Rocket Korean Reviews

Just starting out. Some problems. Recorded words and phrases not always clear and can't slow them down to hear certain nuances usually having to do with consonants. The hangeul lists the Names of the characters and has recorded pronunciation, but the pronunciation of the character as it is used is only listed in English with no guide as to pronunciation. for instances whether the 'g' sound is a soft g as in 'gentle' or a hard 'g' as in guest. My native speaking Korean frined has criticized the overall recorded pronunciations as a little less than realistic.

Rocket Korean is the best learning software for beginners interested in learning the Korean language. The lessons are very thorough on pronunciation and the games help a lot for memorizing. I really liked how there are lessons for learning culture to help understand the language more effectively.

The My Assessments area is where you can take a variety of different tests that cover the whole course:

My Rocket Rehearsals lets you select exactly which lessons you want to be tested on, so you can really focus your revision. This is a great way to practice for the My Proficiency test.

My Proficiency is a longer test that examines elements from half of the course. There are two My Proficiency tests for each course. These tests use the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages as a guideline.

I really love that I can record myself and play it back with the native speaker so I can hear and see if I am saying it like a native Korean. I have been studying on my own and find that I can read and write it really well but when it comes to understanding it being spoke I am lacking.

I really want to watch a Korean drama without subtitles and I believe Rocket Korean gives me the tools to get there.

Rocket Korean has been a very helpful jump start and companion to my Korean learning journey. I live in Cheoan, South Korea and it is great to have the culture tips in addition to the language components.

I love this program. It is way better than the other competitors and less expensive. the only thing is grammar sections. If they are enriched more this is a flawless program. Speech recognition and forum are two wonderful ideas. Anyway can you add Turkish language too? That is an important language.

I took Spanish two times in high school and didn't do very well either time and figured I was just the type of person who couldn't learn a language. After doing the first two lessons of Rocket Korean I can safely say not only can I learn a new language, I am doing so faster then I could have ever imagined.

This is the next best thing to working with a real Korean speaker. I think it's very effective to listen to them speak and then see if my speech matches up with theirs. Customer service was helpful too. Overall this is a great way of introducing myself to the language and I'm sure it will help me immensely when I go to Korea. Thank you!

Overall I have enjoyed Rocket Korean. The one small thing that I have to complain about is how we take the self assessment quizzes on a lesson and have to know how to say introductory sentences said by the "teachers" such as knowing how to say "Our first lesson is on greetings", when it can be frustrating to someone who is just starting in section 1.1.

Very good value for the price compared with other offerings I researched and tried.