FAQs
General information
Rosetta Stone is a program that allows you to learn a new language independently and flexibly from scratch – or to brush up an existing language.
The purpose of this platform, offered free of charge by the International Office and the Language Center at h_da, is to promote, develop and improve the language skills of students and staff. This enables the entire university community to learn foreign languages and thus promotes international communication and interculturality.
The Rosetta Stone method makes use of the “Natural Approach", an immersive foreign-language teaching method that is based on promoting natural language acquisition.
It links together words and images, and conversations are conducted using speech recognition software that "listens" and then provides correction and immediate feedback. This allows learners to start speaking immediately. Each lesson therefore offers students the opportunity to improve their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills: each unit concludes with the opportunity to simulate a real conversation.
The program's combination of vocabulary, pictures, pronunciation and listening exercises is highly intuitive.
Registration & Licence
Students register via the course catalog ("Course overview") on my.h-da.de →“Language Center”
Teaching and other staff register directly in the "QIS Course Overview: → Sprachenzentrum" (acting as: H_DA Employee).
Once you have successfully registered, you will be contacted by e-mail. Write to let us know which language you would like to learn, and at what level (based on your previous knowledge).
You can register at login.rosettastone.com.
Enter your h_da e-mail address as the user name and then a password of your choice.
Got to https://totale.rosettastone.com/sign_in and select "Forgot your password?". Enter your h_da e-mail address (case sensitive) and click "Submit".
Use the link sent to you by noreply@rosettastone.com (check your spam folder!) and enter your new password. Save.
Placement & language level
If you find that you have been placed in a level which is too easy or difficult, contact elearning-sprachen@h-da.de to change to a higher/lower level.
Use, languages & learning goals
A total of 24 different languages are offered at different levels of proficiency. You can find an overview here.
You can change the language in your profile. Click on your name at the top right, then go to your profile. Click "Change language". Please note: each time you change your profile, you must log back in to the platform. Your current level is saved each time you use the program: when you return to the selected language, you do not have to start back from the beginning again.
Learners are indeed recommended to download the content. Select the relevant language from the following list and then choose your current learning level. Each chapter in the course content is preceded by a number showing the unit and lesson in the course.