Rocket Spanish Reviews

Absolutely would recommend Rocket Languages to anyone beginning in a foreign language. I have purchased two different language courses with them, and have been completely pleased with both.

The pace of introducing new material is perfect. And it's all very conversational -- Close your eyes and absorb the conversation. It's great!

This program has been an amazing experience and I have been learning so much with this program. This style of instruction really works. It works on all aspects of learning which is needed. There are many different programs out there in which I have tried some and this I really enjoy and again learning so much. Thank you.

Super friendly to use, Love the ranking system to keep it competitive

Rocket Spanish has significantly improved my comprehension of the Latin American version of the language. I was already competent in the language when I picked up the program, but nearly every lesson has one or two things sneaked into it that I hadn't known or had misunderstood until then. Rocket Spanish has been more helpful for me than apps like Babbel or Duolingo. This is far more a "Spanish Course" than many other products I've seen. I do recommend knowing some vocabulary before purchasing this however. Maybe something like the thousand most frequent words in the language. It does a fine job introducing words to you, but I can't imagine how much tougher the course is if you have to learn the vocabulary on top of the grammar, pronunciation, and while trying to improve your listening comprehension

What I like about this course is that it does not expire. I bought it 4 years ago and it was there waiting for me when I picked up learning Spanish again after a two year hiatus. Normally, I don't like recorded Spanish lessons but I have to admit that it is helpful being able to listen to the speaker and then being able to listen to what I recorded in order to compare it with the original.

The conversations to listen, follow along with, and repeat after, are pretty good and based in some realistic contexts. They were fine. Also, some of the explanations during the text-based lessons were decent explanations. My main issues are with the review, the study flashcards, listening and repeating, typing the sentences, then repeating them with only the translation. It felt less like trying to figure out what it was, and instead more on how much I could remember of the sentence or what I could memorize, and after about 45 days it gets old feeling like the only practice after the initial flashcards is memorization of sentences. It would be good to see some variations in those sentences for the flashcards, then the listening and repeat, then typing, then saying it. They could still use the same words maybe and have the overall vibe of the lesson, but when they're all the same exact sentences in the same exact order for four reviews in a row then it isn't really working towards figuring out what to say.

Although I am loving the course, it's not as easy as I initially thought it would be.

Too much vocab to memorize, practice not good enough

I am very happy with the organization of this course. Everything is covered. I am learning to speak, read, write, and add to my vocabulary. I enjoy the information about culture. I wonder if it is possible to add more practice with verbs? The preterit is so difficult.