are correct when you
have butchered the pronunciation or said the wrong phrase. This doesn't
exactly give me confidence that I'm speaking correctly or with a good
accent. As I continue through the program, my frustration with speech
recognition is increasing.
--Drawbacks of Full Immersion--
The program is designed to be a full-immersion learning environment. This
means that no one explains word endings, and I am left to try and notice a
pattern of word ending changes depending on whether one is speaking to a man
or woman. This is where a textbook or some instruction in English by Rosetta
Stone or a professor would be helpful. During the Speaking lessons, I almost
never generate the correct sentence because I haven't yet grasped and
memorized how words change based on gender and the number of people being
spoken to. I was hoping I wouldn't have to rely much on other resources to
learn Arabic, but I realize they are essential for making progress with
Rosetta Stone.
--Other Language Programs Have Been More Effective for Me--
I'm not new to language learning as I am conversational in Spanish and
studied Portuguese and ASL for a year each. I've used Pimsleur and Behind
the Wheel language CDs for Spanish and Portuguese and found these resources
to be quite effective. I'm just not blown away by Rosetta Stone and feel
this product isn't as good as it could be given the hype, its convincing
demo through its website, and its extensive use by the Department of State.
--The Bottom Line--
I am learning a great deal in the Rosetta Stone world--I know which answers
to select from the choices, however I know I won't stand a chance of being
able to understand much at all in real world situations. I'm hoping this
will change as I continue with the program, but I'm not convinced.
I will have to sign up for a course in Arabic if I hope to get anywhere, but
will continue to work with this software as it does have some value and
provides a fun, interactive way of learning. |
Rosetta Stone Arabic Level I, Personal Edition comes complete with an illustrated User's
Guide and a Curriculum Text book.
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Rosetta Stone Arabic (Language Software) Level 2
Rosetta Stone Arabic Level II, Personal Edition builds on the Level I material with up to 300
hours of accelerated study for intermediate learners. With over 4500 real-life
images, QuickTimeTM movies and phrases in 118
lessons, Level II, Personal Edition provides mastery instruction in all key
language skills, leading to advanced proficiency. Previews, exercises and tests
accompany every lesson with automated tutorials throughout the program.
Rosetta Stone Arabic Level II, Personal Edition provides more
advanced instruction in such categories as:
- Greetings and Conversation
- Travel, Transportation and Transactions
- Shopping and Dining Out
- Asking Questions; Forms of Address
- The Weather and Clothing
- Office Activities and Terminology
- Common Social Conventions
- Calendar Conventions
- The Five Senses; Sickness and Health
- A complete reference section of commonly used terms
Rosetta Stone Arabic Level II, Personal Edition comes complete with an illustrated User's
Guide and a Curriculum Text book.
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Rosetta Stone Arabic (Language Software) Levels 1 and 2
The complete set offers Beginner
through Advanced instruction with over 8000 real-life images and phrases in 210
lessons. Rosetta Stone Arabic Levels I & II provide up to 550 hours of mastery instruction in
Listening Comprehension, Reading and Speaking. Systematic structure teaches
vocabulary and grammar naturally, without lists and drills. Previews, exercises
and tests accompany every lesson with automated tutorials throughout the
program. Some of the covered topics include:
- Greetings and Conversation
- People and Talking
- Travel, Transportation and Transactions
- Directions: How do I get to...
- Food, Eating and Drinking
- Family Relationships
- Telling Time
- Numbers to One Hundred
- Clothing and Dress
- Vehicles, Furniture and Instruments
- Shopping and Dining Out
- Common Social Conventions
- Calendar Conventions
- A Complete Reference Section of Commonly Used Terms
Rosetta Stone Arabic Level I & II, Personal Edition set comes complete with illustrated
User's Guides and Curriculum Text books.
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Rosetta Stone Arabic (Language Software) Level 3
Rosetta Stone Level III has been
designed in conjunction with teachers, language lab coordinators and educational
psychologists to address the language learning needs for the advanced student.
Level 3 is based on four life-skill
areas:
- transportation
- housing
- shopping
- employment
Each topic is covered in 10
immersion-based picture lessons, a live-action video and extensive narrative
lessons that focus on reading, listening and grammar. The 24 minutes of video
are accompanied by 96 minutes of audio, telling each story from four different
points of view to enable greater comprehension.
Level 3 Personal Edition builds on the
success of Levels 1 & 2 to prepare the user to communicate at school, in the
workplace and in other real-life situations. The program comes complete with an
illustrated User's Guide and a Curriculum Text book.
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Rosetta Stone Arabic (Language Software) Levels 1,2, & 3
The complete set offers Beginner
through Advanced instruction. Arabic Levels 1 & 2 provide up to 550 hours of
mastery instruction in Listening Comprehension, Reading and Speaking. Systematic
structure teaches vocabulary and grammar naturally, without lists and drills.
Previews, exercises and tests accompany every lesson with automated tutorials
throughout the program. Level 3 prepares the user to communicate at school, in
the workplace and in other real-life situations through picture lessons,
live-action video, audio and narrative lessons.
Some of the covered topics include:
- Greetings and Conversation
- People and Talking
- Travel, Transportation and
Transactions
- Directions: How do I get to...
- Food, Eating and Drinking
- Family Relationships
- Telling Time
- Numbers to One Hundred
- Clothing and Dress
- Vehicles, Furniture and Instruments
- Shopping and Dining Out
- Common Social Conventions
- Calendar Conventions
- A Complete Reference Section of
Commonly Used Terms
- Life-skill areas: Transportation,
Housing, Shopping and Employment
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Really Helpful Learning Tool, April 20, 2008
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Green007
"BookWormGirl"
(Tucson, Az) |
Yes, this is really expensive. It comes with a headset/microphone of good
quality, installation cd's, stickers of the arabic alphabet to put on your
keyboard, and one (yes 1) activation code, which does mean that it can only
be loaded onto one computer (you CAN, however, load it onto an external
hard-drive and thereby be able to access it from other computers). All 3
levels together will take up about 1800MB (or 1.8GB) of space on your
computer, which is pretty good, and once loaded, you don't need the cd's in
order to access the program.
I've only been using the program for about two days, it's pretty tough (but
also fun and addicting), haha. But I've gone back over the lessons until
I've gotten 100% on each area and I'm surprised that I'm able to retain so
much and learn so well by their immersion method. Crazy enough, it does
work, but it takes practice. This is the type of thing that you're going to
have to do every day and to really dedicate yourself to if you want to be
any good at it.
Buy this. It's worth it. |
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Rosetta Stone works, January 17, 2008
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Andrew
Butler (Las Cruces,
NM, USA) |
I've been using this for about 2 weeks about half an hour a day. I just
finished Unit 1 (out of 4) in Level 1. I can already read more than half of
the letters, I know maybe 20 words of vocabulary, and I'm getting the hang
of some grammar rules.
Maybe not impressive compared to a full time language learner, but this tool
is great for the casual learner who doesn't have hours a day to spend
learning a language. |
Arabic Level 1, 2, & 3 Set, Personal
Edition set comes complete with illustrated User's Guides and Curriculum Text
books.
Sale price:
$449.10
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