<s>
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
Language	O
Learning	O
is	O
proprietary	B-Application
,	O
computer-assisted	B-Application
language	I-Application
learning	I-Application
(	O
CALL	O
)	O
software	O
published	O
by	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
Inc	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
IXL	O
Learning	O
family	O
of	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
calls	O
its	O
approach	O
Dynamic	O
Immersion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
's	O
name	O
and	O
logo	O
allude	O
to	O
the	O
ancient	B-Operating_System
stone	I-Operating_System
slab	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
same	I-Operating_System
name	I-Operating_System
on	O
which	O
the	O
Decree	O
of	O
Memphis	O
is	O
inscribed	O
in	O
three	O
writing	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IXL	O
Learning	O
acquired	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
in	O
March	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
Language	O
Learning	O
exercise	O
,	O
the	O
learner	O
pairs	O
sound	O
or	O
text	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
learner	O
has	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
,	O
the	O
software	O
will	O
evaluate	O
word	O
pronunciation	O
using	O
the	O
embedded	O
speech	O
recognition	O
engine	O
,	O
TrueAccent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
use	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
Language	O
Learning	O
,	O
a	O
student	O
needs	O
the	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
application	B-Application
software	I-Application
and	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
level	O
of	O
a	O
language	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
major	O
version	O
of	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
is	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
Language	O
Learning	O
5.0.13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
language	O
pack	O
is	O
distinct	O
from	O
the	O
version	O
numbering	O
scheme	O
of	O
the	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
application	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
language	O
pack	O
is	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
specific	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
4	O
and	O
5	O
are	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
language	O
packs	O
developed	O
for	O
Version	O
3	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
older	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1996	O
,	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
Version	O
1	O
had	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
nine	O
level-one	O
language	O
courses	O
(	O
Dutch	O
,	O
English	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
Italian	O
,	O
Mandarin	O
Chinese	O
,	O
Portuguese	O
,	O
Russian	O
,	O
Spanish	O
)	O
and	O
four	O
level-two	O
courses	O
(	O
English	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
Spanish	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
CD-ROM	O
product	O
called	O
The	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
PowerPac	O
featured	O
introductory	O
versions	O
of	O
seven	O
of	O
the	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
Version	O
1	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Application
System	I-Application
6	O
and	O
higher	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
and	O
higher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
revisions	O
of	O
Version	O
1	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
required	O
System	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Version	O
2	O
,	O
Fairfield	O
continued	O
to	O
add	O
more	O
language	O
courses	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
marketed	O
more	O
editions	O
of	O
The	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
many	O
consumers	O
found	O
The	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
to	O
be	O
too	O
expensive	O
,	O
Fairfield	O
started	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
"	O
Explorer	O
"	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
Explorer	O
series	O
(	O
Japanese	O
Explorer	O
,	O
Welsh	O
Explorer	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
there	O
was	O
Global	O
Traveler	O
,	O
a	O
CD-ROM	O
and	O
electronic	B-Device
translation	O
dictionary	O
package	O
for	O
people	O
requiring	O
some	O
facility	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
Spanish	O
,	O
Italian	O
,	O
or	O
German	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
electronic	B-Device
translator	O
was	O
programmed	O
with	O
about	O
60,000	O
words	O
and	O
720	O
phrases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
v2.0.x	O
is	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
later	O
language	O
packs	O
for	O
Version	O
1	O
;	O
specifically	O
languages	O
courses	O
with	O
a	O
version	O
number	O
of	O
3.0	O
or	O
4.0.x	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
v2.1	O
through	O
v2.2.x	O
are	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
v6.x	O
language	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
language	O
packs	O
and	O
software	O
engine	O
are	O
neither	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
nor	O
forward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Language	O
discs	O
developed	O
for	O
The	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
v2.0.x	O
are	O
incompatible	O
with	O
these	O
later	O
revisions	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
v2.1.4.1A	O
of	O
The	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
program	O
began	O
using	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
software	O
called	O
SafeDisc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
Version	O
3	O
is	O
not	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
language	O
packs	O
developed	O
for	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
Versions	O
1	O
or	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
supplemental	O
CD-ROM	O
is	O
available	O
online	O
from	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
4	O
is	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
all	O
language	O
packs	O
developed	O
for	O
Version	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
released	O
Version	O
4	O
TOTALe	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TOTALe	O
is	O
a	O
software	B-Application
suite	I-Application
comprising	O
Rosetta	O
Course	O
,	O
Rosetta	O
Studio	O
,	O
Rosetta	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
TOTALe	O
Mobile	O
Companion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
of	O
the	O
Rosetta	O
Studio	O
software	O
subscribe	O
to	O
a	O
service	O
that	O
videoconferences	B-Application
them	O
with	O
a	O
language	O
coach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TOTALe	O
Mobile	O
Companion	O
is	O
a	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Version	O
4	O
,	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
