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Rocket German Reviews

Welcome to the Rocket German Reviews section.

On this web page fellow German learners share with you their experiences of Rocket German. I am sure that you will enjoy reading how Rocket German has helped so many people to learn German! Will you be next?

Paul Weber

Success Story #1: Chris Dawson

"...most importantly for me, it's fun. I'm really enjoying doing the lessons, I'm enjoying making the new sounds learn the new words..."


Guten Tag, ich heiße Chris, ich komme aus New Zealand and I've been doing Rocket German for about a month now.

I would definitely recommend it to other people and here are a few reasons why.

First and most importantly for me, it's fun. I'm really enjoying doing the lessons, and I'm enjoying making the new sounds and learning the new words. The lessons are paced about right, it's not boring, but it's not overwhelming at the same time.

Also it's quite convenient. I can download the mp3's to my ipod and take them with me. I can download the pdf's to my laptop with the grammar exercises. And if I don’t have my laptop or my mp3 player on me, I can get them from the website which is a few clicks away. There's is no bulky books or cd’s to carry around with me whenever I want them.

Also the course is really good value for money. I’ve done a few language courses before and they can be quite expensive.

I got a number of German friends where I live and I'm already trying out what I know on them, and that’s good fun.

In a months time I'm going to Europe. I'm going to Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich, Heidelberg and I really can't wait to practice what I know on my friends over there and the "man on the street". And I think the main benefit of this course is that now I have the confidence to do so.

I really enjoyed this course. I recommend Rocket German and I think you'll like it too. So danke schön for listening to me auf Wiedersehen.

Chris Dawson
New Zealand



Success Story #2: Jason Rotheram

"...the Rocket German course you can expect and ease of learning that you dictate and doesn't dictate to you..."


Rocket German has helped me in my general interactions with foreign tourists and visitors from around the world as well as locals who also speak the German language. Not to mention that when I take that European holiday I'll feel more at easy talking the lingo.

I work shift work and attending classroom tutorials just wasn't convenient for me and a little bit too time consuming. By learning through Rocket German I was able to got through the material when I wanted to and at a pace and learning style that was comfortable for me.

If you have friends or family that want to learn a foreign language, then I would recommend that they get in on the act and you learn it together, this will only enhance your Rocket Language learning experience and make it so much easier for you and your study buddy or buddies to pick up on the German way of learning.

When you purchase the Rocket German course you can expect and ease of learning that you dictate and doesn't dictate to you as well as a world opening up to you. Auf Wiedersehen and have fun.

Jason Rotheram
Australia



Success Story #3: Kelly Scali

"After just two weeks all I can say is its Awesome! I honestly cannot believe I lost my fear of speaking 100%! "

Kelly

Hi my name is Kelly Scali. I just have to say that I am not the type of person to believe in something so much that I would do a testimonial. You always think that these things are a fake anyways. But not in this case, I would absolutely recommend Rocket German to anyone who wants to learn a language. I have tried almost everything to learn German with no real success. I took four semesters in college, adult classes, listened to CD’s, played computer programs, had books galore and just couldn’t master it, not even with German speaking mom or fiancé. I just couldn’t grasp it and I was so afraid to sound ridiculous until Rocket German.

Just to give you a little background, my mom was born in Germany and left when she was 21 to marry my American soldier father, so when she came to the U.S. she was so set on learning English that she didn’t even want to teach my sister and I German, even though we went there regularly as kids.

As an adult I traveled there every year for the past 6 years and relied on everyone to speak English, which they did of course, but that didn’t help. In fact I met my fiancé there, so I realize I have to learn this language, even though he is fluent in English. Too embarrassed to allow him to teach me, to his frustration, I thought I would try one more thing. While searching I saw the Rocket German link. After reading about it and then trying for the 6 free lessons, I was completely hooked. I knew I couldn’t go wrong and the price was really reasonable.

So after just two weeks all I can say is its Awesome! I’m speaking and comprehending everything they teach, even my mom and my fiancé are amazed and impressed on my progress, but mostly over the fact that I will speak to them now. My fiancé is so happy because now I allow him to actually take me further with the language, and learn new things. And trust me, this is no easy task.

I know this sounds too good to be true, but believe me, it is. It’s so much fun, and very interactive, and you actually feel like you are having a real conversation, which you are, with Nik and Paul the moderators.

