An example is one word “come” (eat), which is given showing a person eating a fruit, but the next word example “ella” (she) shows a lady drinking a glass of juice. In level one in giving pronunciation, some of the images for the vocabulary are not clear. The directions to the learner for how to do particular exercises and lessons should have been better. Better Lesson Directions Needed (2 out of 5) In a three-week daily session trial of the online Latin American Spanish program, I found many good, interesting points and features in addition to a few fairly minor “flaws” and errors, but, overall, the material is intensive, well constructed, user-friendly, and generally well-done. This version of Spanish (from Spain) is also used in South American countries such as Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile. There is also a Spanish language version of the software for Spanish as spoken in Spain which has distinctively different pronunciation and some grammatical differences as well. The Spanish language is spoken in twenty-one countries worldwide as a first or official language and the Latin American Spanish version of the language program covers approximately sixteen of those countries. The Rosetta Stone Latin American Spanish online program is a very good attempt at helping Spanish language learners to develop, improve, or master the Spanish language as spoken in Latin American countries like Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru, among several others. So, how does the Rosetta Stone Latin American Spanish online language learning experience stack up for those wishing to immerse themselves in the culture, customs, food, and language of Spanish-speaking countries? Rosetta Stone Latin American Spanish (4 out of 5) No matter how you say it in Spanish, much of the language is mutually understandable throughout Europe, Central and South American, and the Caribbean. “ Buenos dias Damas y Caballeros” or “ Buenos dias Señoras y Señores” How Does the Program Stack Up? (4 out of 5)
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