Rocket Italian Reviews
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The program--either on desktop or tablet, often does not record my voice, and thus does not record portions of lessons. This is not getting better. Until Rocked Languages can improve its server, I'd advise avoiding the program.
Response from Rocket Languages
Hi Tim - We recommend using a headset microphone if you are on desktop. If you are using a tablet then we would recommend using the appropriate Android or iOS app. Please let customer support know if these suggestions don't fix the issue!
I like the lessons. The only downside is that I like to do lessons on a device -- specifically, a waterproof iPod while I do cardio in the pool for an hour -- not on my computer or phone. Unfortunately, with your program, I have to download one lesson at a time, rather than download all the lessons at once so I can put them into a file and transfer them to my device. That's the reason I would not purchase from you again. If there is a work around that would allow me to do a single download, like I can with Pimsleur, I would definitely buy from you again.
The guy, Alex, in the Italian course comes across as a somewhat of a douche. He tries to be funny by pretending to flirt with the co host, Maria, but it just feels awkward. It might just be me, but I would prefer if they just sticked to the language material.
The sexism is very irritating--the male character constantly sexualizes his Italian co-host.
It would be helpful to be able to fast forward/ be able to review the lessons --the ratio of chitchat to content is off. Less of Alessandro and more formal grammar explanations would be great.
Response from Rocket Languages
Thanks so much for your review, it's much appreciated. We're sorry you're not satisfied with the Interactive Audio lessons. Please note that you can just listen to the conversation in Italian, rather than the full lesson if you prefer - just look for the Play It section on each Interactive Audio lesson page. For more formal grammar explanations, please try the Language and Culture lessons - there are approximately 5 per Module. We hope this helps!
Audio does not work, neither for initial pronunciation, nor playback. When I try to listen "session aborted" appears.
Response from Rocket Languages
Hi Marguerite, thank you for your review, I'm sorry to hear you are continuing to experience issues with the audio features of Rocket Languages. We have contacted you via email in order to resolve this issue. All the best!
Nothing awesome about it. The speech recognition doesn't work half the time no matter how loud I say the word. Worst Italian online course I have tried.
Response from Rocket Languages
We’re sorry to hear about your experience with the speech recognition feature, John. We understand how frustrating that must be, especially when you’re eager to practice speaking. Our team is continually working to improve the accuracy of this tool, and we’d love to help troubleshoot the issues you’re running into. If you reach out to our support team at [email protected], we’ll do our best to get things working smoothly for you.
I found that I would prefer to see the written words as well while learning the pronunciation, i did not see this on the trial so i opted out
I prefer more grammar rules and explanations starting out. So far the program is very basic. More vocabulary would be better.
I've just started my second lesson so it seems premature to give a survey but I would like to continue with the lessons so I am doing this survey. So far so good
A good way to learn some basic language skills that can assist with getting around a foreign country.
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