I always felt that I wasn’t learning real life language skills, and could never put it together. This course gives me exactly what I need. They teach real life situations, and don’t bombard you with the Grammar Rules like classes and books do, but you still learn this stuff too. I do admit that having a bit of knowledge on some of the vocab and grammar helps, but it’s not at all necessary with this course. It actually takes you step-by-step and you really do learn.

Every morning while I am getting ready for work, I start the lessons. I play the same lesson for two days before I moving to the next, and I always repeat the last lesson first to refresh my memory and keep the old stuff alive in my head. After every series I listen to the whole lesson one more time before moving onto the next level. I even print out the lessons and carry with me to study wherever I am. I know if I don’t keep it up, I won’t be able to keep it in.

My fear and embarrassment is what set me back and obviously hindered me from retaining anything. I honestly cannot believe I lost my fear of speaking 100%. I never in a million years thought it would be possible. I actually started to think I just didn’t have the talent to learn another language but this course made me realize that I just wasn’t learning it the correct way. The biggest benefit for me is to be able to get over the fear because I have Nik and Paul to talk to, so to speak.

I don’t want anyone to take my word for it – they have to try it for themselves. You will, without a doubt, feel the same way, I guarantee it, and if you are still unsure, I’d be more than happy to give my email address to anyone that wants to hear it from me first hand.

So, anyways, I just wanted to say “Thanks Rocket German, this is really, really a great course”

Kelly Scali
Chicago, USA



Success Story #4: Sophie Walker

"I would definitely recommend it to any one wanting to learn German; from beginners to those who have let their German skills lapse. "

Sophie
It had been many years since I had made use of the German I learnt at school. I initially had been fairly close to fluent but as I had not used it in years much of the grammar and vocabulary I had learnt had been forgotten. Rocket German rapidly helped me regain all the knowledge I had lost. It is basic enough for beginners but challenging enough for those wanting to re-establish their skills in German.

The interactive games make it more fun than any other online language course I have tried. The Interactive Audio Course was very comprehensive and the dialogue was easy to follow. Thanks to Rocket German I regained the confidence to speak German with my friends and co-workers. I would definitely recommend it to any one wanting to learn German; from beginners to those who have let their German skills lapse.

Sophie Walker
Christchurch, New Zealand



Success Story #5: Henry F. Beechhold

"I find that Rocket German has served me better than any of the others, including the one commonly used by the U. S. State Department."

Henry
Having a knowledge of German — my father came from Germany — and having tried various commercial programs for bringing my fading German back to life, I find that Rocket German has served me better than any of the others, including the one commonly used by the U. S. State Department. The approach taken by the developers of Rocket German is, in the current cliché, “user friendly.”

In fact after trying only one of the free lessons, I bought the entire package — well worth the cost. I highly recommend it. By the way, I’m a retired professor of linguistics. I’m nearly 80 years of age, but still able to tell the good from the bad with respect to language education! Rocket German is good!

Henry F. Beechhold
New Mexico, U.S.A



Success Story #6: Carlos González Amorín

"...Everyone who purchases Rocket German will gain more than what they’ve spent. They will learn one of the most important languages in the world, and what is very important, having a lot of fun...."

Carlos
I recommend the Rocket German Course to everyone who wants to learnGerman in a fast and effective way, because I was speaking German from the very first lesson on.Yes, from the first introduction lesson on all and everyone can speak German and learn a lot as long as you advance to the next lesson.

When I was a little kid I used to travel with my family to the beautiful and lovely country of Switzerland and since then I always wanted to learn German and be able to communicate to those lovely and friendly people.

So when I was older I set myself the goal to learn German, no matter how hard it would be. I bought books, courses and I never got to say a word in German, very frustrating. A couple of months ago I was looking on the internet for something else that would help me to learn German at last. I found the Rocket German Course and I said why not? It looked good and I bought it. I can say this is the best money ever spent for long. If you wish to learn German like I did, buy the Rocket German Course, you won’t regret it, believe me.

With the books I bought before as well with some other course I learned a lot of grammar and vocabulary, grammar and vocabulary and that's it, but grammar and vocabulary are not very useful when you travel to a German speaking country or you want to talk to someone in German if you don't know HOW TO SPEAK. In this course I’m learning a lot- not just grammar and vocabulary but most importantly to SPEAK.

I'm a Spanish speaker and I lived in the U.S.A. for a while, so I can also speak English. German is the language left for me to learn and I know that it is going to be very useful here at my work, since I'll be able to speak the most important languages here in Europe. I'll soon travel to Switzerland and Austria, and I’m really excited to use the little German I’ve learned so far.

