Quote: (04-16-2012 02:05 PM)NuMbEr7 Wrote:
DON'T DON'T DON'T DON'T use Rosetta Stone, over hyped.
If you want to learn a language fast, you've gotta immerse yourself in that language which means you have to do as many things as you would do with your native language except in the language you want to learn i.e. listen to music, watch tv in the language, and most importantly SPEAK as much as you can
I disagree. I think Rosetta Stone, or another like Pimsleur, is a good starting point and a foundation for getting the most out of the other strategies you mention, all of which I employ myself.
To really get to the fluent level though, I recommend a long haired dictionary combined with a period of sharply limiting or abstaining from using English.