Rocket Spanish Reviews
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They make it hard to cancel service, why so hard Rocket?
Response from Rocket Languages
Hi James, thank you for your review. Our Customer Support team has already been in contact with you, regarding canceling your account. Given that you can either purchase a Rocket Languages course with a one-time purchase, or a six-month payment plan there is no need to cancel your account. That means, once you have purchased the course, you have lifetime access and no recurring fees. All the best!
Overall, I'm very satisfied with the product and approach so far, particularly coming from 7 months of Duolingo. It is a significant upgrade in experience over Duolingo. It has the right balance of drill and practice and grammar fundamentals, in the context of a conversation-driven learning style. It seems natural and well thought out. I truly appreciate that I can skip what I want in deference to things I already know. I know I will soon get to things I will not be able to skim or skip and I look forward to that. The "say it" element of the structure is excellent. It is forcing me to speak, which is exactly what Duolingo does not do well. I have lots of words and lots of conjugations, but on the spot I am like a deer in the headlights, and Rocket's style forces you to just "talk", mistakes and all, which is great. The speed and clarity of the voice actors is excellent and it makes listening easy and approachable. The rolling text approach on screen is great, as I can look at the scroll when I want to and look away (to test myself better) when I don't want to.
A couple of constructive things to say.
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Response from Rocket Languages
Hi Paul, thank you for leaving such an in-depth review of our Rocket Spanish course. At Rocket Languages, we strongly believe in the effectiveness of interactive learning strategies that encourage students to actively use the language they are learning. So, it's great to hear that you have enjoyed using our speech recognition feature in activities that promote the use of Spanish. We truly appreciate your feedback on how we could improve the course. Your comments have been passed on to our Product Development team, who will consider them as they work on updating the course. We wish you all the best with your ongoing Spanish language-learning journey!
since i'm being asked to write a review every 2 seconds, which is interrupting my course i'll go ahead and do it now. there is way too much emphasis on speaking for such absolutely abhorent speech recognition. i already know a lot of beginner spanish as i'm living in colombia with my colombian girlfriend. even she couldn't get the voice recognition to register a word half the time.
also, there are just too many flashcards, spelling words, voice recognition parts after each story lesson. i just listened to a 20 minute audio file about how to say hello. then you continue on with flashcards and pronunciation that has absolutely nothing to do with the audio
Response from Rocket Languages
Thank you for the feedback, Lloyd! Our voice recognition is trained on native Spanish speakers, so this should not happen. But don't worry! One of our friendly customer support team has contacted you and will set you up on a call with our IT team to resolve the voice recognition issue. We appreciate your comments concerning the flashcards; we know they can be overwhelming and are currently working on a solution to retain the comprehensiveness but make them easier to digest.
The lessons are sufficiently varied in format to remain interesting while also repeating verb tenses and vocabulary enough for the information to sink in. The pacing is also quite good. After a few weeks, I already feel that my ability to understand spoken and written Spanish has materially improved.
Response from Rocket Languages
It's great to hear that you can see yourself progressing, Charles. This is the best motivation for language learning; keep up the incredible work!
The course is very informative and a good way to learn a language. I highly recommend it
Response from Rocket Languages
Thank you for your review. All the best!
amazing course , lots of examples and practice
I like the speaking exercises
Response from Rocket Languages
Getting you to speak in Spanish is our number one priority, so it's great that you are enjoying all the practice. Keep up the good work!
It's a great course. Broken down to where it is simple to process and practice. Thank you.
Response from Rocket Languages
It's great to hear that you think so. We wish you all the best with your Spanish language learning!
Amazing product, im also using Babble and Rocket Spanish, which does a much better job of laying the groundwork for your brain to understand and memorize words. I am way farther ahead by lesson two in Rocket Spanish than I was in lesson 20 of Babbel.
Response from Rocket Languages
Thank you so much, Ryan! We’re absolutely thrilled to hear that our comprehensive lesson format is helping to elevate your Spanish-speaking skills. We can't wait to see all the amazing places your language-learning journey will take you!
Very good ideas but difficult to move on to next module easily if too easy
Response from Rocket Languages
Thank you so much for your feedback, Jo. If you're feeling a bit unsure about where to start with Rocket Spanish, given your current skill level, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected]. We’d be happy to help you find the perfect spot to jump in!
I am having trouble when it is time to repeat the sentences. I have tried to contact you, but no one returned my call and no one answered my chat message.
Response from Rocket Languages
We're sorry to hear that you're experiencing trouble, Joanne. Please reach out to [email protected], and we'd be happy to arrange a technical support Zoom call with one of our friendly representatives.
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