Rocket Languages Reviews

I found the first level excellent. Both presenters were extremely clear. I'm on to the intermediate course now though and finding it much tougher. It's the same female presenter and she's excellent, but the male presenter in this course is really difficult to understand, pronouncing words considerably differently from the original. They also leave way too little time to repeat the phrases in this one on the first attempt. The second seems to be ok. I've timed the first and in a lot of cases they leave less time than it took for them to say it, so hopeless for me as a beginner! A bit pricey, but overall it seems to be working.

The Rocket Italian Premium level is great for learning basic travel phrases. The voice recognition software works very well and if you use all the tools they provide for you regularly you'll definitely feel comfortable pulling out Italian phrases when you need them. I do like to listen to the audio lessons several times though. Also I with there was more variety in the testing and practice. An exercise where the student is given a completely new sentence that they have to give back in Italian would be really helpful.

I go to the Honduras on Mission trips twice a year and I am determined to not have to use a translator in June. Rocket Spanish has been the best program for me in that I am very busy and need to get as much in as I can especially on week ends. This is a good deal!

One of my favorite features of Rocket Italian is the fact that there are many opportunities to listen to and imitate native Italian speakers. Even though I've been learning Italian for approximately 1.5 years (I've completed all 5 of the Pimsleur Italian courses (the 5th was just released in May 2015)), I know that one can never underestimate opportunities to listen to the target language as it should be spoken. I also appreciate that Rocket provides ample opportunities to speak the language, and even provides feedback of pronunciation with the Rocket Record feature. Another feature that I really like about Rocket is the attention it gives to explaining grammatical and cultural aspects of the language. I've checked out a number of textbooks (and have even taken a formal course in Italian (with textbooks I absolutely detested)), and am impressed with how clearly and simply Rocket explains complex grammatical concepts.The areas of Rocket that I believe are weakest are opportunities for reading and writing the language. There are opportunities to read the conversation transcripts and the vocabulary exercises, but these are limited to short samples.

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Love the step by step progression of the program and the clear and concise grammar lessons! Only concern is the voice recognition for certain sounds ( e.g. initial /t/, /v/, words like "un" and "peu," difficulty recognizing numbers). This does not impact the strength or use of the program, so it is not a major factor. I have used a variety of sourced to learn French and this is the best , by far!

This was what started it all! I am so happy that I got this product back in the early 2000s. I have been using it ever since! THANKS! What a great product indeed. It was so great for one language that I am now going to get it for another language! Thanks rocket languages! Thanks for making my dreams come true and my song take flight!

I think that it a very good online course, the interactive parts are great, it really helps to improve. The conversations chosen are real, meaninful, they help to go around in the real world. I have some suggestions though: it would be very helpful to get the possibility of translating and hearing part of the sentences (cyberteachers from Berlitz has it). I would also extend a bit the content of level 3 to make it match to level B2 or even level C.

Ive tried a few online sites but this is certainly the best. It is very entertaining and encourages you to keep trying. I like the way you can check your progress. It may appear expensive but a great deal of work went into designing it and for that it is worth it

Well organized and easy to follow. Problems with microphone seemed to cause program to loose it's place in quiz. Once I learn the navigation plan it should be easier for me. I keep backing up and learning how to move forward. It has been a while since I used the system and the changes were a bit difficult to follow.

Very informative, teach you the authentic Spanish accent according to location
I have life time membership and recommend it for any one.
I like the new iPhone app, I can practice any where. It emphasize on pronunciation the right way