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Learn a new language for free
Friday, 27 March 2009
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq – Soldiers can take full advantage of the popular Rosetta Stone language software and learn a new language for free.
Soldiers can sign up for the Army e-learning program and access the Rosetta Stone package using the following web address: usarmy.skillport.com or simply loging onto their AKO account and clicking on the “My Education” link under self-service. There is a link to Army e-learning from that page.
Once logged into Army e-learning, Soldiers can click on “catalog,” then click the link for Rosetta Stone, which will bring up more than 30 language programs, including Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, German, Greek and Italian.
After finding their language of interest, Soldiers will simply click “add to my plan.” Soldiers can then take the courses at their leisure; it’s completely self-paced.
Rosetta Stone’s teaching technique mimics the learning behaviors of children – it builds an association between images and words. The Rosetta Stone learning package is made up of three learning levels. The first level of instruction, the basic building blocks of learning a new language, consists of 92 lessons, or 200 hours of training. The second level is 118 lessons and more than 250 hours in length, and the third level builds upon conversational skills.
The package, named after the famous Rosetta Stone on display at the British Museum in London, has a game-like interface which is extremely user-friendly and creates an engaging learning atmosphere. The software is designed for fluency and is the trusted language learning software for the U.S. State Department, NASA, Pitney Bowes, and the U.S. Army.
