Rocket Languages Reviews
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While I am learning, I wouldn't use the prompted word, "awesome". The course relies heavily on voice recognition, which isn't entirely reliable. Also, there are a frustrating number of words or grammatical rules that appear in the practice phrases that weren't included in the lesson. Keeping a Google Translate window open helps with the vocabulary. I'm left to hope that the unexplained grammar will eventually be covered in a subsequent module...
Response from Rocket Languages
Thank you for your feedback, Robert. Please contact us at [email protected], and we would be happy to look into the grammar rule you mentioned, provide more information, and assist you with voice recognition. In the meantime, remember that the Rocket Italian Forum is available for you and monitored by our friendly Italian tutor, so feel free to post your grammar questions there for additional clarification.
All in all the program is very good. I like that I am able to record my attempt at pronunciation and then hear it back. The scoring, on the other hand could use some fine tuning. I chose the role playing lessons and now that I'm using it, I don't think it is what I should have chosen. I believe I would do better starting at level one learning the basics of the language before trying to have a conversation.
Response from Rocket Languages
Hi David, once you have finished listening to the audio tracks in your Audio Lessons, you should be able to complete the Role Playing activity without any issue. Make sure to listen to these tracks and you'll be amazed at how much you understand in the conversation. All the best!
The content is good, but it is difficult to go through the lesson because Erica's voice is so annoying. It is also a bit frustrating when they give you so much time to repeat the words/phrases slowly, but not enough time to repeat the words/phrases quickly. I really do want to do all the lessons, but Erica is auditory hell
Response from Rocket Languages
Hi Evelyn, thank you for your review. We're sorry to hear that you are not enjoying the voice of our Rocket Arabic host. All your feedback has been passed on to the Arabic team to review. All the best!
Good course, with a few issues. The module one sections 1.5 and up, dealing with articles, nouns, pronouns, etc. really need more development. There is a ton of important grammar in there but it is dealt with too lightly, and has way too much unfamiliar dialogue thrown in that is above level 1. This has been a major stumbling block for me. Level 2 hardly touches on these topics. It seems like Rocket dropped the ball on this section. I'll keep flipping back and forth between sections to try and make sense of it!
Response from Rocket Languages
Hi Tony, thank you for your review. We understand that these concepts can be overwhelming for new learners and we appreciate your feedback on this. The Italian team will take another look at these lessons with your feedback in mind. All the best!
I wish you had a true native speaker instead of Amy.
Response from Rocket Languages
Hi Michael, thank you for your review. We provide a variation of voices in the course to expose users to many different types of Spanish. You'll be pleased to know that Amy is replaced in Rocket Spanish Level 2 and 3 with native speakers.
The course is effective and I am making progress, but the voice recognition software is very glitchy and inconsistent.
Response from Rocket Languages
It's great to hear that you are making progress through the course, Patrick. We have contacted you via email to try and assist you with the voice recognition issues you are experiencing. All the best!
I have been working with this language course for only four weeks - my assessment is therefore very preliminary.
My impressions thus far: the course could be more interactive (more dialogs with voice recordings); I'm missing a periodic vocabulary refresher. A dynamically updated glossary of important phrases should be included. Dialogs with more than two speakers are desirable; for example, short street interviews with real people would make the course fun.
Response from Rocket Languages
Hi Rein, thank you for your review. We are always trying to make the course better and are thankful for your feedback. Your feedback has been passed on to the development team and will be looked at closely. All the best!
I think that it's pretty useful, but the voice recognition doesn't really work for the languages that I am learning.
Response from Rocket Languages
We're sorry to hear about the issues you are experiencing with the voice recognition. We have contacted you via email to try and resolve this issue for you.
Somehow there is not enough interactivity around speaking and listening. Some activities are writing, some speaking, the quiz environments largely test grammar but language is whole and you can't take time figuring out what you are going to say.
Response from Rocket Languages
Hi Mike, thank you for your review. We're pretty big on speaking so make sure you're interacting with the voice recognition whenever you can. You'll find plenty of opportunities to use it in your lessons as well as in the Rocket reinforcement activities. All the best!
It's so annoying. The microphone won't work. It keeps on saying "no speech detected," even when I am yelling it out in a quiet environment.
Response from Rocket Languages
Hi Hannah, sorry to hear about the issues you are experiencing with the voice recognition. We have reached out to you via email to get some more information. All the best!