Rocket Languages Reviews

Frankly, I think Rocket Italiano is very good. Though it is slow going for me, it does seem thorough. I do think the price is perfect and if I get through this first course, I will continue with the next course. I am going to Sicily at the end of June and the first part of July, so I hope I have it somewhat together by then.

Motivation to learn a different language is the key. I like the way Rocket Italiano has provided different ways to keep this interesting. The testing is interesting, as is trying to speak the way the instructors speak. I have not gone through the entire course step by step, but I have jumped around a bit and keep coming back for more.

I am wondering though if there is a major difference between the Italian language and the Sicilian language. I have relatives in Sicily and I am going to try to communicate with them when I am visiting. Some of them I have never met. It should be interesting. I will continue the course when I get back and if I am comfortable enough, I will enroll in the next Rocket Italiano course. As of right now though, it seems that I have a long way to go.

Very good language course, giving the appropriate amount of information required at your stage of development! It doesn't swamp you with too much grammar, only enough to keep you seeking more, using your own initiative.

I wish the Spanish was less get to the point and more teaching the basics and then moving into sentences. other than that great app!

This course does a good job of giving a structured set of lessons as well as lots of nice extra material. It gives good basics on pronunciation, writing, as well as some grammar and cultural information. Very useful for getting a good foundation which you can use to start studying more on your own. I will consider getting the second part of the course, but at this point I feel I can begin to branch out on my own as well with the tools I have.

Hola,
I have just purchased the Rocket Spanish lessons and want to let you know how impressed I am with all the material that is offered. I was just about to buy another lesson from Pimsleur, when I heard the podcast on iTunes about this program. I tried a few other programs on line...they're good but nothing compares to RS. Your program offers the whole package. Great audio, written work, testing, lots of reference material available and love the role playing conversations. It seems to me that who ever put this program together knew what they where doing. Also it's affordable.
Thanks.
Karen Hamilton

It's an easy and fun way to get started in any new language or to review after you had a pause.

It's such a fun learning and the way the lessons are set really helps to memorize the words and sentences. Thanks to 'Mauricio' and the record option I can work on my pronunciation. And who doesn't like to receive badges as an additional motivator to finish the lessons? I also like the cultural information they provide here and there.

Enjoyable.
Balanced speak/hear/read/write (tilted toward speak/hear).
Good interface.
Feels like a complete tool: I think I can learn to speak Spanish quite well using Rocket without other resources (except, of course, Spanish-speaking friends to talk to.)
The speaking feedback needs work: usually too loose (terrible pronunciation gets 100%) with a few phrases, especially ones with numbers, almost impossible to get 100% every time they come up.

(There is no N/A choice on the above ratings; I have no experience with customer service so I would choose N/A if I could)

I really do like the program - my only problem is not having enough time to use it consistently. I like that it doesn't focus on JUST the sounds or JUST the words - it does both. I am the kind of person who likes traditional language study where you are learning spelling, pronunciation and grammar all at the same time. This is good at covering all three.

Rocket Languages is a program designed for beginners to easily comprehend how to pronounce the words. You might have to run through the lesson a couple of times though, but that's to be expected from any form of learning.