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Rosetta Stone Language Learning is proprietary computer-assisted language learning (CALL) software published by Rosetta Stone Inc. The software uses images, text, and sound to teach words and grammar by spaced repetition, without translation. Rosetta Stone calls its approach Dynamic Immersion™.

The software’s name and logo allude to the an ancient stone slab of the same name on which the Decree of Memphis is inscribed in three writing systems.

Contents

• 1 Dynamic Immersion
  • 1.1 Scoring
• 2 Software versions
  • 2.1 Version 1
  • 2.2 Version 2
    • 2.2.1 Compatibility
  • 2.3 Version 3
    • 2.3.1 Homeschool Edition
  • 2.4 Version 4 TOTALe
  • 2.5 Rosetta Stone Language Learning 5.0.13
    • 2.5.1 Rosetta Stone Language Learning CD-ROM
    • 2.5.2 Rosetta Stone Language Learning Download
    • 2.5.3 Online Subscription
  • 2.6 Discover Languages
• 3 Language courses
  • 3.1 Language Course organization
    • 3.1.1 Rosetta Stone v2 Language Pack
      • 3.1.1.1 Level 1 (8 units)
      • 3.1.1.2 Level 2 (11 units)
      • 3.1.1.3 Level 3
    • 3.1.2 Rosetta Stone v3 Language Pack
      • 3.1.2.1 Level 1 (4 units)
      • 3.1.2.2 Level 2 (4 units)
      • 3.1.2.3 Level 3 (4 units)
      • 3.1.2.4 Level 4 (4 units)
      • 3.1.2.5 Level 5 (4 units)
  • 3.2 Audio Companion
  • 3.3 Endangered Language Program
• 4 Reception and efficacy
  • 4.1 Critiques from language experts
    • 4.1.1 Donald McRae on the German course
    • 4.1.2 Mark Kaiser on the Russian course
    • 4.1.3 Stephen Krashen’s Review
  • 4.2 End User License Agreement
  • 4.3 Awards
    • 4.3.1 From the software industry
    • 4.3.2 From non-profit organisations
    • 4.3.3 From magazines
• 5 Institutional use
  • 5.1 United States Army
  • 5.2 James Madison University
• 6 See also
• 7 References
• 8 External links

Dynamic Immersion

In a Rosetta Stone Language Learning exercise, the student pairs sound or text to one of several images. The number of images per screen varies.

For example, the software shows the student four photographs. A native speaker makes a statement that describes one of the photographs, and the statement is printed on the screen; the student chooses the photograph that the speaker described. In another variation, the student completes a textual description of a photograph.

In writing exercises, the software provides an on-screen keyboard for the user to type characters that are not in the Latin alphabet.

Grammar lessons cover grammatical tense and grammatical mood. In grammar lessons, the program firstly shows the learner several examples of a grammatical concept, and in some levels the word or words the learner should focus on are highlighted. Then the learner is given a sentence with several options for a word or phrase, and the student chooses the correct option.

If the student has a microphone, the software can attempt to evaluate word pronunciation.

Each lesson concludes with a review of the content in that lesson, and each unit concludes with a milestone, which is a simulated conversation that includes the content of the unit.

Scoring

The program immediately informs whether the answer is right or wrong. Through the Preferences screen, the student can choose whether a sound is played or not when an answer is clicked. At the bottom of the window, the program shows all the screens for the current lesson. If all answers for that screen are correct, the button for that screen turns green. If some answers are correct, the border of the button turns green, but the screen number itself turns orange. If all answers for a screen are wrong, the button turns orange. This applies to all lessons except review and milestone lessons, which are treated as tests. In those lessons, the buttons for each screen all remain brown. In all lessons there is a button in the bottom-right of the window which can be hovered over to display how many answers are correct, wrong or have not been answered. Each time an answer is clicked, one point is given. At the end of the lesson, the total number of correct, wrong or skipped answers is shown alongside the percentage of correct answers for that lesson. If too many questions were answered incorrectly, the program suggests the learner should retry the lesson.

