Rosetta Stone Farsi (Persian) (Language Software)
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Rosetta Stone Farsi (Persian) 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 Farsi (Persian)
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 Farsi (Persian) (Language Software) Level 1
With over 3500 real-life images and phrases in 92 lessons, Rosetta Stone Farsi (Persian)
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 Farsi (Persian) 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...
Review of Rosetta Stone Farsi
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Not everything you need, but very good, May 30, 2008
I bought Rosetta Stone Farsi to teach myself and later used it to also teach
my children Farsi. I have now finished the whole first level and am beginning on
level 2.
Before I started using the Rosetta Stone I was using John Mace's Modern Persian,
which taught the alphabet along with grammar. John Mace's book is hard to read,
and nearly impossible to really see how to form the letters, so I used The
Arabic Alphabet by Nicholas Awade & Putros Samano to see more clearly how to
form the letters. Also you really can't hear a native speaker from studying a
book.
Since I had already struggled through learning the alphabet, I found the Rosetta
Stone very helpful. I also use a dictionary with the Rosetta Stone, so that I
can look up the words when I am unsure of the meaning. The best dictionary for
this (although it is difficult, but not impossible to read) is The Combined
Persian-English and English-Persian Dictionary by Abbas Aryanpur-Kashani and
Manoochehr Aryanpur-Kashani. Another good dictionary is An English Persian
Dictionary by Dariush B. Gilani, although it only goes one way, not two.
Level 1 in Rosetta Stone sets the foundations for grammar constructions and
Level 2, which I am now beginning teaches more conversational Farsi and I am
finding it difficult to learn without really having a good grasp of the verbs.
There currently is no "501 Persian Verbs" book out there. If there were, this
learning would be much easier, because it is difficult to see a verb in the
Farsi and know how to look it up in the dictionary, since it will be listed only
under the infinitive or participle form in the dictionary and there are
potentially several changes between a third person present progressive form and
an infinitive in Farsi.
This last school year I was able to teach three of my boys, ages 10, 13 and 16,
to read Farsi script using the other above mentioned materials and they have all
made significant progress in the Rosetta Stone Farsi. Before they totally
learned the script we were able to program the student management system of the
home school program to just give them lessons where they were not required to
read and write. Once they learned the alphabet, I programmed their assignments
to begin reading and writing, also.
At the point were I am in the program, I am wishing I had some or those 'ole
verb conjugation drills, especially for the irregular verbs. I plan on getting
some other program to fill in a little of that, along with using Rosetta Stone
which I still feel is well worth the money. Having a different script and
limited dictionary helps just makes Farsi a challenging language to learn
without a teacher!
We also used Rosetta Stone French level 1 for myself and my 16 year old. We had
previously studied a lot of conversational French through Berlitz CDs but really
didn't feel competent. The Rosetta Stone really brought it all together. After
finishing Level 1 French I was at the point where I could, with a dictionary and
501 French Verbs, read children's books in French and translate verses from a
French Bible.
Rosetta Stone Farsi (Persian) Level I, Personal Edition comes complete with an illustrated User's
Guide and a Curriculum Text book.
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Rosetta Stone Farsi (Persian) (Language Software) Level 2
Rosetta Stone Farsi (Persian) 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 Farsi (Persian) 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 Farsi (Persian) Level II, Personal Edition comes complete with an illustrated User's
Guide and a Curriculum Text book.
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Rosetta Stone Farsi (Persian) (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 Farsi (Persian) 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
Excellent, May 29, 2008
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R.
Hoog (Fairfax,
Virginia USA) |
I haven't used Rosetta Stone products before but I definitely see how
they've earned their fantastic reputation. Excellent and very user-friendly.
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1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Awesome software, very helpful, June 18, 2008
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T.J.
Raisin (Texas, USA) -
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Very usefull product and works better than software from other popular
language software. I have two other language programs and this one is the
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Rosetta Stone Farsi (Persian) Level I & II, Personal Edition set comes complete with illustrated
User's Guides and Curriculum Text books.
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