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Update to Subscription Service - effective 10/31/17

  • Four subscriptions to choose from - choose language upon registration
  • Can access from any compatible device:
    • Laptop
    • Tablet
    • Mobile phone on either Android or iOS devices
  • Single license use
    • 1 log-in
    • Tracks progress of only 1 user
  • Parent tools to track and manage student progress
  • Supplemental Education Materials (workbooks, quizzes, tests) for certain languages will still be available
    • Link to download these will be provided in the welcome email that includes login info
  • Customer will choose the language and length of time when ordering.
    • Each subscription gives access to all levels
  • Customer has up to 6 months after purchase to activate the subscription
  • Family pack gives access to 3 separate users ... each user can choose a different language
  • All products will dropship ... Rosetta Stone will email us the booking confirmation so we know the order has been processed.
  • Customer will receive an email directly from Rosetta Stone with login information and details on how to access their product.

Audio Companion Update 11.4.11

  • Rosetta Stone Audio Companions will now be made available in MP3 format (for download) only.
  • Content in the Audio Companion has not changed
  • Customers who purchase a Level 1 or 1-3 set will receive one disk
  • Customers who purchase a Level 1-5 set will receive two disks
  • Disks will NOT play in an audio-only CD player (customers wishing to listen to the Audio Companion on an audio-only CD player must first burn the content to a CD)
  • Content can still be downloaded and played on a MP3 player
  • We will begin selling the updated CD once our current stock is sold.

Compare Homeschool, School, and Personal edition 9.2.09

  • No difference in content - version 3 is conversational based (version 2 was more activities based)
  • Contains application CD, language CD, user guide - all versions
  • All Rosetta Stone packages include the USB headset - all versions
  • 2 activations per purchase, up to 5 users per activation (which means 2 computers, up to a total of 10 users)
  • Parent Administrative Tools - included in homeschool edition only
    • access to progress reports, grading
    • 8 curriculum paths versus 4 paths (full year, speaking & listening, standard, extended with reading intro, etc.)
    • can see how long they spent in each lesson, helps when evaluating progress
    • ability to export progress report to excel
  • Parent Guide book
    • sample cultural activities
    • Sample lesson plans
    • Helps on how to use the program
  • Ancillary or Supplemental Educational Materials - homeschool edition only
    • available for download at http://www.rosettastone.com/homeschool/sem
    • quizzes workbooks, answer keys, tests
    • Available for:
      • Spanish levels 1 - 5
      • English (Brit) 1 - 3
      • English (American) 1 - 5
      • French 1 - 3
      • German 1 - 3
      • Latin 1 - 3
  • 2010 Rosetta Training Notes
  • 2010 Rosetta Training Powerpoint
  • 2010 Rosetta FAQs
  • Recording of Training Meetings. If you are having trouble opening the webex file, you may need to download the free webex player.
  • US State and Local Standard Correlations - how Rosetta classroom edition correlates with US standards

Sales Points

  • 4 Pillars (framework/foundation of the program) allows the learner to:
    • learn naturally
    • engage interactively
    • speak confidently
    • have fun - it becomes a cycle that reinforces learning, endouraging a desire to continue using the program
  • Features/Benefits
    • Dynamic Immersion - all learning done in target language
      • Better memory and recall
      • don't have to worry about translation
      • this is how we learned our primary language
    • Contextual formation
      • add meaning to new vocabulary through pictures
      • you are able to figure it out, to piece it together, just like in your primary language when you run into an unfamiliar word
    • Adaptive Recall - little quizzes test what you've learned to ensure the learner remembers it
    • Speech recognition - in the privacy of your own home, to build confidence
    • Milestones - simulated conversations you might have in the real world at the end of each unit

Rosetta Stone with Audio Companion CD (5.29.09)

We now offer 34 Rosetta Stone products with the Audio Companion CD. All have with Audio Companion CD included in the product title and the Audio Companion CD is mentioned in the "What's Included?" section of the description. The Assist title (that shows up in your shopping cart) will include either AC or AUDIO COM.

  • Audio companion is a CD and can be played on any CD or MP3 player.
  • All version 3 languages changing to Audio companion version
  • Activities correspond to Rosetta Stone computer-based lessons
  • Practice the content learned on the computer
  • Features distinct words and shorter phrases to make them easier to hear and repeat.
  • Speaking portion of the CD lets learners listen to questions and answers, repeating them to use later.
  • We are not selling the Audio Companion as a separate product for purchase for those customers who purchased their RS before the companion became available.

2008 catalog info on Rosetta