Software versions

To use Rosetta Stone Language Learning, a student needs the Rosetta Stone application software and at least one level of a language pack. The latest major version of Rosetta Stone is Rosetta Stone Language Learning 5.0.13.

Language packs also have version numbers. The version number of the language pack is distinct from the version numbering scheme of the Rosetta Stone application, and a language pack is only compatible with specific versions of the application. Version 4 and 5 are backward compatible with language packs developed for Version 3, but not older ones.[2]

Version 1

By the end of 1996, Rosetta Stone Version 1 had a selection of nine level-one language courses (Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish) and four level-two courses (English, French, German, Spanish). A CD-ROM product called The Rosetta Stone PowerPac featured introductory versions of seven of the courses.

At this time, Fairfield Language Technologies had already begun development of the Arabic, Esperanto, Hebrew, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Swahili, Thai, and Vietnamese courses. Within a few months, the Japanese, Thai, and Vietnamese courses were complete, and development of Latin, Polish, and Welsh courses were underway. The Latin course was the next to be completed, followed by Hebrew. In this fashion, Fairfield introduced new courses to market gradually.

Rosetta Stone Version 1 was developed for Macintosh System 6 and higher, and Windows 3.0 and higher. Later revisions of Version 1 for Macintosh required System 7. The final revision of Version 1 was v1.9.[2]

Version 2

At Version 2, Fairfield continued to add more language courses, but also marketed more editions of The Rosetta Stone software.

The PowerPac CD-ROM introduced in Version 1 now featured basic lessons in seven languages. One complete level of a language course was now called a Personal Edition of the software.

Because many consumers found The Rosetta Stone to be too expensive, Fairfield started a series of “Explorer” editions. An Explorer CD-ROM was a lower-cost excerpt of a Version 2 course. Each edition of the Rosetta Stone Explorer series (Japanese Explorer, Welsh Explorer, etc.) included three units (22 lessons) from Level 1. The company no longer sells Explorer editions.

Then there was Global Traveler, a CD-ROM and electronic translation dictionary package for people requiring some facility in English, French, Spanish, Italian, or German. The lessons on the CD-ROM teach words and phrases for travelers. The electronic translator was programmed with about 60,000 words and 720 phrases.

Compatibility

The Rosetta Stone v2.0.x is backward compatible with some of the later language packs for Version 1; specifically languages courses with a version number of 3.0 or 4.0.x.[2]

The Rosetta Stone v2.1 through v2.2.x are only compatible with v6.x language courses. These versions of the language packs and software engine are neither backward compatible nor forward compatible.[2] Language discs developed for The Rosetta Stone v2.0.x are incompatible with these later revisions of the software.

In v2.1.4.1A of The Rosetta Stone, the program began using copy protection software called SafeDisc.

Version 3

Rosetta Stone Version 3 is not backward compatible with language packs developed for Rosetta Stone Versions 1 or 2.[2]

Version 3 was initially released in August 2007 for ten bestselling languages, with other languages following later on.[3] The final revision of Version 3 is v3.4.7.r1.[2][4]

Homeschool Edition

Homeschool Edition introduces additional features that keep track of time spent per lesson, scores achieved on lessons, lesson plans, and instructional objectives. This edition includes a supplemental CD-ROM that has workbooks, quizzes, lesson transcripts, and exams.

Unlike the Personal Edition, the Homeschool Edition application does not recommend reviews. Aside from the minor differences, the homeschool edition is essentially the same as the personal edition—except for the supplemental CD with written exercises and lesson plans. The language discs in the two editions are identical and are interchangeable. Some may have 3 discs and some may have 5. Much of the information on the supplemental CD-ROM is available online from Rosetta Stone.[5]

An English as a foreign language coach talks with a student via Rosetta Studio.

