Comments on: Review Series: Rosetta Stone TOTALe – Part 1

By: Brian Thomas

Brian Thomas — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:47:00 +0000

As far as I know Rosetta Stone is picture based so you cant learn basic words like “who” or “what”. I find a site like http://www.worldwordexchange.com more useful, although it’s limited to Spanish, Mandarin – Chinese and Thai at the moment.

By: Jen

Jen — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 07:15:15 +0000

WOW! Sounded great right up to that pricetag. OUCH! Not possible for our family. Ah well…

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:40:19 +0000

I found Rosetta Stone to be good for some additional practice….but I thought it didn’t need to take the place of actual textbooks and other forms of practice.

By: Brett

Brett — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:09:39 +0000

Well done review. Here is another perspective that also compares it to the previous versions of Rosetta Stone. I hope this helps you all with your decisions.
http://geekmontage.com/texts/rosetta-stone-v4-totale-review-discount-demo/

By: Spinners Web Kenya

Spinners Web Kenya — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 22:07:50 +0000

Thanks for the review but what about Swahili for those of us hanging out in Kenya & Tanzania? Who makes the best Swahili language lessons?

By: Austin

Austin — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 20:03:42 +0000

livemocha.com!!!! I cant believe this hasnt been mentioned (I may have over read that) livemocha.com has free beginning courses and gets you in touch with other people who are native speakers of the language your learning, and of course your asked to help others who are learning your native language. Check it out

By: Lola Akinmade

Lola Akinmade — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:07:05 +0000

@Wes. Thanks! Much appreciated. I’m actually a freelance photojournalist with the BBC, not a staff photographer.

By: Wes

Wes — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:49:59 +0000

Thank you Lola! I also have checked out your blog. I enjoy your writing and involvement. I had no idea you worked for BBC. Keep up the impressive work.

By: Lola Akinmade

Lola Akinmade — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:37:26 +0000

@Wes

Finding a job in Sweden is challenging for a foreigner as locals already have the home-field advantage by speaking both Swedish and English fluently.

However, there are five fantastic resources to check out are:

- Swedish Institute – http://www.si.se/English/

- Amerikanska Forums – http://www.amerikanska.com/

- Sweden.com – http://www.sweden.se/eng/Home/Work/

- The Local – http://www.thelocal.se/

- ESL Jobs in Sweden – http://www.eslemployment.com/country/esl-jobs-sweden.html

Hope these help.

By: Wes

Wes — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:04:21 +0000

Lola,

Thank you for the review. I’ve been wandering what language learners and travellers think of this product. Also, I have an exigent desire to live or visit Sweden. Do you have any advice on how to find a job there or know of any programs offering jobs to ESL instructors?