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caro · Joined: 24 Jan 2008

Anyone know where I can get this program or a better one?

i4NI · Joined: 17 May 2008 Location: Seoul

Don't bother... huge waste of time.

Do you really think learning table, combined with under, and over is going to be useful? Not to mention there's different words for different tables. How about clicking pictures of people running, walking, and chasing? It's a terrible way to learn and a complete waste of time. Don't believe the false hype.

And it's not going to teach you how to read Korean either.

nolegirl · Joined: 17 Apr 2008

you can buy mine, I already downloaded it. Cost you $50. It was origianally $250 or something.

The only thing I have learned is cu-ke-dee means elephant. I really like that word. I am going to use it alot in Korea! I am going to call everyone elephants,! Cu-ke-dee, it just sounds fun!

Actually I am being serious, PM me if you want

Join Me · Joined: 14 Jan 2008

www.koreanclass101.com

Check it out for 7 days for free.

Young FRANKenstein · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:29 am Post subject: Re: Rosetta Stone Korean?

i · Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Location: Seoul

Was gonna buy it, then read the on-line reviews. Seems to be a waste of $$.

newteacher · Joined: 31 May 2007

just download it for free on isohunt or demonoid. i tried it for a while, but it didn't work for me. buy the book 'survival korean' if you want to spend money.

NoDolan · Joined: 29 Jul 2007

what's the point in learning korean when every korean you talk to thinks you're speaking english and won't understand a word you are saying no matter how much you practice.

Oh and I studied the Rosetta Stone. I learned a lot of vocab but not how to make a sentance. My listening and reading improved, but I can' speak.
Hey, that's exactly how the Koreans do it. They can listen and read, but can't speak. Its a perfect match.

browneyedgirl · Joined: 17 Jul 2007

The people on this show are kind of goofy, but you can learn the language for free.

http://www.crunchyroll.com/search?q=korean+III&o=

LL Moonmanhead · Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Location: yo momma

NoDolan wrote:

what's the point in learning korean when every korean you talk to thinks you're speaking english and won't understand a word you are saying no matter how much you practice.

Oh and I studied the Rosetta Stone. I learned a lot of vocab but not how to make a sentance. My listening and reading improved, but I can' speak.
Hey, that's exactly how the Koreans do it. They can listen and read, but can't speak. Its a perfect match.

errr....you will get a lot more tail. If that is what you are looking for......obviously.

DrOctagon · Joined: 11 Jun 2008 Location: Chicago

I downloaded it from Piratebay. Used it a few times. I can say boy, girl, man, woman, dog, boy with dog, plane, car, ball, girl with ball, boy in plane, etc... Oh yeah, and elephant. Not a good program if you ask me. I think I'm just going to get a book from the library or something.

Moonmanhead, what's going on in your avatar?

jkelly80 · Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Location: you boys like mexico?

Go with Sogang, online.

http://korean.sogang.ac.kr/

I think you need IE for it, though.

If you're going with torrents, do pimsleur korean. Pimsleur uses too much "imnida" for my taste, but it's still good.

bizrandom · Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Location: Busan

Thanks for the reality check, I was thinking about getting it. Sounds like my money is better spent on trading language lessons, or getting a tutor.

jkelly80 · Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Location: you boys like mexico?

Language lessons aren't that great until you get to a certain degree of proficiency, IMO. they're better for when you want to up your conversational skills, which would take a few months, I think. you need listening and repeating, and lots of it, before you give away your time for exchanges. YBM in jongno does classes for around 115k/mo, which is not a bad deal, but it's really formal and repetitive. Still, it's good for learning the alphabet and basic sentence structure. I recommend doing that for two months in addition to the sogang/pimsleur before moving on.

Clemmens · Joined: 25 Jun 2008

I downloaded the Korean Rosetta Stone, along with every other language they offer, from The Pirate Bay, for free. I'm so glad I didn't pay for it. I compare the program to weight loss/hair loss/big dick pills. If you're really going to learn a language, you're going to have to put in the time and ground work � stuff as basic as proper phoneme and syllable pronunciation or, in terms of Korean, the reading and writing of Hangul � and Rosetta Stone doesn't seem to offer that. In fact, it's one of their sales pitches; they brag about the natural process of immersion without those tedious explanations their program offers. The problem with the concept is that you don't have nearly enough interaction to make it work. And you're an adult, who's going to have questions and want explanations. Instead it's just you, some cheesy pictures and the voices of a Korean man and woman, sounding like specters somewhere in the background, standing as sentinels at the gates of Korean fluency. Korean is a way complex language and I don't think Rosetta Stone is up to the challenge, nor do you need the headache.