Rosetta Stone Spanish (Level 1) Review

Rosetta Stone is well known for their effective teaching techniques which is using word and image association to learn. It is also an all in one software package that teaches you all the basic and advanced skills of speaking and writing Spanish. With its amazing tracking system, it can help you correct and improve all the areas of Spanish that you lack.

Include with this course is a headset and microphone for use with the speech recognition software. This will actually help you get better pronunciation and accents. It gives you input on what you are doing wrong and tries to correct you with a few tips.

Software Features

One of the most effective features is tracking your lessons. With this you can practice all the things you can’t remember or pronounce until you get it right. Since this is a self pace course you can also start your lessons from anywhere making it ideal for people who already know a little Spanish.

With speech recognition you can perfect your pronunciation and compare it to a native speaker. Rosetta Stone uses word association to help you memorize and retain what you have learned. This is far more effective than flash cards based on their research.

Course Effectiveness

Rosetta Stone is a unique course that uses image association which means you don’t get to see words of phrases presented to you but rather audio then a selection of the correct images to answer and words in some cases.

It seems a bit strange to some people at the beginning but this course has been designed to give you the most effective method of learning. It can also become quite fun and addictive once you get the hang of it.

The course is simple and gradually teaches you the fundamentals and basics. You will learn all aspect of speaking, listening, and writing in Spanish. All using word association throughout the course.

Easy To Use

We had no issues installing the software. It was very simple to use and comes with plenty of manuals and on screen instructions to help you.

Help & Support

There is a handy FAQ online and manuals that come with the physical software box. Most of the time you will use the manual and FAQ however you can also contact their support team for further enquiries or troubleshooting.

Conclusion

With the uniqueness of Rosetta Stone, it might not be for everyone. The entire course is using word association which is quite limited but none the less still an effective way to learn Spanish. However it’s not as detailed as we liked it to be and does not include a dictionary or a word list so it can be difficult at times. But it is an effective way to learn Spanish and we still had fun using it.