[smeisnotapirate]

WOW. I just saw how much Rosetta Stone costs. Ugh. Anyone have any cheaper alternatives for language learning? Specifically, Hebrew. Doesn't have to be computer.

 

[Theoretica]

I don't have any alternative ideas that are as good as RS, but I will say it's worth the money. We use it for Spanish and Korean and it's awesome. I know it's insanely pricey but it really is worth it. If you sign up on their email list you get emailed discounts from time to time.

If anyone has any other amazing language software I'd love to know about it too. We've tried everything under the sun and RS ended up being the best hands down.

Anyone else?

 

[koru]

I haven't invested in RS but I looked into group lessons at a nearby learning center & it would cost $150 a month for a one hour a week class! Yowsa. This is when I started seriously considering Rosetta Stone. The other one that looks good, to me, is Tell Me More. It's a bit cheaper, too. Just another option you might want to look into.

Right now, my oldest is only 5.5 & since I speak quite a bit of Spanish, I just talk to them & teach them phrases & we check out videos at the library. Nothing like living in a house with fluent speakers but a small amount of exposure is better than none, right?

 

[Shianne]

Check your library. They may have it online to use. Mine does but not the language that I wanted it in.

 

[SagMom]

Our library subscribed to it so we had access through the internet, at home.

You could look into Live Mocha http://www.livemocha.com/ Very similar program, plus there's a social network and you can have native speakers critique your work if you want. (You do the same for them.)

 

[ahdoula]

Ypu look for it used too! I am second generation homeschooling and my mother found the ones for my yougest sister used.

 

[mommy68]

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Originally Posted by ahdoula Ypu look for it used too! I am second generation homeschooling and my mother found the ones for my yougest sister used.

This is what I was going to suggest.

Ebay is a good place to look. I am also a member at used book groups on Yahoo Groups.

 

[Rivka5]

Check not only your own local library, but also other libraries in your state. Our library doesn't have online access, but some public libraries in wealthier parts of the state do. I found that these libraries are willing to issue a library card to ANY state resident - you don't need to live in the specific county. So for the price of a long-ish drive, we'll be able to get full online access to Rosetta Stone. Yay!

 

[ahdoula]

look 7 day free trial offer just landed in my inbox! Limited time/people for version 3 in 21 language options:

http://www.rosettastone.com/hsholiday

 

[umsami]

Check out Before You Know It online. It's free. They have tons of vocab lists and such.

What about checking with the local JCC or synagogue? Maybe they have stuff you can borrow... or even access to Rosetta Stone Hebrew??

 

[ZASmommy]

My Grandmother just got this for us for the kids anyway. We haven't used it yet. She got us the homeschool spanish 1&2 and it looks great. I am going to try and start Monday. I know that they are not allowing libraries to resubscribe to it anymore so most are switching to another program but I don't know what one.

 

[Arduinna]

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Originally Posted by smeisnotapirate WOW. I just saw how much Rosetta Stone costs. Ugh. Anyone have any cheaper alternatives for language learning? Specifically, Hebrew. Doesn't have to be computer.

I learned at the local shul.

 

[moominmamma]

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Originally Posted by ahdoula look 7 day free trial offer just landed in my inbox! Limited time/people for version 3 in 21 language options: http://www.rosettastone.com/hsholiday

Wow, thanks for that timely link. Seven days is definitely long enough to get a feel for the program. I only wish they were offering Thai in the demo as my eldest is off to Thailand in three weeks. Still, the rest of us are enjoying Japanese and French. We'll definitely be purchasing French in the New Year. There are six of us in this family and at least three will use it over the course of the next few years. The price amortizes down nicely when you look at it that way.

Miranda

Miranda

 

[Ruthla]

I spent about $100 for my Rosetta Stone on eBay.

There's plenty of free Hebrew stuff online- I had about a dozen sites bookmarked before my computer got full of spyware and I had to start over. There are websites with Hebrew vocabulary games, websites with "index cards" that you click on to hear the words spoken, other websites without the speach component but more words- but none of it is as easy to use as the Rosetta Stone. I tried making my own Hebrew curriculum for DD2 but it proved to be too hard for me to put something together that fit with her learning style.

If you're looking to teach yourself Hebrew, and you're willing to put some work into building up your curriculum, you can do it for free or very cheaply. But if you need something simple to use for somebody less motivated (and unable to learn with the method that worked so well for you with French 25 years ago

) then Rosetta Stone is a good choice.

 

[HikeYosemite]

Our library has Muzzy, and I just kept checking it out for awhile. I think it is expensive, also.

 

[theretohere]

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