Rocket Languages Reviews

I speak German fluently & can get by in Norwegian. Studied Latin in high school for 2 years. I first bought the Rocket Language casettes & found them helpful several years ago though I did not have enough time to fully appreciate them. However, with the adjunct help of the "Rocket Spanish Beginners' Book" I experienced an increase in my interest as well as abilities.

other language software teaches phrases, but Rocket teaches you the grammar to speak confidently.

This is a very powerful learning tool which allows you to pace your learning. Difficult parts can be repeated easily and it allows you to focus on phrases to practice during time when you are not using the software.

Rocket gives me flexibility to learn when I want to. And I can learn at my own pace. The lessons are fun and challenging with a nice mix of spoken and written language. The chunk style of learning is very effective in getting a quick feel for the language. Highly recommended!

I've used every language-learning product on the market, and Rocket is by far the biggest bang for my buck. The amount you can learn and internalize in a given amount of time is really quite astounding. You can spend years with some programs and never get up to the intermediate level. Rocket respects my time and delivers the language knowledge I need efficiently and effectively.

Really love the course, just wish I had more time to it. I started the course over 2 years ago and have barely made it out of the first levels. The course is fun and very informative, like I said wish I had more time for it. Xie xie

All in all a good learning program. Different learning tools are awesome for a person like me that gets bored easily. It fits the budget too! I am having to go to some other sources to expand my vocabulary with more technical terms as I am an inspector de construccion. But it is working out well after just 2 months.

my schedule can get crazy, but if i have ten minutes to spare while i wash dishes or excersize, i can learn a little bit at a time. this format is perfect for my lifestyle because it is encouraging but not demanding. i learn as fast and as much as i want to. the only thing missing is a quebecois version of french. maybe a couple lessons on canadian(or any dialect) french slang would help beef up this course.

It takes you step by step. You can start and stop, review and rewind on areas you need help with. It is vey helpful. They speak slowly and clearly so it can be understood but not so slowly that it becomes frustrating. I listen to it when I run in the mornings or am driving. If I go a long period of not studying, it still comes back to me. When practicing I verbally say the words out loud which helps a great deal. Great program.

Initially I liked the program. But there are some frustrating elements that could be improved.
1. Too often new nouns are presented without the prefix. To really build vocabulary, we need to know whether a noun is masculine or feminine.
2. Too often expressions are presented only in the casual "tu" form. Yet most of the time we would likely need to use the formal "vous" form. But that is not provided in many of the lessons.
3. Some of the vocabulary in the lessons is not very practical. It would be better if the words chosen for a lesson were those most likely to be used on a daily basis.
4. The program does not save your progress. You have to remember where you left off. When I log in it always takes me back to an early lesson that was completed some time ago.