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i'm in the process of learning how to speak german, using the rosetta stone discs. while i appreciate the rosetta stone tool, and see the value in the 'immersion' method of learning, there is one fundamental problem i have: there's no one to ask when i have a question!

it is actually really fun. they've certainly found a way to make the program engaging, and challenging but in a way that doesn't make you feel like a complete moron. even with the successfully manipulative bell noise you hear when you get an answer right, or the non-discouraging horn sound..it makes you want to keep going.

there is absolutely no english involved in the lessons, so you're just kind of thrown into it (hence the immersion part) and there is a lot of usually attainable 'figuring it out on your own' you have to do. i think that also adds to the feeling of accomplishment when you are able to figure it out on your own. however, the reverse is also true: when you can't figure something out, and you can't even devote it to memory enough to just get the damn answer right and move on, you get all the more discouraged. and that pisses me off. a lot.

if i don't understand why i am doing something, my brain doesn't care enough to memorize it.

to be fair though, i do remember having difficulty in english class during gradeschool and highschool. being told many times 'this is just one of those rules you have to remember, sorry.'  so, i turned to my robot-friend and found some website to help guide me. and with that text-heavy information, i made this:

it's not finished, because i lost interest. it successfully helped me out, and that was the goal. and so i've moved on. now i need to figure out 'nominatives of the possessive pronouns.' but that just makes my brain hurt.

i need to find a german.