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Old 04-30-2010, 04:46 PM
 
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Everyone has heard of Rosetta Stone, but it's so pricey.
Any suggestions for a great learning program. I'm interested for adults and another one for kids.

We're interested in learning French.

Thanks,

Alley
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Old 04-30-2010, 05:14 PM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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Get you books and tapes from Berlitz ( most big bookstores has them ) for the basics. Then travel. Nothing compares to learning "live". You can spend tons of $$$ on learning in the best Language School ( Berlitz again , but if you don't plan to travel so soon you finish it and practice ( read, listen while you there ) you will forget most of what you learned. If you don't want to travel see if you can join any club/group of people that speak this language.
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Old 04-30-2010, 05:18 PM
 
Location: western East Roman Empire
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Sit your butt in a chair and study an old-fashion grammar book, like it used to be, should be thin and cost no more than $7.95 plus tax. Take about six weeks, or six months, to go through it with a fine tooth comb and take notes.

Try to find the fun PBS series "French In Action", maybe on DVD now.

Or better, as elnina says, go!
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Old 04-30-2010, 05:23 PM
 
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i never really liked berlitz. always seemed touristy to me. of course the majority just want to learn a language so they aren't out in the cold while traveling. you can check online, i found a Japanese tutor that would do written lessons for $25 from start to finish and oral for $50 a month. That is if you want to LEARN the language and not just memorize it.
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Old 05-01-2010, 01:04 AM
 
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Get you books and tapes from Berlitz ( most big bookstores has them ) for the basics. Then travel. Nothing compares to learning "live". You can spend tons of $$$ on learning in the best Language School ( Berlitz again , but if you don't plan to travel so soon you finish it and practice ( read, listen while you there ) you will forget most of what you learned. If you don't want to travel see if you can join any club/group of people that speak this language.
The way to learn a language ...
The best way is *Total immersion*, but is also the most difficult to engage in.
So the next best way is to do like all other things learned.
1 - Read (see what you learn)
2 - Speak (hear your own voice)
3 - Listen (to a source, other then your own voice)

Thus Elnina has one of the best suggestions, tapes and books.
You definitely need some grammar, and then just a vocabulary of about 500 to 1000 words (Memory). Then after that practice, practice, practice.

I realise, Rosetta is pricey, but I think Microsoft has one in French, not so pricey, and is a good start.

Elnina and I are polyglots, so learning another language is rather easy for us. Still the (1,2,3) methodogy above, is the same.
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