Rocket Chinese Reviews

I have found the rocket Chinese language course expertly laid out and easy to follow. I have only completed module one but can feel a difference already. The listening exercises have really helped develop my skills. I am keen to complete this course and the next and will recommend it to others.

I appreciate the balanced mix of reading, speaking and writing.
Self-tests against native speakers is very helpful too. The learning process is quite flexible, however requires self-discipline to do the lessons frequently, preferably every day.

This is excellent because Rocket records your pronunciation, which as far as I know, isn't possible on any other program. Also Dave is an encouraging mentor. This is just so hard for an old guy like me, his encouragement is helpful.

In the first time i was afraid to not get the Chinese tunes , but with this awesome Rocket Chinese I've learned a lot.. and am thinking to have the whole course here when i get free =)
to all who are making for us these lesson , zaijian!! :)

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ERICA RAY FROM HER UTUBE VIDEO. I HEAR ABOUT THIS ROCKET CHINESE. SO FAR SO GOOD. 謝謝大家

This reviews Rocket Languages' Chinese Premium and Premium Plus. The program is well organized in its audio and website. Audio lessons use a typical conversation to teach new words and basic grammar lessons. Lin Ping, the teacher for the course, has a good clear Northern Chinese accent and speaks the majority of the time. It is peculiar that she converses with Dave, an Austrailian with a good accent, but not one I'd try to imitate if I was trying to blend in while visiting. This is fixed in the Premium Plus section. There is some English to introduce the subject and context, but the majority of the lesson is repeating words while you can follow a written transcript in Pinyin and I think Simplified characters. Then you practice memorizing by repeating sections of the conversation, hearing and identifying words, and speaking the words in Chinese knowing their equivalent in English. (hard!) The only major complaint is a lack of a translation dictionary to double check if the words you are adding to your vocabulary have the right definition (the audio tapes breeze through definitions only once); when looking up a word you will most often find it used in other lessons/sentences.

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Very good course so far good to be able to record your own voice and play it back .
Do think Dave's made a mistake in play back instead of hěnhǎo he says her hǎo in the greetings section .
Good to be able to get a six day trial for this product

I am studying Spanish with Rocket Spanish, but Chinese seem more interesting.

So far I like that method better then the pervious I have tried. It is simple and interactive. I like the voice recording revision. I would suggest to give a choice of traditional Chinese as well.

I am currently living in China and can immediately apply the newly learnt material. The best thing about this course is the ability to speak and have it rated afterwards. I feel my pronunciation has already improved and I feel more confident to speak or ask questions. I hope in the near future, I am able to follow and have a full conversation in Mandarin. The only thing I regret is not having found this course earlier!