lichme
August 5, 2016, 12:06am
3
Previous review from a wooter:
As a long time RS user I feel like I can speak to their product with some level of authority.
Ive used the entire RS system for:
Spanish
Italian
Korean
Japanese
The good:
They’re a major player in the market and thus, they put out volume and they actually think about user experience. 30 minutes a day and you will progress.
Better than things like italianpod101.com
You will learn proper grammar which is important.
your progression is far more about you and your ability to dedicate yourself than it is about the system.
The bad:
They teach you things you’ll never use in real life (why did I learn the word for penguin in all of these languages. I’d rather learn how to read a menu)
They offer no explanations for anything. This is not so much of a problem for the languages being offered here, but with Japanese, I was up S-Creek without a paddle. But even with the above languages, I was skyping my native speaker friends to figure out why a specific rule of speech was being used.
A lot of their education isnt conversational. You wont use half of it. But it does have a secondary motive. it taught you proper grammar which is important.
If you want my honest take on the languages being offered here? go buy fluenz.
Im also a customer of theirs and would recommend 10/10 times.
No other affiliations other than Ive used all of these programs to the max. But if you want to go with a world wide known brand, this is a decent deal. Having been an insider to these things you will not be able to find it cheaper
Reviews over at Best Buy
[MOD: Different levels but seems otherwise the same.]
Seems like using this from a tablet or phone would be much more convenient; how much of an online/ap component is included? I get that the CD-Roms are good for as long as your hardware supports them (vs a subscription), but is the download edition a better way to go in my case?
Can anyone tell me what version this is?
Can anyone tell me what version this is?
I believe it’s the most recent but I’ll check. Not sure if I’ll get an answer this late on Friday though.
Is this only good for one user? Or can multiple people use this? We are all at different fluency levels in my house.