<p>I found out a few weeks ago that our public library has arranged for patrons to be able to use Rosetta Stone online for free. (We have access to 5 languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Japanese). Looks like other library systems are doing the same. </p>
<p>I’ve been using the Spanish version to brush up and really enjoying it. Though the course starts at introductory level, you can work on all four skills, so it seems like this would be a good way for kids to brush up who know they are week in an area and have a placement test coming up in the fall.</p>
<p>That’s great! My son has been asking for German and Chinese language lessons through them, we hear that they’re very good. I’ll have to look into whether our library offers it - I doubt they do.</p>
<p>Our local libraries contract with netlibrary.com to provide books you can download onto your mp3 player (or your computer). I believe that netlibrary does offer some Rosetta Stone offerings.</p>
<p>One of the sad days of my life was when I had listened to the last free Amelia Peabody offering carried by netlibrary…reading is nice, but a great reader can really add to a book. And Barbara Rosenblatt is one of the best!</p>
<p>I watch the local spanish TV stations to brush up. If it were a strict “recording”, I would have a hard problem understanding, but I can follow the soap operas. I took 4 years of spanish in my younger years, but can’t speak a lick of it now. Bad, especially since I live in Florida.</p>
<p>I love Rosetta Stone and have been paying for 3-6 month online subscriptions. Just found out that we, too, can do it through the public lib - where I work, not where I live. I’ve had joining that lib on my to do list for a bit too long, lol.</p>