110 Journal 1

[Gabrielle Raffio]

I have found Rosetta Stone to be helpful in many ways. I think that it has worked best for me when I listen to a word or phrase over and over again and eventually speak in sync with the person speaking. I find that I like hearing how it sounds many times before I try to speak the word or phrase myself. I have enjoyed using Rosetta Stone, but find that it is somewhat limiting in the topics of what you can learn. I think this is a great tool for pronunciation, but I don’t think it is the only resource I should use when learning a language such as Hebrew. The two links I bookmarked in Diigo are from YouTube. They are helpful because they are very basic and easy to understand. Unlike Rosetta Stone, however, they are less repetitive. I like to watch the whole clip and then re-watch and try to speak along with the video. These resources both lack in the cultural aspect of the language. They don’t give me a lot of information of varying topics that I may want to learn more about. This is where my language partner, Emily, comes in. I think that I will use these online resources to practice speaking/listening, but I would love to know more casual aspects of the language from Emily.