Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Dryst]

I just downloaded the Korean language pack 1-3. Anyone have any success using Rosetta Stone? I'm not coming over until February, hoping that 1-2hours of Rosetta Stone a day for 3 months will give me a decent stepping stone tackling the language barrier when I get there but I'm not sure... never used this program before =(

[CleverUserName]

I didn't really have much luck with rosetta stone, though it's good for vocabulary. Pimsleur is useful, they actually teach you some phrases,and you don't have to be at your computer to use it.

I'd say use them both, combined with getting active on LiveMocha.com.

[roadballmint]

I went through all 3 levels of Rosetta Stone. It helped me a lot, but I'd recommend using a grammar book with English explanations on the side. Rosetta Stone in any language works best on people who are somewhat linguistically gifted to begin with. If you're good at learning languages you will benefit a lot from the repetitive sentence structure and pattern exercises.

I was satisfied with Rosetta Stone. It leaves some gaps, but you'll be much better off for using it.

[jizza]

I heard Rosetta Stone's Korean wasn't designed well.. something about the grammar and phrases being a bit off.

I don't think it's worth the $500 risk (no returns).

[seonsengnimble]

For vocabulary, I'd recommend anki.

[rmo1127]

[mc_jc]

I have access to all languages in the program and I used it to brush up on my Korean.
I thought it was very good.
But I have to agree, the only people who would do well using it are those who could recognize lingusitic patterns.

[yeti08]

The Rosetta stone is frustrating at times because you have to pronounce everything perfectly and for us westerners that can be quite difficult. I have said these same things to Koreans and they are perfectly fine with my pronunciation.
That being said you have to do it daily, which I find it difficult to do so. If you're buying it I wouldn't recommend it. But if you can find it.....then by all means.

[hugekebab]

The problem with Rosetta Stone is that a. There's no context, b. It's boring and c. You're never 100 percent sure what you're saying, which I find incredibly frustrating and has led to me completely misunderstanding some Chinese phrases (they blatantly don't want the work of translating into a number of different languages.)

[redaxe]

Rosetta is a very mediocre language-learning software with an incredibly effective marketing campaign. It's marketed to those people who always wanted to learn a foreign language, but never will.

If you're serious about learning a language and putting the time and effort in, sign up for a class (one that meets at least 5 hours a week) or hire a private tutor, period.

[TheWesternShoreKid]

[psycholomo]

I think that Rosetta Stone boils down to how you learn a foreign language. For me personally, I couldn't stand how it taught Korean and it felt more like I was learning some very generic phrases. It is worth trying out to see if it agrees with your learning style, but for me personally I thought it was a horrible program.

[hapigokelli]

I have Korean Rosetta Stone. The problem is that it doesn't really teach you necessary phrases. I don't need to know how to say "The horse jumped over the fence." I want to say, "Stop staring at me" or "Where is the bathroom? I have to pee!"

[jizza]

[Drew345]

I really liked the Pimsleur language series too, though you'll have to supplement it with some beginner book or website to teach you the Korean alphabet.
I found some good language exchange partners on http://www.sharedtalk.com/