Rocket Languages 2013 Edition is now available

At Best Language Learning Software (http://ebestlanguagelearningsoftware.com/) it is no secret that we rate Rocket Languages very highly, because it delivers high quality and very affordable prices.

With that, we are glad to see new 2013 edition is now available to everyone, and it is free for members who bought previous versions of the software. That's part of their great value.

Here is a quote from their release:

We like to think that one of the things that really sets us apart from the crowd is the research and development that goes into our courses. We started, way back in 2004, by finding out what actually works for second language acquisition, then we kept on improving until today we can offer you the latest greatest Rocket Languages courses yet.

You can read more here: http://www.rocketlanguages.com/blog/2012/the-2013-edition-of-rocket-languages-is-live/

And visit http://ebestlanguagelearningsoftware.com/ to get your copy of Rocket Languages today.

Best Way To Learn A New Language

At Best Language Learning Software, we explain some of the different language learning philosophies and how they influence Rosetta Stone, Rocket Languages, Fluenz, and others.

Here is an article which goes into some more detail:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Best-Way-To-Learn-A-New-Language&id=7392322

This Man Says You can Learn a Language in 22 hours

At Best Language Learning Software we explain some of the different language learning philosophies behind learning a language.

Joshua Foer, writing in the Guardian (UK), says he learned how to speak Lingala (spoken in the Congo region) in just 22 hours:

I have never been particularly good with languages. Despite a dozen years of Hebrew school and a lifetime of praying in the language, I'm ashamed to admit that I still can't read an Israeli newspaper. Besides English, the only language I speak with any degree of fluency is Spanish, and that came only after five years of intense classroom study and more than half a dozen trips to Latin America. Still, I was determined to master Lingala before leaving for the Congo. And I had just under two and a half months to do it. When I asked Ed if he thought it would be possible to learn an entire language in such a minuscule amount of time using Memrise, his response was matter-of-fact: "It'll be a cinch."

 

The full article is here:

 http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/nov/09/learn-language-in-three-months

It is a very interesting method: memorising in a fun way the most common 1,000 words in a language. It is another language learning philosophy/technique that you can add to your bag of tricks.

There's no reason, I think, why you only have to stick with one method.

Aztec Language and Mexican Spanish

At my Mexican Language page (http://ebestlanguagelearningsoftware.com/mexican-language), we look at how Mexican Spanish is influenced by Aztec, Mayan languages and others.

Did you know that Spanish is not even the official language of Mexico?

Here is an excerpt from the Wikipedia article:

Spanish is the de facto national language of spoken by the vast majority of Mexicans, though it is not defined as an official language in legislation. The second article of the 1917 Constitution defines the country as multicultural, recognizes the right of the indigenous peoples to "preserve and enrich their languages" and promotes "bilingual and intercultural education".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Mexico 

There is language learning software to help you learn Mexican Spanish, which is also the widest spoken variety of Spanish in the US, for example. Check out my site for more.

Rosetta Stone Sucks? One Woman's Opinion

At the Best Language Learning Software website, we review different language learning programs, like Rosetta Stone, Fluenz, Rocket Languages, Instant Immersion, and others.

Rosetta Stone is the most well-known and best marketed, so millions use it. But lots of people just DO NOT like it at all. Check this video out: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtEsOj6dLfY

Wow, a pretty harsh opinion on Rosetta Stone, but a lot of people really do share her feelings.

Here is an interesting Reddit post from a former Rosetta Stone employee, basically calling it a cookie cutter approach that is only useful for some languages:

http://www.reddit.com/r/tabled/comments/usvjg/table_iama_former_rosetta_stone_employee_who/

I am not bashing Rosetta Stone, but you really should look at it very carefully. It has worked for millions, remember. But just not everyone.

Best Spanish Learning Software

This is a very helpful review of the main Spanish language learning software programs: Rosetta Stone, Tell Me More, Fluenz, and Rocket Languages

Best Spanish Learning Software

Coffee Break French

This website explains Coffee Book French pretty well

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Mexican Language

This website has interesting info on Mexican Spanish

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I Want To Learn French

Good reviews of French language learning software


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Best Language Learning Software

This is a good site which explains the difference between Rosetta Stone, Tell Me More, Fluenz, and Rocket Languages

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English Learning Course

Interesting comparisons of different English language learning software

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French For Dummies

Here is a good breakdown of the different French for Dummies books


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