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Rocket French Reviews

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5,462 Customer Reviews

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Riza SyerikRiza Syerik

Mongolia

Rocket French

Submitted: 3+ years ago

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Found the easiest web to learn new language. It's so simple and no need a teacher

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Tunc HaydarogluTunc Haydaroglu

Turkey

Rocket French

Submitted: 3+ years ago

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Well balanced approach to the learning is what's really working for me; this is not just a bunch of grammatical rules put together, it merges the traditional ways of learning with more modern, comprehension oriented methods.

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Andrew MillsAndrew Mills

United States

Rocket French

Submitted: 3+ years ago

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I wish I knew about this service earlier.

I used Duolingo for over a year, and in the first hour of using Rocket French I saw things that never appeared in Duolingo once. This may seem absurd, but I am confident that Duolingo is largely composed of computer generated material. There is no other way they can provide so many courses with only ad revenue and still be profitable. Creating a language course requires a level of detail on par with designing a motorized scooter from the ground up. Though a scooter can be used by anyone from any walk of life; these courses have to be completely remade for each language.

That's why it's so expensive; the only way to make a language course is to spend a tremendous amount of time on it. There are no shortcuts; everything has to be handmade. You can tell they did this, as it is clear, understandable, and consistent. Outside of taking a class with a teacher, this is the best course you can get.

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John riggJohn Rigg

United Kingdom

Rocket French

Submitted: 3+ years ago

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As a beginner I find it useful to practice pronunciation

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jerry sJerry S

Canada

Rocket French

Submitted: 3+ years ago

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The software is pretty good so far. Eventually, more interactive speaking via unexpected questions or commentary to respond to as well as slang would be useful. Entire, paragraphs of speech (some of which I assume will come in more advanced lessons) to have to parse and then respond to in a novel way it seems would be effective.
Also, since language seems to be acquired more effectively through speaking, a way of separating pure speaking instances from reading instances of the same words and phrases, would be useful. Developing learning which does not rely on picturing words in the mind first when they are spoken to you, but a purely separate verbal memory would seem to be useful.
The drilling of the material in various forms is effective. The repetition that comes from it is needed; I know by other experience.
Again so far so good!

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Hoss AbessiHoss Abessi

United States

Rocket French

Submitted: 3+ years ago

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Awesome! The best way to learn the French language! I highly recommend the Rocket French!

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Norah tysoeNorah Tysoe

Canada

Rocket French

Submitted: 3+ years ago

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J'ai vraiment aimé ce programme mais je ne le fais que pour l'école

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Jo MaynardJo Maynard

United Kingdom

Rocket French

Submitted: 3+ years ago

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I have been so impressed with the learning experience with Rocket French. I've learnt more in three months than I did in six years at school (I got a 'C' at GCSE). The lessons are interactive enough to feel like I'm really gaining practical experience of the language, and the badge and points system keeps me motivated to practise every day.
I'm just starting the third module of level two and I feel like I'm well beyond where I was at school.
I've done hours of lessons so far and repeated some lessons to make sure everything is really sinking in. I recommend this as you'll find that repeating lessons a few times makes new stuff stick in your head!

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Looman StingoLooman Stingo

United States

Rocket French

Submitted: 3+ years ago

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I thought all the lessons would be audio such that you could listen in your car or with headphones while working out or walking but some require you to read and hear. I think even alphabet, numbers and grammar can all be made in an audio version. Also, I do not like the fact that you can’t stop and review an audio lesson. At least on an iPhone you can't just stop a lesson and go back to the beginning. You have to let it play out until the end to start over.

Response from Rocket Languages

Hi Looman - Thanks for your review. The grammar (Language & Culture) lessons have a lot more English explanations and tables that don't work well as just audio. On the iphone app, you need to expand the player at the bottom of the screen. With that you can use the slider to move through the audio!

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Ravi PrajapatiRavi Prajapati

India

Rocket French

Submitted: 3+ years ago

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I am extremely enjoying the learning French with Rocket French. Yes, I had a bit of background about french vocabulary, but I am gaining more and more confidence in French as the course enables me to record my pronunciation vis a vis authenticated french pronunciation. So, It helps me a lot in speaking. Wish I could able to download grammar part and vocabulary in compact PDF version.
Thanks a lot.

Response from Rocket Languages

Hi Ravi - You can download the lessons as a PDF by printing the page and selecting "Save as PDF" from the printer options.

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