Rosetta Stone

Ok I have no clue where to post this, but I bet someone is tech savy enough.

I "got" Rosetta Stone (version 3) to learn Korean. I got everything installed fine, except that it tells me that there is a speech recognition error. Error 1117. I googled and all I got was to downlaod some registry error checked, but I don't really trust those.

Anyone have rosetta stone and have a sugestion? My mic is just plugging in through the microphone jack on my laptop. Running Windows Vista.

As far as i've heard, rosetta stone is pomegranate for any asian language, it teaches it in a very odd and romanized way instead of the way it should and normally is taught.

I 'got' Rosetta Stone to for japanese. I never got that error before.
Does it work without the mic/speech recognition?
I don't use speech recognition, even if I had a mic, I wouldn't really try to.
I googled it too, it might be Vista, since I use XP. Or, you could be missing files.

As far as i've heard, rosetta stone is pomegranate for any asian language, it teaches it in a very odd and romanized way instead of the way it should and normally is taught.

Romanized? Not really, I used korean and japanese. However, it doesn't really help you read characters, it pretty much assumes you know all the character/letters/symbols beforehand. It teaches you the 'alaphabets' very slowly, which isn't reliable since youll just forget everything it shows you until you know all the characters. Other than that, if you can read it (not comprehend, just read), Rosetta Stone is just fine.

Yea the mic works fine on it's own, and I know hangul so no problem with Rosetta Stone.
I just wanna try and use speech recognition so I can see if I'm actually saying close to right, cause korean people at school always tell me I say it weird. ><

You're so lovely koreaboo.

I 'got' Rosetta Stone to for japanese. I never got that error before.
Does it work without the mic/speech recognition?
I don't use speech recognition, even if I had a mic, I wouldn't really try to.
I googled it too, it might be Vista, since I use XP. Or, you could be missing files.

Romanized? Not really, I used korean and japanese. However, it doesn't really help you read characters, it pretty much assumes you know all the character/letters/symbols beforehand. It teaches you the 'alaphabets' very slowly, which isn't reliable since youll just forget everything it shows you until you know all the characters. Other than that, if you can read it (not comprehend, just read), Rosetta Stone is just fine.

Rosetta stone is horrible by itself. If you're going to use it for Asian languages, I recommend using it only for practice. Don't use it as your main source of learning. Not only does it like taking shortcuts, but it makes things way too complicated at the start.

Well, It's the only pomegranate I got until college.
And that's if the college I get into actually offers Korean. ;3;

I have noticed, it does like to skip around and leave me in the dark about things. I think I'd do better in a class that has me read things and then explains the little differences in english.
+ all that damn vocabulary to learn.

Rosetta stone is horrible by tself. If you're going to use it for Asian languages, I recommend using it only for practice. Don't use it as your main source of learning. Not only does it like taking shortcuts, but it makes things way too complicated at the start.

I'm taking a Japanese class in school, so I'm not really using it alone, Rosetta Stone doesn't teach you much of anything about sentence structure (i.e. particles). Its fine if youre lazy and a horrible at self-teaching, but, it would be a good idea too have some other materials to learn from.

Rosetta stone is horrible by itself. If you're going to use it for Asian languages, I recommend using it only for practice. Don't use it as your main source of learning. Not only does it like taking shortcuts, but it makes things way too complicated at the start.

I was actually planning on this but do you have any suggestions?
as for you Tay,

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How do I correct Error 1117 in Windows Vista?

Error 1117 is caused by missing information in Windows Vista's host file. This error is an issue with Windows Defender and is in no way related your Rosetta Stone software. To correct this error you will need to close your Rosetta Stone application and any open web-browsers before following the directions below.

Repairing Windows Vista's Host File

Click on the Start Menu
Open All Programs
Open Accessories
Right-click Notepad
Click Run as administrator

Click File on Notepad's menu-bar
Click Open
Double-click Computer
Double-click C: (sometimes named Local Disk or OS C
Double-click the Windows folder
Double-click System32 folder
Double-click drivers folder
Double-click etc folder
Use the drop-down box on the lower-right of the window to change the file type to: All Files

Double-click hosts

Click on the line above "::1 localhost"
Type "127.0.0.1 localhost"
The large space between 127.0.0.1 and localhost is made by pressing your keyboard's Tab-key
Your file should now look like the one below

lick File
Click Save
Close Notepad
Open Rosetta Stone
With the above fix in place, you should be able to get to Rosetta Stone's home screen successfully. When you get to your home screen the microphone setup screen will appear and Rosetta Stone should work normally.

Shroum <3

Thanks Shroum~

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But seriously let me know how rosetta stone works for you, i'm considering trying it out.

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But seriously let me know how rosetta stone works for you, i'm considering trying it out.

It sounds to me more like he's just using it for practice, which is probably its best use.

What language are you planning on learning? I heard it's good for romance languages, because of the similarities they share with English.

Korean my dear fellow.
한국어

I know lil bits and pieces, I just need help with grammar and vocab.
Of course, if I had the opportunity to take it in HS I would. But then I would have 3 language classes in one year.
Collegeplzhave한국어

It sounds to me more like he's just using it for practice, which is probably its best use.

what language are you planning on learning? I heard it's good for romance languages, because of the similarities they share with English.

Japanese.

Japanese.

I can help you with this.



First of all, don't follow anything posted in that image.
Second of all, get a good textbook. I'm not going to give you any directions on how to get it, but I will say that the Genki series does a pretty good job. Pirate power! Google is your friend.

You don't have to use the book as a bible though. The guide to learning a language better is not limiting yourself to just one source. The textbook is good for all around use, but there are other places you can try that teach you certain areas better.

• Use this to study the kana. Make sure you get their brush stroke order as well. You can use the next link for that. This is important, because some characters look different on the computer than they do when actually used on paper (same for English, notice "a").
  
• Use this for grammar
  
• Kanji dicks! The site name may make it seem like a troll. In fact, the dude's intro makes it seem like a troll, but it's actually a pretty damn good guide. I recommended it to Isaac and he seems to like it as well.
  

DON'T rely on romanji. Jump straight into learning the kana, it'll save you the trouble later. Get some good practice material. I use manga to practice from time to time. Start out with something easy. I don't know what your tastes are, but something like Yotsuba uses very simple Japanese (don't fall into the trap of picking reading material that's 100% hiragana. The sooner you're introduced to actual kanji used in Japanese, the easier it is to get comfortable with it).

Don't take it the wrong way. Not saying "YOU WANNA LEARN JAPANESE, READ MANGA, LOL!" I have to say that manga is good practice because not only are there a lot of series with furigana (pronunciation guides for kanji, so you can look them up), but the pictures help cue you in for context clues.

If you see the character with an angry look, and their text bubble is big and or has emphasized text, it's easier to tell what would be coming out their mouth in that situation.

LOLOLOLOLOLOL @ THAT IMAGE, SPIDEY!!!!! LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice find. Made me laugh.

I seriously thought that image was a joke upon reading the first point, but when I noticed its intentions were serious; I lol'd even harder than I did when I thought it was a joke.