Rocket Korean Reviews

So far, I have enjoyed the interactive audio portions and rocket reviews the most. It's nice to be able to test yourself in the rocket review right after taking the lesson. The culture portion is also very, very interesting. I am looking forward to trying all the rest of the features in the near future. It's beneficial to be able to not only hear the pronunciation, but also to see it written in both the actual language. I hope there will be a way to be able to put the language into use after trying so hard to learn it!

first time using it was a lot of fun learning new words I don't know but it is amazing .

I really love that I can record myself and play it back with the native speaker so I can hear and see if I am saying it like a native Korean. I have been studying on my own and find that I can read and write it really well but when it comes to understanding it being spoke I am lacking.

I really want to watch a Korean drama without subtitles and I believe Rocket Korean gives me the tools to get there.

I learn Japanese and Spanish and hangul so I could travel my fav. place!

I like how they teach me to write and read a korean languages here. I'm so thankful that i found this website. It really helps me a lot. Thank you. This website helps me to learn more about korean languages and others.

I feel that this is a pretty good intro course for Learning Korean. The saying and repeating of phrases is useful, though the conversations depicted in each lesson I feel, won't carry out the same way in real life. They're not typical conversations you'd have with Koreans you don't know, or even things you'd say to ones you do know, but you need some form of speaking to progress in any language. The testing areas reinforce what's been discussed, so if you're not advancing, you're not trying! Don't forget to buy some kind of computer microphone or you won't be able to perform the speaking part of every lesson. Also, when will there be level 2 and 3 for Korean? I'll likely buy them.

I enjoy using this program and I've already recommended it to friends. You can go at your own pace and study whenever you have time. It's usable wherever you have internet access which is great! I like being able to download the audio so I can listen to it on my phone when I'm out. I definitely like being able to go back into lessons to review as well. I got it at a good price since it was on sale for the holidays. Yay! I have tried Rosetta Stone, but I like Rocket Language much better.

Overall, I understand the structure of the course, but it seems like many aspects, especially in testing, are done by a cookie-cutter algorithm which makes some really critical mistakes.

First, some technical issues. I use Chrome, as recommended, and there are a few things missing. Most notably, the on-screen Korean keyboard is not there. Also, I often do not have the button to mark a Writing lesson as completed. Finally, unlike in the app, there is no way for me to cut a voice recording off if I wish to restart, which often means waiting quite a while for the program to try to sort through gibberish.

Now, for the "cookie-cutter" aspect that bothers me. Frequently in the Audio lessons, the native speakers will say something that was not part of the lesson. This is fine, except that these phrases get put in the testing sections. For example, in the very first lesson there are introductions of the two native speakers. One says that he served in the Korean Marine Corps, then was discharged and migrated to the United States with his parents. He says this in Korean. This is a great way to get acquainted with the sound of the language. However, then this phrase comes up in the testing section of the exam.

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It was quite helpful for a beginner like me! It was quite annoying when I said something and it marked it as incorrect but if I said the same thing after a few tries then I would end up with a hundred percent. But it really did help me with understanding and sentence structure. I would recommend this site to anyone who would like to learn a brand new language such as Korean.

I really enjoyed using rocket languages! It was fun and comprehensive especially because of the audio feature. In a span of just 2 days, i was able to speak in Korean in a conversational way! More Power! :D I would definitely recommend this to my family and friends.