However, there are numerous mistakes which, if the student is unaware of them, will lead to learning incorrect information.įirst with the traditional Chinese, many words in the traditional Chinese option are written using simplified Characters instead. Rosetta Stone offers the options of using Hanyu Pinyin with tone marks, simplified Chinese (used in China and Singapore), or traditional Chinese (used in Hong Kong and Taiwan). The speech is very clearly spoken, and is slow enough to be easily understood but not so slow as to be unrealistic.Īt first the written portion looks very encouraging. The student should pick up a more universal speaking style than other programs which use a heavy Beijing accent which can make one hard to understand in other parts of the Chinese speaking world. While the speakers use a Beijing style accent, it is not a heavy one. This is a big point in Rosetta Stone’s favor for those students who are seriously interested in actually remembering what they learn. More importantly, because you are forced to figure things out it is easier to remember what you’ve learned. It can be daunting to approach the first lessons, but there are enough clues in the pictures and variations on usage that you soon figure things out. However, this is an immersion program, and so that is something that should be expected. Some reviewers have criticized the lack of translations.
However, there are many errors in the written sections that will end up teaching Chinese students the wrong things if they don’t have other resources to fall back on, and endlessly frustrate those students who do know the proper usage. Many written mistakes may lead you astrayĪs others have noted, this is an excellent way to learn spoken Chinese.
ROSETTA STONE MANDARIN CHINESE EBAY UPDATE
Please see my update in the comments section for details. The current product is version 3 and is much improved.
NOTE: This review was of the old version 2 of Rosetta Stone.
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