I recently got a second hand copy of rosetta stone v2 French 1&2. I am excited to start using it and learning French but there is not a lot of help and seems to through you right in to the language. has anyone else here learned a new language this way? Has anyone else hear learn to speak french as a second language with english as their first? I am only just starting this program and it is difficult please feel free to share you experiences, thoughts and advice.
People have posted comments about rosetta stone in this yahoo answers thread. http://sg.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071116151540AAGSrJR free-ed.net has a listing of french language learning resources http://www.free-ed.net/free-ed/Humanities/ModernLanguages/French/French_idx01.asp Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Initiative has a free french course that incorporates video. Check it out! http://www.cmu.edu/oli/
How are you liking it? I picked up Vietnamese level 1 from the local library and I'm hoping to start practicing soon.
Jim, I learnt reasonable French (English is my first language) when working in West Africa. When I met my Mexican wife I began learning Spanish. As I did not have the advantage of the 'language immersion' I had with French I relied mainly on books and CDs to begin with. I recommend you try the Michel Thomas CDs, link below, as I did. They really are good for getting started. It is not a classic way of learning, he doesn't teach formal grammar per se, but if you want to feel like you are winning straight away then they are great. There is a two-CD trial pack available also I believe. The Hugo 'learn a language in 3 months' books are also good. All the best, Dave C. http://www.amazon.com/Michel-Thomas-Speak-French-Beginners/dp/0071479821/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196876694&sr=8-1
