<p>I’d love to learn a new language. I’m not interested in the grammar/reading/writing part, just conversation. Does anyone have experience with Rosetta Stone or Pimsleur or any of the other CD programs?</p>
<p>Pimsleur is the best from my limited experience. Before we went to China I bought two language cd’s meant for tourists and then downloaded Rosetta Stone’s version e-book style onto my computer, hoping that I would absorb some Mandarin before we left. None of them compared to the repetitive and well thought out method by Pimsleur. I borrowed this from my library. I suggest that you see what your library has before you invest in anything.</p>
<p>I used Rosetta Stone and liked it.</p>
<p>However, a friend lent me a set of tapes (not publicly available) from an immersion course he took years ago at Dartmouth (summer program, I think). They are difficult and excellent and made re realize that Rosetta Stone, while useful, is not as good.</p>
<p>Would you have access to any kind of in-person small group conversation style teaching? I do that when I am actually in Mexico (part of the year) and it is the best method of all, I think.</p>