Rosetta Stone
PLEASE NOTE: Our contract with Rosetta Stone expires on November 28, 2008. The company has notified us that they will not be renewing wide-area network licenses to libraries. We are currently investigating other language learning programs and will post information on the LPL Web site when we have an alternative option.
Rosetta Stone, the #1 language-learning software in the world, is made available through a cooperative arrangement between the Lewiston School Department and the Lewiston Public Library. Library card holders will be able to use Rosetta Stone to learn English, French , Spanish , German, Chinese (Mandarin) and Hebrew from any Internet-connected computer at school, at home or wherever! Used successfully by millions of people in 150 countries, Rosetta Stone uses its award-winning Dynamic Immersion method to tap the same skills people use to learn a first language, making language learning easy and efficient. Rosetta Stone is the ideal choice for ESL, helping patrons move directly without translation toward proficiency in the four essential language skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing.
You need a Lewiston Public Library card to register at Rosetta Stone and registration is required. On your first visit you will need to register, choosing a user name and password and entering your 14-digit library card number. Then when you are logged in you should check the information under the First Time Visitor tab for complete instructions. Once registered, you just log in.
You may use Rosetta Stone from within the Library; just ask at the Reference Desk on the 2nd floor to find out which computers are properly configured. You may also use the program from home if your computer meets or exceeds the following system requirements:
- Windows 98: Pentium II, 64 MB RAM, or
Windows 2000, Pentium III, 128 MB RAM, or
Windows XP, Pentium III, 128 MB RAM - 16-bit sound card
- 800 x 600 display resolution
- Speech Recognition feature requires a headset microphone (USB or analog). (Needed for pronunciation evaluator. Most lessons can be used without this)
- 56K or better modem connection
- Browsers (minimum version): Internet Explorer 6sp1, Netscape 7.1, Firefox 1.5, Safari 1.3 and higher
- Shockwave plug-in installed on browser.
The languages available are: English, French, Spanish (Latin American)