Everyone who purchases Rocket German will gain more than what they’ve spent. They will learn one of the most important languages in the world, and what is very important, having a lot of fun. The course does not only consist of audio lessons and written material but has very fun games and more that will enrich the learning experience.

Thanks a lot for this opportunity.

Regards

Carlos González Amorín
Toledo, SPAIN



Success Story #7: Casey Argall

"So here I am nearly two weeks later and mum and I are already having small conversations
in German "


Casey

Hi, my name is Casey, and I’m from Australia. I’ve been using Rocket German for just under two weeks now. I started off with the 6 day course, which is a great way to get the feel for Rocket German. Since I brought Rocket German, I’ve progressed in learning German a great deal.

I find Rocket German fun and I’m motivated to listen and learn, and I get to join in, not just listen, which is great. The Flashcards are fun and easy to use – actually everything about Rocket German is fun and easy to follow. My favorite game is MegaAudio.

It has helped me a lot with hearing German and knowing what is being said to me. I find now when I listen to my favorite German group (band) I can pick words out and understand them. I’m not good with sticking to things, but with Rocket German my mind is always stimulated and I’m never bored.

So here I am nearly two weeks later and mum and I are already having small conversations in German, which is so cool. I would recommend Rocket German, not just because it’s fun, easy to follow and the price is great, but because most of all it works.

Casey Argall
Victoria, Australia



Success Story #8: Bruce de Rowan

"Rocket German has to be the best way to learn the language"

Rocket German has to be the best way to learn the language - I download the lessons to use in the car, as I drive a lot, so its a really useful package. Having tried both sucessfully and unsucessfully to learn new languages in the past, Rocket German has been the easiest, most convenient format yet!

Bruce de Rowan
UK



Success Story #9: Gavin Prendergast

"...made me the person other travelers turn to for getting stuff!"

Hi guys

I have been traveling around Europe for the last couple of months and have been practicing my German extensively while I have been in Germany and Switzerland. Rocket German has certainly helped me take leaps and bounds out of the learning process. I have found that I am ordering food and coffee with no problem at all and one of the best things is that the locals want to talk to me and find out what I am up to so I am finding a whole bunch of new experiences and great people!!

The best part of the course for me has been Nik and Paul's audio tracks, especially handy with the amount of traveling I have been doing. Finding my way round the post office and ordering wine (everyone leaves me to do it!) have made me the person other travelers turn to for getting stuff!

Thanks for putting together a great course that makes learning fun rather than a chore!

Auf Wiedersehen,

Gavin Prendergast
Washington, USA



Success Story #10: Jenny Tyler

"...I was amazed to find that Rocket German actually got me speaking again..."

I went to Germany on an exchange program & made loads of friends there. We seemed to be able to communicate very well in person, considering my German wasn't even as good as their English. (OK, so I knew how to say "Auf Wiedersehen!" & a few other words) We exchanged e-mails (though mine were more like one-liners) but I found I couldn't even write as much as I'd been able to say when I was over there, and you just can't point to something in an e-mail!

I really missed just speaking & saying German words, so was determined to put in the effort to learn enough to do this properly. I was amazed to find that Rocket German actually got me speaking again. I find myself making up all sorts of sentences, based on the ones covered in the audio course, that actually apply to me, and with the grammar section, I'm much more confident at writing stuff down now, even if I don't get it exactly right. I checked out a few of the 'usual' learn German products, and nothing had anything like the real people you hear on Rocket German, and it never feels like a chore to listen. (quite funny, in fact).

I have already recommended Rocket German to friends I know of, who also want to travel, especially the lazy ones, who won't read 'teach yourself...' books, even if they buy them. I'd definitely extend that recommendation to people I don't even know, because it really is great! You can do as much as you want at a time, go over new stuff as much as you like, and test yourself with the online games.

The course doesn't assume you know any German to start with, and they don't start referring to words with scary names either, like some books do, in fact, they even say that you don't have to know things like what nouns and verbs are, because they just describe it & give examples as they go. I reckon that if you didn't know any German at all, and say you booked a trip to go there a month later, you'd feel really confident by the time you got there. 2 months and you'd be totally ready!

Well, I've booked my next trip already, I'll let you know how it goes... Thank you Rocket German; I nearly lost contact with some good friends, but now I foresee lots more trips on my agenda!

Jenny Tyler
San Francisco, USA

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