adds	O
stricter	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
measures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
released	O
Version	O
5	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
CD	O
or	O
MP3	B-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
USB	O
headset	O
with	O
microphone	B-Application
that	O
is	O
configured	O
for	O
speech	O
recognition	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	B-Application
Apps	I-Application
:	O
Full	O
access	O
to	O
apps	O
no	O
matter	O
what	O
flavor	O
you	O
prefer	O
:	O
Language	O
Companion	O
,	O
Language	O
Training	O
,	O
and	O
Live	O
Tutoring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
's	O
Discover	O
Languages	O
is	O
an	O
app	O
currently	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	O
One	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
retail	B-Application
software	I-Application
packages	O
of	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
,	O
each	O
CD-ROM	O
has	O
one	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
9	O
June	O
2008	O
,	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
introduced	O
an	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
Version	O
3	O
product	O
line	O
:	O
Audio	O
Companion	O
,	O
supplemental	O
audio	O
recordings	O
of	O
words	O
and	O
phrases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
recordings	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Pimsleur	B-Application
method	O
,	O
the	O
Audio	O
Companion	O
provides	O
neither	O
narration	O
nor	O
translations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
distributes	O
the	O
audio	O
supplements	O
on	O
audio	O
CD	O
and	O
as	O
MP3	B-Application
files	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
in	O
Harrisonburg	O
,	O
Virginia	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Endangered	O
Language	O
Program	O
began	O
offering	O
a	O
corporate	O
grant	O
program	O
in	O
2007	O
to	O
underwrite	O
development	O
costs	O
for	O
awarded	O
communities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
Inc	O
.	O
offered	O
the	O
first	O
awards	O
of	O
the	O
grant	O
program	O
to	O
the	O
Chitimacha	O
Tribe	O
of	O
Louisiana	O
and	O
the	O
Navajo	O
Language	O
Renaissance	O
coalition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
the	O
Chickasaw	O
Nation	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
Chickasaw	O
Language	O
Revitalization	O
Program	O
established	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
contracted	O
with	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
to	O
customize	O
language	O
learning	O
content	O
to	O
preserve	O
and	O
introduce	O
the	O
Chickasaw	O
language	O
to	O
its	O
60,000	O
+	O
members	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
presented	O
the	O
same	O
concepts	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
order	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
images	O
taken	O
mostly	O
in	O
the	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
area	O
near	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
headquarters	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
in	O
Harrisonburg	O
,	O
Virginia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perplexed	O
by	O
the	O
question	O
of	O
why	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
elephant	O
"	O
would	O
be	O
taught	O
in	O
a	O
language	O
where	O
it	O
might	O
never	O
be	O
used	O
(	O
there	O
are	O
not	O
many	O
elephants	O
in	O
Iran	O
)	O
,	O
Farivar	O
called	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
Donald	O
McRae	O
of	O
Brock	O
University	O
said	O
that	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
represented	O
"	O
good	O
pedagogy	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
authors	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
never	O
lose	O
sight	O
of	O
solid	O
teaching	O
methodology	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
Kaiser	O
's	O
observations	O
was	O
that	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
fails	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
relevant	O
cultural	O
context	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaiser	O
also	O
found	O
that	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
Version	O
2	O
does	O
not	O
provide	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
students	O
to	O
evaluate	O
their	O
conversation	O
skills	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
words	O
and	O
phrases	O
are	O
too	O
English-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Rather	O
,	O
it	O
utilizes	O
the	O
glitz	O
of	O
the	O
multimedia	B-Device
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
computer	O
,	O
a	O
dearth	O
of	O
quality	O
foreign	O
language	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
and	O
clever	O
marketing	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
economically	O
successful	O
product.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
's	O
Army	O
contract	O
ended	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
branches	O
of	O
the	O
U.S	O
military	O
also	O
offered	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
United	O
States	O
Marine	O
Corps	O
also	O
offers	O
an	O
online	O
version	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
languages	O
that	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
offers	O
through	O
their	O
MarineNet	O
Distance	O
Learning	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U.S.	O
Department	O
of	O
State	O
uses	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
(	O
Version	O
3	O
as	O
of	O
2009	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
companion	O
to	O
their	O
in-class	O
and	O
distance	O
learning	O
language	O
programs	O
provided	O
through	O
the	O
Foreign	O
Service	O
Institute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
James	O
Madison	O
University	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
university	O
to	O
partner	O
with	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
to	O
offer	O
the	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
Version	O
4	O
TOTALe	O
as	O
an	O
accredited	O
Conversational	O
Spanish	O
I	O
language	O
learning	O
course	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
student	O
will	O
speak	O
into	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
and	O
speech	O
recognition	O
software	O
will	O
correct	O
mispronounced	O
words	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Reilly	O
Brennan	O
,	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
's	O
Director	O
of	O
Public	O
Relations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
TOTALe	O
accredited	O
offering	O
is	O
a	O
16-week	O
,	O
intensive	O
language-learning	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
is	O
accessed	O
completely	O
online	O
and	O
follows	O
a	O
syllabus	O
approved	O
by	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
Stone	I-Operating_System
and	O
James	O
Madison	O
University	O
.	O
</s>
