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The basic idea of a Spanish language immersion program is to expose learners to the language as rosetta stone sale a tool of communication on a daily basis. In schools, this translates to having subjects like math, social studies, and history, as well as outside class activities such as meals or everyday tasks, in Spanish. This will allow learners to be "immersed" in the language and pick up the language fast, since it has become the default tool of communication. As a matter of fact, this is how we all learned our first language when we were babies. And look at how well we speak in our first language!

So Spanish immersion program does work effectively. The thing is, as you probably rosetta stone language cd  already know, not such program is quite costly, both in terms of cash as well as time. Courses that offer Spanish immersion programs demand you to come everyday for a significant period of time--usually one or two hours. The fee may make a hole in your pocket. So you can see how some people feel that the cost of participating in Spanish immersion programs outweigh its benefits.

So is there an alternative? Well yes there is!

You can take the basic idea of the Spanish language immersion program and rosetta stone homeschool language apply it yourself by using a Spanish learning software program. Spanish learning software programs like Rosetta Stone or Rocket Spanish provide highly interactive methods for you to learn the language and use it in a daily conversation style. These programs are equipped with audio and visual tools that will significantly help you understand and master the language in a short time. Now the best thing about using such software programs is that you can expose yourself to the language on a daily basis! Some software programs claim that all you need is to use the software for about second hand rosetta stone 15 minutes everyday; I would recommend at least 30 minutes during the weekdays and 1 hour during the weekends.

After about two weeks of using the Spanish learning software programs on a daily basis, you can combine those daily "courses" with other ways of exposing yourself further to the language. If you have colleagues at work or friends who speak Spanish, ask them to keep speaking the language with you every time you converse. Watch Spanish movies and use English subtitles to help you understand (I'd highly recommend any movie by Pedro Almodóvar). Pick up your favorite Spanish songs, download the lyrics, and sing along.

As you can well see, this will give you a similar effect of a Spanish language immersion program. Rosetta Stone Latin American spanish You will be highly exposed to the language on a daily basis. And it should be noted that most software programs are designed to help you speak Spanish in a conversational fashion, which is exactly what you need. You don't want to be an expert on Spanish grammar; you want to be able to carry a decent conversation in Spanish confidently. So conversing with a friend in Spanish, watching movies, and listening to songs will be effectively compliment your learning.

This method has been proven to allow a complete beginner to be Rosetta Stone Portuguese wholesale  able to carry a conversation in Spanish confidently in less than 8 weeks! And at a much affordable cost than a real immersion program--or even any Spanish course for that matter. Try it and you can prove it yourself.

Rob Mathews is currently working as a consultant for the United Nations http://fgjngfm54.blog.com Development Program (UNDP). He is a language enthusiast and speaks English, Spanish, French, Malay and Indonesian. His review on Spanish language learning software can be seen at Spanish Review