Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Parlez vous ... sprechen zie?

You've probably seen the kiosks in your local mall with those bright yellow boxes.  Have you ever stopped and perused the program? 

You don't need to wait for your students to reach high school to introduce foreign language studies.  Rosetta Stone incorporates a dynamic immersion approach to teach students using the audio and visual capabilities of your computer.  A student that can comfortably handle a mouse, can begin work with the simpler lessons, often as young as 6 years old.  Older students can progress into written lessons and pronunciation practice with native speakers guiding the lessons.

So, Mom or Dad, have you ever dreamed of learning to speak another language?

There was a time when I thought I didn't have need to learn another language, but then I married an Army officer and we were stationed in Europe.  Learning at least the basic portions of a new language, or two, was vital then.  Nowadays, you don't need to anticipate traveling out of the country to find learning another language beneficial.  There are opportunities to speak other languages in everyday circumstances.  You may choose to learn the same language that your children are learning, or venture into another language that interests you.  With Rosetta Stone, there are over 30 languages from which you can choose. and all of them are available through Sonlight Curriculum.

Why would you want to purchase your Rosetta Stone program from Sonlight?  Well, there's a significant difference between the program that you would purchase at the mall kiosk and the one that is offered by Sonlight?  Sonlight offers the Homeschool edition, which includes the Student Management System at no additional cost, and allows you to track multiple students' progress through the lessons.

The Student Management System is a key feature, but now there's an even more exciting feature that I want to share.  Rosetta Stone is available at a significant savings through June 11th!  How significant is the savings?  Well, I'd call more than 1/3 off a significant savings, wouldn't you?

Rosetta Stone languages are offered in multiple levels, and you can purchase these levels in bundles of 1 to 5 sets, with the greatest savings available when you purchase all 5 sets of one language.

      Any individual level is $159 (marked down from $249-299 - you save $140!)
      Level 1-2 sets are $259 (marked down from $449 - you save $190!)
      Level 1-3 sets are $359 (marked down from $579 - you save $220)
      Level 1-5 sets are $459 (marked down from $749 - you save a whopping $290)

These prices are the lowest I've seen on Rosetta Stone in years, and Sonlight is offering not only these great prices but also free shipping and no sales tax if you live anywhere but Colorado or Indiana.  That adds a lot more to the savings.

If you've ever thought of exploring a new language, now's the time to look into Rosetta Stone.  Wouldn't this make a great adventure for the whole family to embark on this summer? What's it going to be ... Francais, Deutsch, Espanol, or something more unique?  There's a world of language waiting for you in a little yellow box.

Kelly