THE FASTEST WAY TO LEARN A LANGUAGE. GUARANTEED.
Rosetta Stone is the world's #1 foreign language software company, acclaimed for its success in helping millions of people learn a new language through easy-to-use software programs. Our software effectively teaches all 4 language skills: listening comprehension, reading, writing, and speaking. Our 30 languages are offered in CD-ROM and Online Subscription format in up to 3 proficiency levels.

You Can Learn a New Language
It really is possible to learn a new language if you can tap your innate language-learning ability. And that's exactly what Rosetta Stone does.

Rosetta Stone is the #1 language-learning software in the world, used successfully by millions of people in 150 countries. It's been adopted by government agencies and corporations including Deutsche Telekom, IBM, and Lockheed Martin and thousands of schools and universities around the world. With Rosetta Stone, learning a new language is easier than you ever imagined.

The Natural Way to Learn a Foreign Language
Rosetta Stone's award-winning Dynamic Immersion™ Method taps the reasoning and language skills you used to master your native language. Rosetta Stone

The Importance of Language Learning
Why should we learn a foreign language? After all, the whole world speaks English. Well, there's some truth in this argument, but only some. There are many reasons for learning a new language:

Personal Development
By learning a new language, you gain new horizons, but at the same time you reinforce your own identity, and therefore also your self-confidence. A foreign language can contribute to a stronger personality.

Cultural Reasons
It is a fundamental truth that cultures define themselves through languages. A foreign language gives you access to another culture. It gives you the ability to communicate and to exchange views with people all over the world that you would otherwise not have the chance to know.

Educational Reasons
Learning a foreign language opens up a whole new dimension. It has a positive effect on intellectual growth and it enriches and enhances mental development. Learning a foreign language is especially effective at an early age. It greatly benefits reading and writing in one's own language; there's evidence that, like musical education, it contributes significantly to the development of individual intelligence.

Economic Reasons
In a globalized world characterized by international links and intercultural connections, linguistic skills are crucial for employment and career. The knowledge of foreign languages increases job opportunities in many careers where knowing another language is a real asset.

What makes Rosetta Stone different from other language learning products?
With the Rosetta Stone Language-learning Software you can learn a new language the way you learned your first as a child...naturally!. The award-winning program doesn't require tedious translation, memorization, or grammar drills. Plus, it's guaranteed so there's nothing to lose. If you're not satisfied, you can return any CD-ROM product within 6 months for a full refund!

Benefits of the Rosetta Stone Language Learning Software:

• Choose from 30 Languages: Used by the U.S. Army, Fortune 500 companies, NASA, and over 10,000 schools worldwide!
• Learn All 4 Language Skills: Our balanced curriculum includes listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing.
• Available Online or in CD-ROM: Use Rosetta Stone on your personal computer or access anytime anywhere with just an Internet connection!
• 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed: All CD-ROM products are backed by our unconditional 6 Month Money-Back Guarantee. There's no risk!
• Native Speakers & Speech Recognition: Improve your speech by imitating a native speaker.
• No Tedious Memorization or Translation: Systematic structure teaches vocabulary and grammar naturally, without lists and drills.

Dynamic Immersion
Rosetta Stone's Dynamic Immersion™ Method reconnects people to the language skills they used successfully to master their first language. With Rosetta Stone, you start from a position of strength...your own strength.

Learn a Foreign Language through Context
Rosetta Stone presents a carefully chosen selection of four images and asks you to select the image that matches the written text and the voices of native speakers. Building on the knowledge you've already gained and your intuitive grasp of the meaning of each picture, you make a choice. There's absolutely no translation or memorization to hold you back, so you start making progress immediately.

Immediate Reinforcement
The very second you complete a task, Rosetta Stone provides feedback. Speak a word and our unique voiceprint technology automatically rates your pronunciation. Connect an image with a phrase and you'll immediately learn if your choice was correct. Complete a set of exercises and you'll instantly know how well you did. With Rosetta Stone, you always know where you stand.

Systematic Sequence
Dynamic Immersion™ is a continuous process. The Rosetta Stone curriculum is carefully sequenced, gradually incorporating new words, phrases, and more complex grammar as it reinforces existing learning. Your understanding of your new language grows naturally.

Four Key Areas of Language Learning

Listening
Rosetta Stone uses native speakers and everyday language to develop your listening comprehension skills easily and naturally.

Speaking
Improve your pronunciation by using dynamic speech recognition to compare your speech with a native speaker.

Reading
Develop your reading skills by linking written language to real-life objects, actions, and ideas.

Writing
Practice writing the language you are learning with the program to guide you. Simply write what you hear, then the program carefully checks your work and lets you correct any mistakes.

Hear what the others say about Rosetta Stone Software:

“I am astounded by the power of this software.”
–Filmore Bender, Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland

“Rosetta Stone allows students to master their curricular lessons in English, reaching required assessment goals and succeeding in leaving no child behind.”
–Vicki Taylor; Coordinator, English Learner Services, Duarte Unified School District

“[My wife] speaks Portuguese and a little English. We got married and spoke two different languages… She has been using the program for about a month now and the change is unbelievable…The program is great and we tell everybody about it.”
–Joseph and Marialuiza Kissane, Massachusetts

“I am convinced that Rosetta Stone is the best commercial language software available, which is why I recommend it to all my serious students and why I would definitely adopt it if I were in charge of a language program.”
–Paul Lyddon, Ph.D. Candidate, Second Language Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)

“It used to be that the best way to learn a language was to go to the country and immerse oneself in it. I think Rosetta Stone is even better: I can turn on the computer at any time, any place and am not dependent on anyone or any circumstance for learning Arabic. I’m amazed, and I’m telling everyone I know about Rosetta Stone.”
–Steve Stoker, Texas