Rocket Spanish Reviews

As a language educator for almost 20 years, I can really appreciate the hard work that has gone into the Rocket courses. One part that stands out is the dialogs with the sentence focus and the interactivity with them. The conversations seem quite useful and the 'extra vocabulary' (read: extra expressions) for each lesson are great. When learning any language, improving vocabulary is necessary (of course), the key is doing so in the context of sentences and life-like situations which make them truly more memorable and enjoyable! Rocket does that.

Suggestions to further improve the experience would be:
- Using the audio from section "6. Play it!" provide an additional download 'button' for the role-play's audio only, this is in addition to the entire lesson with the English explanations like you do at the start of each lesson. That would be so helpful to listen to and playback while in the car or on the bus etc.
- 75% speed button for dialogs. Having the option to go a little slower with some of the sentences is really handy to pick up on the exact sounds and then reproduce them.
- End of module review of some type. It could be simply a random selection of content from each subsection and exercise type.

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So far so good... I've tried and tossed two other Spanish apps... I felt Rocket Spanish was worth a shot and now think I'll be able to gain the level of conversational Spanish to not look like a total idiot.

Although the lessons tend to be lengthy, they do teach reading, writing and speaking. The 3R's of education. combined with my addiction to Colombian telenovelas, I was able to get my husband and I around Colombia for sixteen days.

I have enjoyed Rocket Spanish. The lessons are excellent to listen to and I feel like I am understanding the Spanish language much better.
Rocket Spanish has been a good investment to help me learn Spanish.

Mauricio tiene una excelente prononciacion. El habla suficiente despacio para bien asimilar las palabras y frases...Pero el acento de Amy es muy americana y marcada...Me imagino muy amigable, pero a la vez, tambien hay personas en su alrededor que hablan perfectamente su idioma.
En las lecciones 1,5 etc....hay varias faltas....ei Dr en soya ¿¿¿¿ Tambien en el sistema de audio, hay dificultades pues una vez que se registra el audio salen mal las frases siguientes...
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I love the all round tuition of Rocket - listening, speaking and writing. It gives me a much better comprehension than previous courses tried which were mostly just about listening and repeating. Have not had any problems with the microphone or play back.

Having some familiarity with Spanish, I appreciate the conversational approach to learning vs simple memorization of vocabulary words. I'll be interested to see how this enhances my retention. So far, so good!

Even though I am retired, I still find it very easy to learn Spanish with Rocket. My wife and I are preparing for a trip to South America. This course is wonderful. I love all the different ways that are available to study the language. I would highly recommend it to anyone.

I have been working with duolingo for about a year now and while this program has certainly helped to expand my vocabulary I did not see how it would help me to engage in any conversation. I am now working every day with the Rocket Spanish program and love the approach. I am now learning in a way that will allow me to learn things that I will be able to use in daily situations that I hope to encounter in my future travels.

I initially started learning Spanish before visiting Perú four years ago and found that the materials in the course were an excellent preparation for real conversations in real situations. I am planning another trip to Perú this year, so have dusted off the lessons and even bought the third level this time - aiming to advance beyond my proficiency reached in preparation for my last visit.
I mainly learn from the audio lessons while travelling and like to use the online activities for review. I really like the way each lesson builds upon the vocabulary and grammar from previous lessons.
I am always recommend Rocket Languages to friends when they are talking of travelling and learning some of the language of their destination.