Everything at the beginning

The guiding principle of the Rosetta Stone is to learn a language as you yourself once made it to the mother tongue. Through associations and pictorial understanding what is called immersion. This of course does not replace any school course or even a study of the language, but offers an interesting alternative route, to approach a strange expression and to perform what they have learned to a level which it is a finally allow, in everyday life, such as in restaurants for ordering to be able to come, or even in conversations cope and come to an understanding.

Is supplied in addition to the CDs for installation and courses and a Quick Start Guide and a USB headset, which is necessary. This is processed stable and orderly, squeezed with me but after a while a little on the ears. But of course, any other solution, consisting of speakers / headphones and microphone, usable.

If you look after installing a profile created, the whole thing starts well.
Is divided into 5 stages (and thus a lot of CDs).
Each level has 4 units, each unit in turn divided into several lessons. These are for the main lesson is divided into pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, listening and reading, reading, writing, listening and speaking. These individual points are also variable in sequence, but personally I consider myself simply to the default order. If you have dealt with this mountain of tasks once, expects at the end of a unit known as a "milestone". See also the customer images.

How can think of Mandarin course itself, such a course takes quite a while and I'll admit that it has blown away the ultimate wealth of the whole, despite the expectations of one of the hardest languages ​​in the world and me. Until I had only Lesson 1 by, went by a bit time. If you're used to it to learn vocabulary and by a teacher at school, a language that simple approaches of sounds and photos is initially disconcerting. But after some time it is becoming increasingly easier and relationships are found more quickly.

Fortunately, the audio files are in very good quality, the selected photos are beautiful and support learning in a clear pictorial language.

Unfortunately I had in stage 1 already several bugs, so I just blank spots vorfand in some units, which translated a selection by mouse click ahead and thus of course could be no right answer. This brought me here and there from the learning flow and complicated the matter somewhat. Especially if the next point should build on the previous one.

Another encouraging point is that the complete course also be accompanied by two audio CDs to the learned again interrogate and to consolidate his knowledge. In addition to a community in which users can exchange the package, there is also a Free App, and even the possibility of having a native speaker to lead a direct conversation and to complete a lesson. Admittedly, I have not dared ran to the latter. This also takes quite a while ...

In conclusion I can say that I am very convinced of the simplicity of Rosetta Stone. Although really demanding for the absolute beginner, like me, in this case, it makes the figurative embossed structure but for all ages possible language to relearn. In Mandarin you have understandably you approach with a certain sobriety to the cause. One can not expect that they would cope suddenly after the end of stage 5 without problems with fluent gushing words in Macau with a comprehensive program.

Who of them but do not let that stop and is responsive to the challenges is with Rosetta Stone - Complete Course Chinese have his joy.