Hi there,

I've been searching around for cheap but good english software to improve my english.

does anyone know about rosetta english - came across this on another forum:
language-learning-online.com

i've looked for honest reviews on the net but cannot find. has annyone used this? please let me know.

thank you

Anonymous wrote:

hi how r u ? i am swami. i am software instructor, i want learning English very fluently, would you mind please give an any suggestion and instruction to me. thank u. bye.

Kathrin wrote:

I have been learning English with a lot of software and Rosetta Stone was my first one. In 2000 I used to like it but I don't anymore and the reason is simple, it is not good enough and it is a very bad value for money but I wouldn't use it for free. If you are practising with software, there are certain problems like recording/voice recognitiation and communication. In order to make progress you need  a good voice recognitiation. I am a big fan of digital publishing but the software isn't cheap. A futher disadvantage of Rosetta Stone is the concept. For a child it may be useful but not for an adult. For some languages like Japanese it is OK but not for English and French. In English you need to hear voices a lof and not to look at pictures! I gained a lot of experience with films while using subtitles. Your ears need the practise, believe me. At the moment I have been learning French with digital pulblishing again and I am very satisfied. After four months I am able to understand a lot and speek and not a beginner any more. If you have specific questions go ahead and let me know.

Hi Kathrin,

I am going to learn to speak French, and the learning software I will choose is Rosetta Stone. Hoever, look at your post, I think that you're right.

So, can you recommend us some others.

Thanks.

oh, by the way i see that you had been learning several softwares. Have you used "Learn to speak English 8.1"? if yes, what's your idea about it?