Learn French: Rosetta Stone French - Level 1

I have invested a lot of money in "canned" language programs over the years and have found Rosetta Stone to be the best. It is easy to load, is intuitive and produces great results. I like that I was able to purchase a level at a time and the true multi-dimensional aspect of how I was able to learn French. I will definitely purchase and work my way through the other levels in the future. The user friendly nature of this program and it's realistic approach makes it enjoyable to use! Rosetta Stone French Level 1

This may be a way to learn a language? The user interface is inscrutably crummy. No pause button, no settings menu when you are into a lesson. The lesson template is OK once learned. No guidance on how to use the template. You are expected to know when to click or speak.They have so many fancy monikers for "features".......I only wanted to learn the French language; not the Rosetta stone language.And it expires after 3 months.Worst setup of any program I've worked with in the last decade. And i write code. They give you 2 CDs and then send you to an online site.This teaching method is like trying to teach typing via the hunt and peck methodThere are many many free and less troublesome ways to get language capability.

Rosetta Stone seems to slowly build your knowledge base, but for learning some basic phrases etc that might be relevant to tourists, this is not your program. At this level, you learn how to say the man is running, the apple is red etc., but at least, so far, not a mention of information relating to travel. If you've never had French, there is no translation of words you may have never seen before. The "live" section is something you have to schedule with your teacher, and that may be hard for many as it has been for me. I took French in high school and one year of college and hoped this would be a good refresher. I do like the visual depiction of words and that you can play word games to aid in learning. Cost seems high. You can get many of the same things free with Duolingo.

The product itself is five stars, however the description is faulty. I researched this product a great deal before purchasing and even got the free demo CD first. I really do like the learning process, it feels intuitive. The problem is, sitting at my desktop computer is inconvenient and I do not have a laptop. So when I learned that there is an "App for that", I was thrilled. I own both an iPhone and an iPad so with the Rosetta Stone apps that link directly to my account I could learn and practice wherever I needed to. For three months I made great progress whether at home, in the backyard or at work on my lunch hour. On day 91 I suddenly could not connect, my apps kept saying "no course found for this account". The product still works on my desktop but it turns out the apps portion of the product was just a free trial. If I want to continue learning this way I need to purchase a very expensive subscription. No where on this product page does it say that the companion apps are a trial version. I am very disappointed with Rosetta Stone and Amazon. I did call Amazon but the rep I spoke to did not know whether the product info was written by Rosetta Stone or Amazon, I am sure it was the former. Amazon did try to assist me by offering a partial refund but that was not really what I wanted. I want to continue to learn on my iPad! My disappointed with Amazon is because that call I made to them took place about two months ago and I see the product info page has not changed, I do not see anything about the iPhone apps being a 90 day trial.UPDATE: AUGUST 23, 2013I see that Amazon has updated the description slightly with this sentence, "Enhance your learning on-the-go with Rosetta Stone mobile apps for the Kindle Fire HD, iPad and iPhone. Three month access included with purchase." I personally think it is still obscure since the part about the mobile companion is much farther down in the description but at least it is something.

Not at all useful.

Seamless installation and a great product. It is true reflection of their world class brand. I am looking forward to buy level 2 onwards for French very soon

My disks were defective and would not work in any outlet. The commercials on TV also had given the impression you could work the disks in your car and be speaking a new language after using the disks on a long trip. I don't see how this could be possible and use the computer as well.

This is a gift for my grand daughter. Even though she is taking French in high school, she says this really improves her understanding.

bought for junior daughter bought level one she also loved it..in fact with a groupon certificate i bought her the full level 1to5 french..took back your level 1 and gave to another relativetrying to get on in french.

Learn from it

I am returning it

... but don't expect to learn to converse with french people with it. To do that, you first have to mess up many times and learn by error!

Great course.