Rosetta Stone to learn Spanish

[Mx_Stu]

Not sure if this is the right part of the forum, but it seems alot more appropriate than the lounge.

For a long while I've wanted to learn Spanish and have tried various podcasts/ books/ software (got bored and given up). I have however recently been given a copy of Rosetta Stone Spanish (mates old employer bought it for him, he never even opened it, left employment and they never asked for it back!).

I have zoomed through the first couple of units in level 1 and on one hand think its brilliant however to some extent found it a bit easy (I'm no language expert - I only speak English). My thoughts on it being easy are that alot of it is multiple choice and I wonder whether it really does sink in? I don't expect to be anywhere near fluent just able to understand enough to get me by.

I thought I would just see if anyone in the PH collective has used RS and whether it’s a case that it starts easy but then gets harder? and that it does sink in or any other general thoughts

[Roo]

I'm using RS to learn French.

I was surpised how much I understood when I was in Brittany a couple of months ago.

[Mx_Stu]

So you would say its sinking in? What level are you up to on it? Did you realise how much you knew before you went to France?

I'm in Spain a couple of weeks time therefore hoping if I can get level 1 complete then I should notice some level of comprehension.

[Roo]

Mx_Stu said:

So you would say its sinking in? What level are you up to on it? Did you realise how much you knew before you went to France?

I'm in Spain a couple of weeks time therefore hoping if I can get level 1 complete then I should notice some level of comprehension.

Can't remember what level I'm on but it's very early on. The last time I did French was at school nearly 30 years ago so I was surprised how much I could understand in such a short time.

What is also interesting is once you've got a basic understanding of the language you pick up a lot more of what's going on/being said than you'd imagine.

[The jiffle king]

I live in Spain and had classes, but have a friend who uses RS and can understand a lot, but not speak too much. It is very good, but as i see more people learning the language, the experience of intercambio's (language exchange) seems to work very well in conjunction with RS.