Does it teach sentence structure?
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The method is repetition of words first, including nouns, verbs, articles of nouns and eventually you put them together and make sentences. Some of it is reading and saying something outloud, some is repeating what the "teacher" says, some is identifying the object and picking out the correct one from a group of pictures. It is repeated another way next time. Eventually you have learned verbs, articles and sentences. Pretty amazing effective technique. The best I can do to explain it, but to answer your question, yes, eventually you will learn sentence structure. It is expensive but very well done.
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Rosetta Stone allows the student to learn to speak the language, or to read and speak it, or to read, speak, and write the language. I chose the full package. I already knew the aleph-bet, and how the letters sound. If you don't know the aleph-bet, simply pay attention to the shapes of the letters and listen to the speakers give the phrases, and before long, you will be able to figure out the reading, too. I know this because a friend (years ago) purchased the Rosetta Stone Arabic, and those squiggles are meaningless to me, but after a period I could begin to grasp why a certain squiggle is different than another. It's not like Chinese, where there are hundreds of characters to learn; there are only 22 letters, only a few of which have a different form when found at the end of a word; also one letter takes a different sound based on whether there is a dot over it on one side (shin vs. sin). There are sections where spelling entire sentences is required, and those are the ones that I have the most trouble with. Happily, the program scores my answers, and allows me to retake the lesson till I get a score that is satisfactory to allow me to move on (typically high 80's or the 90's). I cheated and took notes on the correct answers (provided when the section is completed) and took the section again, inputting the correct answers, but wish I had not done that for the first time or two once I found out I would actually learn the words better for having to learn how to spell them. (For example, I spelled it so many times, I'll never forget the Hebrew word for "toy" in my life!) Once I learned how valuable the spelling is, I started the program under a different name (several students are allowed, and my wife isn't interested in Hebrew, so they are all me). Once I get to the section with the spelling, I'll take it the honest way, which is to say, by trial and error till I get a good grade.
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I've only used it for a few months and have just gotten by the learning curve, but Scrivener makes just a few auto corrections on it's own. However, that is a refreshing break from Word's incessant formatting and self-correcting when you don't want something rewritten, i.e. dialogue in a strange dialect or outlines. Scrivener will alert you to mispells, grammar screw-ups, et al with highlighted words and phrases, but you have to fix most of them yourself. i'm not sure about run on sentences yet. I am starting to like it better than Word, solely as a word processor. Learning curve is short, when in doubt, Google it.
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No, you cannot. It functions as a dictionary and will only translate a word. It does have some conversational phrases under differnt categories like dining, emergency, etc. but you cannot type in a phrase and ask it to translate it for you.
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Unfortunately I do not know... All I can say it that it learns from the speaker, ie repeats what it hears. You may want to call the manufacture regarding language skills. Hope this helps :)
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I second this question. If the answer is "yes" (it does support the Fridge Phonics) does capitalization play a role at all in how it behaves? Thanks!
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Some people here need help with sentence structure. Had this product way back in the 70s, was great , however, do recall when wearing shorts my leg hairs would catch and pull...ouch!!
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Yes several children as well as adults could use this program to learn the basics of spanish, it is most helpful in learning conversational spanish.
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No...only words; however, it often gives examples of how the word is used in a phrase. I use Goggle translate to help with sentence translation.Bummer, I know.
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Yes! It is easy to modify the rules to differentiate for students. Two works well, but I think 3 or 4 might be okay.
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Like all dictionaries that I have ever seen, it gives the meanings of words. Some conversational expressions are provided; but one has to learn the language elsewhere in order to translate whole sentences.
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Yes and no. The booklet is like trying to read a fortune cookie. It is very small and not written in good English. Visit YouTube for great instructions.
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No. But you will be surprised on how you can figure it out. And you tube has videos in English. The kids had a blast. :)
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Not that I have found. This was one of my "on line lessons" A waste of money
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Hi Leah... I am not sure what you are asking? This product has a description::Rosetta Stone Homeschool teaches your student a new language naturally, the same way they mastered their first language. Innovative solutions get them speaking new words, right from the start. Rosetta Stone Homeschool moves forward only when your student is ready--you set the schedule and your student drives the pace. Parent Administrative Tools allow you to formulate lesson plans, manage your student's progress and track their success. Audio Companion CDs let them reinforce the Rosetta Stone experience anytime, anywhere. My daughter hadn't taken spanish for about 4 years and used this to brush up so she could take spanish in college. She found this very helpful. She continues to use this at higher levels as well. Hope this answers your question.
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you do not have to select a phrase in memory.It will try to translate your words and phrases.If the word or pharse that not very commonly used, it may get confused.
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Yes, definitely. However, you will need to spend about 30 minutes a day working through the lessons, and make use of the chat and online conversation features.