Skrej
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- May 11, 2015
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- Native Language
- English
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- United States
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- United States
Hi all,
Have any of you integrated Rosetta Stone or Burlington English into your English learning programs? Do any of you have any input into pros and cons of either, or have firsthand knowledge of both programs?
Our center currently has licenses with Rosetta Stone, but that contract is about up. We recently heard about Burlington English, but aside from what's available on their website, haven't had a chance to play with it.
We've mostly used Rosetta Stone as supplemental self-guided practice for students outside of class. We haven't incorporated it into our actual classrooms, although it's my understanding it can be.
My initial 20 minute impression of Burlington is that it seems to be designed more for classroom integration.
We're undergoing some curriculum review, and while it hasn't been decided if we'll fully integrate one of these in the future, we do have to make a decision ASAP on license renewals regardless of future usage.
I'm not terribly familiar with Rosetta Stone, so I'm likely not utilizing it to it's full potential, but my initial impression of it both as a learner and an instructor, is that it's mostly about memorizing set phrases. Its strength seems to be the feedback on pronunciation with the sound-wave mapping.
Burlington however, has some built in speech correction feathers with animations on how to articulate problem sounds, which I find useful.
Burlington also seems to be more adaptable to implementing all those new WIOA regulations coming down the pipe. Of course that's not an area of concern for those of you teaching outside the US, but it's a huge concern for US instructors.
Anyway, thoughts or input is appreciated, but it's looking like we may let our Rosetta Stone licenses expire and switch to Burlington, unless I hear a wave of bad impressions about Burlington.
Have any of you integrated Rosetta Stone or Burlington English into your English learning programs? Do any of you have any input into pros and cons of either, or have firsthand knowledge of both programs?
Our center currently has licenses with Rosetta Stone, but that contract is about up. We recently heard about Burlington English, but aside from what's available on their website, haven't had a chance to play with it.
We've mostly used Rosetta Stone as supplemental self-guided practice for students outside of class. We haven't incorporated it into our actual classrooms, although it's my understanding it can be.
My initial 20 minute impression of Burlington is that it seems to be designed more for classroom integration.
We're undergoing some curriculum review, and while it hasn't been decided if we'll fully integrate one of these in the future, we do have to make a decision ASAP on license renewals regardless of future usage.
I'm not terribly familiar with Rosetta Stone, so I'm likely not utilizing it to it's full potential, but my initial impression of it both as a learner and an instructor, is that it's mostly about memorizing set phrases. Its strength seems to be the feedback on pronunciation with the sound-wave mapping.
Burlington however, has some built in speech correction feathers with animations on how to articulate problem sounds, which I find useful.
Burlington also seems to be more adaptable to implementing all those new WIOA regulations coming down the pipe. Of course that's not an area of concern for those of you teaching outside the US, but it's a huge concern for US instructors.
Anyway, thoughts or input is appreciated, but it's looking like we may let our Rosetta Stone licenses expire and switch to Burlington, unless I hear a wave of bad impressions about Burlington.