Steve--Have you used Rosetta Stone?

Andrea

On Jan 19, 2009, at 12:32 PM, Steve Kaufmann wrote:


> You can buy a starter course for a language, or borrow one at the  

> library. Teach Yourself, Colloquial, Assimil, Pimsleur, these are  

> just a few. To go further in a language, there is an abundance of  

> content on the web, podcasts, radio stations and the like. At first  

> you have to listen repeatedly to a limit range of content, but in  

> time, as you understand better,  you do not listen as often and  

> instead cover more and more interesting content. I do not worry  

> about how to pronounce things until I have been listening for at  

> least 6 months or more.

>

> For my Russian I have enjoyed audio books, and right now especially  

> enjoy a wonderful source of radio interviews complete with  

> transcripts. both of  which are available for free download daily.

>

> Much of this kind of content is available in our language libraries  

> at LingQ, and anything that is not free of copyright can be still  

> imported into t he system for pesonal use, but cannot be shared.

>

> The Internet and the MP3 player have exploded the opportunities for  

> finding sound content and carrying it with you. Language labs have  

> been made obsolete.

>

> Steve Kaufmann

> www.lingq.com

>

> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 6:55 AM, Andrea Wilder  

> <andreawilder at comcast.net> wrote:

> Steve--"Listening to recordings," what ones are you listening to?   

> Programs?  Radio?

>

> Thanks!

>

> Andrea :)

>

> On Jan 18, 2009, at 7:06 PM, Steve Kaufmann wrote:

>

>> Tom,

>>

>> Do you recommend different writing systems for each regional  

>> accent?  In French this would mean a  Quebecois writing system,a  

>> Parisian writing system, a Toulouse writing system, or in English  

>> a Texas writing system, a London writing system, a Boston writing  

>> system, a Yorkshire writing system and all the shades of  

>> difference in between.

>>

>> Listening to recordings is more useful. I have studied 12  

>> languages and only rely on the sound. I never use any phonetic  

>> script. I do not trust them. I trust what I hear, and then I  

>> connect that to the script that I see.

>>

>> I admire your enthusiasm but I do not  understand the usefulness  

>> of truespel.

>>

>> Steve Kaufmann

>> www.lingq.com

>>

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