tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566388.post112534347036091569..comments2023-11-05T02:52:24.734-07:00Comments on Strategize: Rosetta StoneRosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07149366013937654586noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566388.post-1128384055429129832005-10-03T18:00:00.000-06:002005-10-03T18:00:00.000-06:00To do your marketing for your business you can mul...To do your marketing for your business you can multi level marketing with the ebook at <A HREF="http://http://whitecraftshoppingmarketing.biz/info/l/ebook" REL="nofollow">multi level marketing</A> Go and check it out.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11552454598291929842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566388.post-1125365776446127472005-08-29T19:36:00.000-06:002005-08-29T19:36:00.000-06:00All of what your wrote above is good advice, thank...All of what your wrote above is good advice, thanks. I totally agree with you about figuring out the motivation. Primarily I was thinking a CD- or internet-based solution just for the convenience of not having to attend a class; study on my own terms and schedule was the general idea.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the input.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07149366013937654586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566388.post-1125346090813532642005-08-29T14:08:00.000-06:002005-08-29T14:08:00.000-06:00I've managed to learn another 2 languages in the p...I've managed to learn another 2 languages in the past 3 years. I've not used a CD-Rom based solution so can't compare but here are my (probably slightly biased) views:<BR/><BR/>First - make sure you know why you want to learn the language and how you are going to use it. If it's for the holiday then you probably need to learn a conversational version. If it's for working in the language you might be better off learning the correct grammar at the beginning.<BR/><BR/>Second - the only thing that seems to work is practice. If you want to have conversations in Spanish you need to have conversations in Spanish. If you want to write you need to practice writing. Reading and listening will only really help your passive skills, not your active ones.<BR/><BR/>Given that I would say the most effective way would be to take some lessons. Here in Europe our local governments provide evening courses which are great value. In bigger cities the major embassies will often have cultural institutes which have great lessons. Make sure you have a 'native' teacher or at least one that has spent a lot of time living in the country.<BR/><BR/>Finally, if you know someone who is fluent arrange a regular meet where you only speak that other language. Just make sure that they know their stuff or you'll learn all their bad habits.<BR/><BR/>I'd polish up the Spanish and then go for the Arabic. That way you'll get the confidence of learning a language before you try the Arabic. Friends who speak it say it's difficult to learn for an English speaker.<BR/><BR/>Hope that helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com