Review by Cathy Stucker

The Rosetta Stone programs are wonderful for anyone who wants to self-study a language. The lessons move along well, but they also repeat words and phrases enough that you can absorb them.

I have installed Rosetta Stone software on both a PC (WinXP) and a Mac (OS-X), and have not had a problem on either system. Installation went smoothly and everything worked the first time. Installation does take a while, though, so expect to spend at least 20 or 30 minutes to get up and running.

Chinese is a difficult language for me, so I have struggled more with these lessons than with other Rosetta Stone courses I have used. I like the fact that I can review the lessons until I feel comfortable with them.

You will get out of this course what you put into it. If you are willing to spend the time, you should be able to learn enough of the language to be able to converse. (Reading and writing lessons are also included, if you wish to use them.)