Rocket Languages Reviews
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It is extremely difficult to find a good course for learning Japanese, or any non-european language in general online. Language courses are too often grammar rulebooks where you simply memorize the words. Rocket Languages, or at least the Japanese course is not at all like this. It provides a natural and intuitive learning structure that encourages you to listen and speak the language from an early stage. It is very well paced, so you come away from each lesson with a moderate understanding which you then build on throughout the course. I think this is a far better method than forcing you to know everything perfectly before moving on to the next part. When you do learn grammar, you have already used it in realistic sentences and heard it in conversations, so you have a feel of how it works. This also makes the learning process more enjoyable. Now the negatives. The 'Rocket Reinforcement activities' are great, but I find they are a bit repetitive after a while, I do wish there was more variety in the excercises. They do suggest good practices, such as using the language in books, video games, ect. but don't actually give any resources to do so yourself, something I have found other courses do much better.
I am enjoying the opportunity to exercise different styles of learning (listening, speaking, and writing). However, I am frustrated that the transcripts don't always reflect what I have said. Listening to my voice proves that.
It was okay. Experience was not too great due to microphone issue that I need to shout just to be heard by the software which leads to frustration in learning. Would recommend to travelers who are into rote learning. Opinion on buying again and recommending to a friend may change once I have completed the courses.
bien, falta algo de ejercicios y algunos temas que apoyen mejor
Response from Rocket Languages
Thanks so much for your review, Jose. Please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Support team on [email protected] with any questions or feedback.
Response from Rocket Languages - Muchas gracias por su comentario Jose. Por favor, no dude en ponerse en contacto con el equipo de atención al cliente con el email [email protected] con cualquier pregunta o comentario que tenga sobre el curso.
great way to learn any language, easy with correct process.
Response from Rocket Languages
We are glad to hear that you are enjoying learning Spanish with us. Best of luck with the rest of the course!
Great so far but, too soon to really give a review. learning a few words here and there but no repetition or context make it so it's only vocabulary lessons.
Response from Rocket Languages
We're glad to hear that you are enjoying the course so far. You can repeat the vocabulary in the lessons with the Reinforcement Activities which you can find at the bottom of each lesson. All the best for your Japanese!
I started on a different learning platform that was ok, but I didn't feel that it was going to take me were I wanted to go in my learning journey / ability to communicate. Once I started on this platform I quickly realized that I had made the right choice in moving over. I'm retaining the material better and I'm also confident that when I start booking spaces (italki) to talk to native speaker in preperation for travel that they will pair nicely.
Note: I have no experience with Customer Service as of yet.
Response from Rocket Languages
Thank you for your review. We are so glad to hear that you are enjoying learning with us. We wish you all the best with your Spanish!
I like that you have to talk a lot in this app, plus the drills are pretty interesting! especially the Know it quiz!
Response from Rocket Languages
Hi Alexander, it's great to hear that you are enjoying Rocket Languages and finding that our reinforcement activities are a good supplement to your learning. We hope that your German language-learning journey continues along its current trajectory!
I wish there were a chart showing a picture or a drawing of badges. I get new badges fairly often. It is announce only once. I really have no idea what my status is!
It is not clear how thge stars work. Are whit stars good?
But I still enjoy the course. I am "hooked" on it!
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Response from Rocket Languages
Hi Edward, thank you for your review, it's great to hear that you're hooked on Rocket German. It's awesome that you are gaining so many badges and stars so quickly to see what these mean you can follow this link to the FAQ page and find information under the tab "How do badges work?" https://www.rocketlanguages.com/help. Happy learning!
Overall, I'm very satisisfied 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 leaning 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!