Version 4 TOTALe

Version 4 is backward compatible with all language packs developed for Version 3.[2]

Rosetta Stone released Version 4 TOTALe on September 14, 2010. TOTALe is a software suite comprising Rosetta Course, Rosetta Studio, Rosetta World, and TOTALe Mobile Companion. Users of the Rosetta Studio software subscribe to a service that videoconferences them with a language coach.[6] Rosetta World is a social gaming service. TOTALe Mobile Companion is a Rosetta Stone mobile app for iOS and Android devices.

With Version 4, Rosetta Stone adds stricter copy protection measures.

Rosetta Stone Language Learning 5.0.13

Rosetta Stone released Version 5 on October 9, 2014. The notable changes are the change in brand name (“Rosetta Course” has become “Language Training”), a new interactive demo is built into the application based on user feedback and a new minimalist UI with no beveled edges or drop shadows.

The software is offered in three variants

Rosetta Stone Language Learning CD-ROM

• The core Language Training lessons, up to five levels for certain languages in CDs.
• Audio Companion CDs that supplement your Course lessons. These can be played on CD or MP3 players.
• A USB headset with microphone that is configured for speech recognition technology.
• A three-month trial of Online Subscription.
• the software can be installed on up to 2 computers, for use by up to 5 household members.

Rosetta Stone Language Learning Download

• The core Language Training lessons, up to five levels for certain languages.
• Instant download (language packs in rsd format) right after the purchase.
• A three-month trial of Online Subscription.
• it can be installed on up to 2 computers, for use by up to 5 household members.

Online Subscription

• Full access to all Language Training levels for your respective language.
• Games & Community.
• Mobile Apps: Full access to apps no matter what flavor you prefer: Language Companion, Language Training, and Live Tutoring.
• Access to Online features is limited to one user age 13 and up.
• A constant internet connection is required.

Discover Languages

Rosetta Stone’s Discover Languages is an app currently only available on Xbox One. It is very different from the traditional design, involving a virtual world and more of a focus on games in order to appeal more strongly to game playing audiences. The only languages currently supported are English and Spanish.[7]

Language courses

As of January 2015, there are 28[8] Language Training courses offered by Rosetta. Each language course requires either its own language pack, offered through CD-ROMs or downloads, or online subscription.

• ^a Modern Standard Arabic is a literary language used in the Middle East and north Africa, but it isn’t a spoken language. See also varieties of Arabic.
• ^b Modern Hebrew is taught, not Biblical Hebrew.

• ^c Discontinued languages

Language Course organization

The language courses are divided into three to five levels offered as language packs either in CD-ROMs or Download. In the retail software packages of Rosetta Stone, each CD-ROM has one level.

All languages, except Latin, use mostly the same set of words and sentences in almost the same order, with mainly the same images. Some of the material is reused from lesson to lesson to invoke long-term retention.

In version 3 pack, there are four units per language level. Each unit has four core lessons that are about 30 minutes long. The student then moves on to one of the following lesson modes: Pronunciation, Writing, Vocabulary, Grammar, Listening, Reading, Speaking. The Milestone is an exercise at the end of each unit in which students apply what they learned in the unit.

Rosetta Stone v2 Language Pack

In Rosetta Stone version 2 Language Packs, most lessons have two levels; a few have three.

Level 1 (8 units)

The first eight units have 84 lessons, plus eight reviews. The lessons reiterate simple vocabulary and grammatical tenses. The lessons conclude with a unit on giving directions.

Units 1–4 have 10 lessons and one review. Units 5–8 have 11 lessons and a review.

Level 2 (11 units)

The 11 units of Level 2 include a total of 118 lessons. The lessons in the first nine units have a format similar to those in Level 1. The final two units are “Glossary” units devoted to single words pertaining to a particular topic, such as school, nature, or automobiles.

Level 2 units cover more advanced grammar, as well as preparation for common situations, such as banking, shopping, and tourism. Short videos (in QuickTime format) illustrate some verbs