Comments on: Why Free Programs Don’t Work as Well as Ones You Pay For

By: thomas

thomas — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:08:43 +0000

Steve -

Thanks for encouraging us to develop Ukranian. We are currently finishing up Italian and working on Mandarin Chinese and Japanese. Until those three are ready for use we are keeping our efforts on designing a parallel version of the software in HTML5 so that more people can access and use Language101.com from more devices.

Thomas

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 14:39:31 +0000

Good Evening,
Is there any chance of getting Ukrainian soon? I know it has a lot of similarities with Russian, so it wouldnt be too difficult to make that one… hint hint… I use Pimsleur now for Russian and Ukrainian, and much of the grammar and vocab cross over, although some letters sound a little different…

Steve

By: Brent Van Arsdell

Brent Van Arsdell — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:55:24 +0000

Hi Ann,

I’d sure try Pimsleur over Rosetta Stone. We actually have a LOT of Italian lessons that are done, we just aren’t quite ready to release the whole Italian program.

Brent

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:31:54 +0000

Do you have recommendations for learning Italian? I see it is not on the list of languages you offer. I was going to get Rosetta Stone but now am rethinking.

Thanks.

By: thomas

thomas — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 03:26:25 +0000

$727 – All language super package (all levels of all languages).
$527 – All language levels 1, 2, and 3 for just one language.
$377 – Two language levels (both 1 and 2) for only one language.
$227 – One level of one language. You choose level 1, 2, or 3.

By: Tom Guinan

Tom Guinan — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:10:31 +0000

Please stat the cost of the Language 101 course [Mexican Spanish, not Castillion].

By: thomas

thomas — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:23:39 +0000

Angela -

Gifts from a place of love and thoughtfulness are always appreciated! If your daughter truly is attempting to learn Italian on her own already then that is an excellent expression of desire! Being given a tool to make that easier, more fun and more effective will payoff for her immediately. The simple enthusiasm that is earned by feeling successful in accomplishing a task that has already begun undertaken is a great reward to keep the work happening. Now, if you gave her a different product and she got frustrated by it, I would be willing to bet that she would lose interest very rapidly. That’s why we’ve been developing Language101.com with enthusiasm, personal emotional rewards and effective learning tools!

By: Angela V

Angela V — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 03:20:22 +0000

I agree with your theory, it was certainly true about my first car. But what about my wanting to give the language program as a gift to my daughter? Should I see if she wants it first? (She’s trying to learn Italian on her own) Maybe it won’t be appreciated enough.

By: Brent Van Arsdell

Brent Van Arsdell — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:14:16 +0000

Thank you for your kind words.

By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 09:43:36 +0000

That’s why Language101.com is a good choice, Gina. The software almost tricks your brain into remembering. I’ve tried it and I’m really impressed by it.

By: Gina

Gina — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:24:31 +0000

I agree that spending money keeps you more motivated than the “free” lessons.

But unless you really speak it, you lose it.

I really want it to stick this time!

By: Brent Van Arsdell

Brent Van Arsdell — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:16:07 +0000

Hi Barbie,

Of course you’re right. Some of the best things in life are free. However when you need to motivate yourself to do something important but not urgent, paying for it is a lot better than getting it for free.

Money can be a good tool for motivating yourself, just like a good hammer is a tool for driving a nail. It’s not the only tool for motivating yourself, but it is a good one.

Our Spanish prices are here: http://learn-spanish.language101.com/pricing/

We already have some Spanish lessons for construction and we can add more if you need them.

Thanks for your comment.

By: Barbie

Barbie — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:07:42 +0000

I disagree…some of the best things in life are free!!!

So, what is the cost of your Spanish courses?