Is Rosetta Stone any good for learning Japanese?

Q: So I want to learn japanese and I’ve told my parents this over and over. and since my birthday is coming up they’re getting me rosetta stone. Have you used it before? Is it a good program to learn japanese with? – Allana

A: I wrote a review of the Rosetta Stone over on the main GenkiJapan.net site.    I have used it, not for Japanese but for Thai, and it’s certainly not bad.  It’s not as fun as the GenkiJapan games and sometimes it can be tough to figure out just what the meanings are supposed to be.  But if you stick with it and are prepared to put in the hours then I have heard of people getting very good results from it.  The trick is whether you have the patience or not!

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