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Rosetta Stone

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I used Rosetta Stone before attending the Defense Language Institute Basic Korean course and I didn't find it all that helpful. First of all, you have to learn the Korean alphabet before you can use it as it doesn't teach you that. Secondly, I think it's a stretch to use only use pictures to convey the meanings of words. I often had to look up words they present with a dictionary because I couldn't figure out the meaning they were driving at. For example, they show a street seen with the word 길 (street) but you can't tell if the word means street or car or crowded, etc.

Declan Software

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I did use Declan's software while I was DLI and I found it better than using paper flashcards. Of the software they sell, Declan's Korean Dictionary is the least useful and I wouldn't buy it. Online dictionaries are far more comprehensive and nearly as fast to use. The Read/Write program is very, very useful for beginners as is Korean Hakgyo. I mainly used the Flashcard program and like I said, it worked well for me.

Rapid Rote Software

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I was issued this at DLI and it is similar to Declan's Flashcard program but I liked Declan's program better. Rapid Rote ran slower on my computer and was more annoying when it came to repeating missed words. With Declan, I could usually get the word with 1-2 repeats but with Rapid Rote it keeps repeating and repeating and I lost patience with it.

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-*[http://www.rosettastone.com/personal/languages/korean Rosetta Stone] I used Rosetta Stone before attending the Defense Language Institute Basic Korean course and I didn't find it all that helpful.  First of all, you have to learn the Korean alphabet before you can use it as it doesn't teach you that.  Secondly, I think it's a stretch to use only use pictures to convey the meanings of words.  I often had to look up words they present with a dictionary because I couldn't figure out the meaning they were driving at.  For example, they show a street seen with the word 길 (street) but you can't tell if the word means street or car or crowded, etc.
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-*[http://www.declan-software.com/korean/ Declan Software] I did use Declan's software while I was DLI and I found it better than using paper flashcards.  Of the software they sell, Declan's Korean Dictionary is the least useful and I wouldn't buy it.  Online dictionaries are far more comprehensive and nearly as fast to use.  The Read/Write program is very, very useful for beginners as is Korean Hakgyo.  I mainly used the Flashcard program and like I said, it worked well for me.
+===[http://www.rosettastone.com/personal/languages/korean Rosetta Stone]===
+''User comments''
-*[http://usg.transparent.com/USG/products/components/rapidrote.html/ Rapid Rote Software] I was issued this at DLI and it is similar to Declan's Flashcard program but I liked Declan's program better.  Rapid Rote ran slower on my computer and was more annoying when it came to repeating missed words.  With Declan, I could usually get the word with 1-2 repeats but with Rapid Rote it keeps repeating and repeating and I lost patience with it.
+*I used Rosetta Stone before attending the Defense Language Institute Basic Korean course and I didn't find it all that helpful.  First of all, you have to learn the Korean alphabet before you can use it as it doesn't teach you that.  Secondly, I think it's a stretch to use only use pictures to convey the meanings of words.  I often had to look up words they present with a dictionary because I couldn't figure out the meaning they were driving at.  For example, they show a street seen with the word 길 (street) but you can't tell if the word means street or car or crowded, etc.
+|}
+{| width="100%" style="background: white; "
+| valign="top" width="60%" style="border: 2px solid #000000; padding: .5em 1em; -moz-border-radius: 1em" |
+===[http://www.declan-software.com/korean/ Declan Software]===
+''User comments''
+*I did use Declan's software while I was DLI and I found it better than using paper flashcards.  Of the software they sell, Declan's Korean Dictionary is the least useful and I wouldn't buy it.  Online dictionaries are far more comprehensive and nearly as fast to use.  The Read/Write program is very, very useful for beginners as is Korean Hakgyo.  I mainly used the Flashcard program and like I said, it worked well for me.
+|}
+{| width="100%" style="background: white; "
+| valign="top" width="60%" style="border: 2px solid #000000; padding: .5em 1em; -moz-border-radius: 1em" |
+===[http://usg.transparent.com/USG/products/components/rapidrote.html/ Rapid Rote Software]===
+''User comments''
+*I was issued this at DLI and it is similar to Declan's Flashcard program but I liked Declan's program better.  Rapid Rote ran slower on my computer and was more annoying when it came to repeating missed words.  With Declan, I could usually get the word with 1-2 repeats but with Rapid Rote it keeps repeating and repeating and I lost patience with it.
+|}
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