Builds on language fundamentals and conversational skills. Includes verb tenses, adverbs, formal imperatives, school subjects, months, and emotions. Giving/getting directions, using transportation, telling time, dining out, and enjoying basic social interactions. Builds on vocabulary and essential language structure. Includes colors, adjectives, numbers, prepositions, definite and indefinite articles, singular and plural nouns, family relations, the five senses and time of day. Fundamental vocabulary, essential language structure, basic conversational skills including greetings and introductions. Rosetta Stone Levels (in any language) cover the following material: While the general content and methodology is similar between the various Rosetta Stone versions, the Homeschool version is unique in giving parents the ability to plan and track the student's progress through the lessons and activities and to print data reports. There are Focused Activities that concentrate on language skills vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, reading, speaking, listening, writing and Adaptive Recall which are review sequences. Understanding of the language is built through spoken responses to real-life simulations utilizing TruAccent® speech-recognition technology which listens, analyzes, and corrects the student response. There is constant interaction with the program, making selections which are confirmed if correct. Real-life images are coupled with words or phrases, both spoken and written. Rosetta Stone's "Dynamic Immersion" methodology combines multimedia technology with a total immersion approach utilizing four aspects images, intuition, interactivity, and instruction. To get a sense of the program, check out the video demo found on our website. And there is still a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee if you are not satisfied with the program. In other words, all the good stuff that has made Rosetta Stone distinctive and a favorite with homeschoolers.
So, what's the same? The dynamic immersion instructional methodology, the voice recognition software, and the student tracking abilities.
You can even download lessons (with Audio Companion) to use when the internet is not available. Because all content is online, you can access it from a computer, laptop, or mobile device and you can access it from anywhere that you have a fast internet connection.
If workbooks, quizzes, or tests are available (only for a few languages), access to pdf versions of this material comes with the subscription. All languages have at least three levels. The subscription also gives you access to ALL levels of instruction available in that language. There are 24 languages available and a subscription purchase lets you choose any one of the 24 (Family Pack subscribers can choose up to three different languages). You purchase a subscription then you choose your language as part of the activation process.
This subscription gives one student 6 months of access. So, what's different? First of all, there are only four products (instead of the 70 or so we carried before). All the aspects of the Rosetta Stone approach to language acquisition that we've come to love and expect are there. You will probably like the changes which provide more mobility and more flexibility (unless you do not have access to high speed internet or do not wish to enter the internet world). As with every major format change, there are advantages and disadvantages. Leaving the world of CDs behind, Rosetta Stone Homeschool has taken the leap into the world of online subscription formats.