The interactive lesson plans start clients with common, everyday Japanese words and pictures (such as a bird, a drink, a dog, or a woman); giving students a solid foundation for the language while avoiding standard memorization tactics. Before long, users are tested on these basic words by identifying similar pictures and videos from what they had just studied. As the lessons progress along to phrases and sentences, each is based on previously learned words so the student is constantly challenged to master the basics while advancing.

Another popular aspect included in Rosetta Stone is a voice analysis tool that helps consumers quickly master the perfect pitch and the tone of natural Japanese speaking. This task is conducted through a microphone/headset and it can be used within any of the lesson plans, so consumers naturally learn from the start how to make proper adjustments while speaking.

As mentioned previously, any of the Rosetta Stone course CD’s to learn Japanese can be purchased directly for individual study through the enclosed link. They can also be purchased as discounted bundles with CD’s 1 and 2 or CD’s 1, 2, and 3 included for discounts up to 29%. There is also an online option available for purchase that allows for unlimited use during three or six month intervals, which is more than enough time for the average user to master all three levels at a pace of about 3-6 hours per week.

Features

- Interactive software that allows consumers to visualize each word as it is spoken
- Live online tutorials with fluent Japanese speakers
- Specialized games to make learning Japanese fun
- Learn faster by speaking, hearing, reading, and writing Japanese all at once
- Each lesson builds on the last words mastered
- Easy for consumers to learn at their own pace
- Smartphone/iPod access included
- Six month money-back guarantee

Fundamentals

The basis of what makes Rosetta Stone so popular is simple; it allows people to learn Japanese in a fun, relaxing way that does not feel like studying. Each tutorial is carefully designed to incorporate both visual and verbal activities so that the student is immersed into the studies in front of them without even fully realizing it. While the consumer navigates through what feels like a game, they are actually moving towards becoming proficient in Japanese.

Another key to this type of learning is the constant review of words and phrases by overlapping them dozens of times without making it feel repetitive. A lesson may teach the Japanese translations for water and juice, for example, and move on to talking about men, women, and children drinking one of the beverages in a short sentence. As the learning methods rotate to stimulate different parts of the brain, these main concepts will be revisited over and over again so that users learn to actually think in the foreign language.

Ease of Use

Rosetta Stone is currently the world’s best selling language learning program because of its simplicity to use. In fact, many users have stated that the software initially seems to be rather slow in terms of learning at first, because the interactive tutorials almost feel more like a game than a language lesson. In literally no time at all though, consumers discover that they are interpreting words and eventually entire phrases in Japanese.

Many consumers have also expressed that Rosette Stone appears almost more like a game (or a puzzle) than actual study time, which is one reason the overall success rate is so high with clients studying to learn Japanese. Instead of the experience feeling dry or boring, the Rosetta Stone software, there is always that added incentive to try and master a section before moving onto the next one.

Teaching Tools

Rosetta Stone may be one of the only software packages in the world that does not come with a tutorial or some type of guide for new users, simply because it is completely unnecessary. Instead, users are immersed directly into the first lesson which starts by introducing two words; each accompanied by a photograph of what they represent. The very next step is to identify which word fits which picture and the lesson progressively advances towards using those words in a variety of short phrases. Since the tutorials have a completely natural feel to them, it is about as close as consumers can get to being immersed within a culture without leaving their homes.

The tutorials in Rosetta Stone are essentially broken down into six different learning types. They are:

- Read a word or phrase and match it to a picture

- Hear a word or phrase and click the matching picture

- Hear a word or phrase and click the written equivalent

- See a picture and click the matching text box

- Hear a word or phrase and type in the words in order

- Record spoken text to be analyzed for proper pronunciation

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