Rosetta Stone Dutch Review

Rosetta Stone Dutch is another interactive package from the Rosetta Stone team that attempts to teach Dutch in a unique way. Dutch is a West Germanic language spoken as a native language by more than 22 million people as well as over 5 million more that speak it as a second language. Most of the native speakers reside in the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname with smaller groups in France, Germany and other former Dutch colonies and it will be beneficial if you are planning to stay at these countries for an extended period of time.

Dutch is closely related to other West Germanic languages like West Frisian and Flemish and is the parent language of Creole languages and Afrikaans so knowing how to speak any of these you will also find it easier to understand Dutch, but if you want to fully understand the language then Rosetta Stone Dutch is ideal for you. If you have some knowledge of related languages, you will be better served by this software using the picture association method rather than the traditional types of Dutch language learning programs.

To learn Dutch you have to be prepared for a couple of sounds that could be difficult for an English speaker. Dutch is one of the most guttural languages that rival Arabic in harshness in some of its sounds. Other than this it is one of the most similar languages to English. Dutch are known for being fluent in English and many speak English with no accent, this is because the two languages are closely related and if native English speakers put in as much care, they could easily learn Dutch.

Rosetta Stone Dutch is a great way to learn the Dutch language because you don’t need prior knowledge in the language and there is no English translation needed as it is completely immersive. It is a flexible and comprehensive way of having a strong foundation of the language. Rosetta Stone Dutch is an award winning program that is easy to use and teaches every aspect of the Dutch language. With it, you will learn all the necessary skills to allow you to use Dutch on a daily basis for listening, reading, speaking, writing and culturally sensitive social skills. By using audio, images, text and video from native speakers, you will quickly learn Dutch with no need for English translation.

The flexibility of Rosetta Stone's Dutch course allows for adjustment in your learning needs so you can concentrate more on areas where you are having a problem. For instance, if you don’t want to take up writing or reading at present, then you can just use the exercises that are about listening and speaking with no adverse effect on the effectiveness of your learning. You can simply choose to spend more time on exercises that focus on listening and speaking. The ability to adjust your course is a very important asset.

Comprehensive language course

Good interactive emphasis on the learning process

Slow vocabulary learning

Sometimes unclear quizzes

Sometimes not teaching useful phrases

Expensive ($579.00 USD for all 3 levels)

Rosetta Stone Dutch uses “total immersion” techniques where you match up words to pictures without translating. It is the programs way of building your confidence so you will know the right words to say at any given time. By combining real-life situations, audio and images then applying quiz-like exercises with time pressure, it creates a situation just right for effective language learning. It is a wonderful program that challenges you to form sentences on your own in the language you are learning, but although it can be effective and increase your confidence in your speaking ability it is kind of expensive and can get boring after some time..