The various ways you can go about learning to talk Italian
I need everything, not just vocab (which is the only thing Rosetta Stone seems to provide)
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Collins Italian Language Survival Guide A Visual Ph US $1.56 --> Ends in : 12m <-- |
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Foreign Language Pronunciation BkSpanish Italian French GermanLiturgical Latin US $9.90 --> Ends in : 16m <-- |
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Lyric Language Live Italian Learn Italian the Fun Way US $13.01 --> Ends in : 27m <-- |
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Introduction to Italian Poetry A Dual Language Book Dover Dual Language Ital US $17.43 --> Ends in : 28m <-- |
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2001 Most Useful Italian Words Dover Language Guides Italian US $10.44 --> Ends in : 29m <-- |
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1001 Easy Italian Phrases Dover Language Guides Italian US $10.44 --> Ends in : 29m <-- |
I tried rosetta stone for Spanish. It does not have any translation, grammar or conjugation instructions so it will be very hard to go beyond the basics with it. It is good for the basics as it is pure memorization. There is no way to be fluent with it. Their program is based on the same thing where you see these 4 pictures over and over again. I was disappointed especially for the price I paid.
My college uses another software: tell me more. My goal was to become fluent so it was perfect for me and I bought their individual version. It has a lot of different activities: picture/word association, videos, dialogues,…, includes also grammar and conjugation. It has also more content than any other language software. Their speech recognition is great so you can have a dialogue with the computer. You can contact them to get a free demo and also ask for a Rosetta Stone demo to compare, visit independent reviews websites(About.com, …).
The best way to learn a language would be through immersion, visiting these countries. Learning a language will require some time. In addition to software, you can have books which are useful as well. Audio CDs like Pimsleur for instance might help you out but you cannot get any feedback on your pronunciation so I did not like it so much.
Rosetta stone is quite pricey too, and can be difficult to learn with.
I recommend http://www.busuu.com. It’s free, unless you opt for the premium account, but I actually prefer the basic account, and they offer four different languages. It involves vocab, pictures, writing, listening, reading, and you get to interact with those who speak the native language, and they help you with your work!
Good luck,
Camille