Rosetta Stone: Language Learning Success

Presented by Erin Apostolos

Assistant Director for User Services

Merrimack Valley Library Consortium

erin@mvlc.org

Dynamic Immersion

Designed to learn a foreign language like you learned your native language

Only the foreign language is spoken-no translations

Uses pictures, spoken and written word

Access Rosetta Stone

You can access the program by clicking on this icon from your library’s website or

Go to http://mvlc.onlinelanguagelearning.com/en/welcome

Register One Time

First you will need to register

Choose Your Native Language

You may choose to view Progress Reports and forms in your native language

Please note your username and password for the next time you log on

Get Guide and Launch Course

Nine Languages

Click on the language of your choice

Launch Course

Broken into three units

Units will be described in language of your choice

Choose a Lesson

Three units from which to choose

Each unit is broken into progressively more difficult lessons

Start with nouns, finish with complete sentences

Choose a Lesson

All languages will display the units and lessons in the language you are learning. Try going to English, U.S. to view the lesson choices in English, then go back to your language choice.

Choose a Setting

A. Listening and Reading

B. Listening C. Reading D. Speaking E. Writing

Different Learning Styles

Delay will show and/or say the word or phrase, pause and then show the pictures

Timer times the lesson

Test will score the lesson and keeps track of the amount of time it took to complete it

Settings lets you adjust user interface settings Get Help for the current

screen

Back takes you back to the previous screen

Listening and Reading Word will be

written and spoken. Choose the correct picture. Click on speaker button to hear the word again.

Listening

Word will just be spoken. Click on speaker button to hear the word again.

Preview or GuidedPreview let’s you view one exercise at a time

Guided Exercise takes you through all the exercises

Reading Word will

be written

Speak the Language

Word or sentence will be spoken.

Click on microphone button and speak what was said.

Click lower speaker button to hear yourself.

These buttons slow down the native speaker

Speak the Language

Speak the Language

Write the Language

Will recognize regular keyboard for those languages that use the English alphabet. Type the word as spoken.

Write the Language

Strict Writing (accent marks, punctuation)

Easy Writing

Check your work

Write the Language

Advance to next screen

Shows the spelling of the word, phrase or sentence.

Type the word, phrase or sentence.

Toggle spelling of words

Record your voice

Toggle picture/words

Track Your Progress Check your

scores, see what lessons you’ve taken and see how long you’ve spent on a language

Import records into Excel if desired

Track Your Progress

Technical Support