Rocket Languages Reviews
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Overall, I think that it a very good course for learning a language at your own pace. The instructors are easy to understand, and the lessons are laid out in a logical manner. I have only gotten as far as lesson 7, but I can tell that the material is extensive. The only complaint that I have is that many points of grammar are not explained at all, I realize that many students of language don't like getting bogged down in a lot of grammar, but the lack of any explanation at all can lead the student to make false assumptions. As I said, I have only just begun the course, so I can only give you a couple of examples. These are cases where I was forced to google my question concerning some very basic material. For instance, the student is never given an explanation about the word "lo" and it's usage. Because of how it was introduced in the lesson, I made the erroneous assumption that "lo" and "yo" both meant "I" and were interchangeable. The instructor said that "lo siento" meant "I am sorry", never explaining that "lo" meant "it", with the actual translation being "I regret IT". Early on in the course, we were told that "tu" means "your, as in "tu madre".
Response from Rocket Languages
Hi Edward. Thank you very much for your feedback! Indeed, the Interactive Audio lessons don't spend a lot of time on grammar - they are designed to focus more on pronunciation and on getting you comfortable speaking out loud in particular situations. However, there are full grammar explanations available in the course, and you can find these in the Language & Culture lessons. These lessons cover everything from basic pronouns to verb forms to adjectives - and they teach you about direct object pronouns like **lo** as well. If you find that your learning approach is more grammar-based than audio-based, it might be a good idea to start with the Language & Culture lessons first and intersperse them with Interactive Audio lessons as you go along. If you'd like to look up a particular grammar topic, the lesson titles in the Language & Culture section should be a good guide, but you can also use the Search function at the top of the page. I hope that this is helpful!
This website is overpriced and a bit overrated.
Response from Rocket Languages
Hi Sean, thank you for your review. Here at Rocket Languages we are always looking to improve our courses and receive constructive feedback from our users. To this end, our Customer Support team has reached out to you to ascertain what we could be doing better. All the best with your Spanish language journey!
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.
Rocket Languages has made learning Spanish much easier. I always wanted to learn a 2nd language and even took Spanish in high school, but Rocket Spanish incorporates the vocabulary, grammar, exercises and quizzes with the ability to hear the correct pronunciations from a native speaker. This is much better than learning the pronunciations from someone who has only visited a Spanish speaking country. I can definitely say that I have learned more with one course of Rocket Spanish than I did taking two courses in high school.
I love the weekly email to help you on your course. This is not a program where you pay your money and you are left hanging out to dry. As with any program, you get out of it what you put into it, but Rocket Spanish makes it fun for you to spend time in its programing.
I am enjoying the teaching techniques of the Rockets languages Course. I also like the fact that I can say the word(s) after they say it in the lessons. I believe this technique will help me learn to speak Spanish at a faster rate.
This is a great course to teach a majority of whatever language you want. Sure if you want to learn a language you will need to use more than this but this covers most for a good price. Its interactive audio lessons can be a bit annoying sometimes how it doesn't respond to you despite answering other questions perfectly but hey no one is perfect and I think this would be a wonderful app for you.
Response from Rocket Languages
We are glad to hear that you are enjoying learning with us. We have sent you some tips via email regarding the voice issues you are having. All the best with the course!
Lesson 1.7 is about to do me in. I simply cannot understand it when they're saying such long sentences and speaking so rapidly. Then again, I got made fun of once in the 90's Mexico when I said cuatro because I said it so slowly. I'm from the South. I speak English slowly and damned sure can't speak Spanish that fast. I also can't remember all those words and phrases. There were a lot of them in this lesson!
Response from Rocket Languages
Thanks so much for your review, Fred. Learning a new language, and training your ear to the new words and phrases (especially those spoken quickly), can take time and be frustrating. The best thing we can recommend is to go over the lessons many times until it all starts to sink in. Or if you are particularly frustrated, take a break, and move onto a different lesson. If there is anything specific that you would like help with, please don't hesitate to post on our forum, or contact the customer support team. All the best with your language learning!
Very good ideas but difficult to move on to next module easily if too easy
Response from Rocket Languages
Thank you so much for your feedback, Jo. If you're feeling a bit unsure about where to start with Rocket Spanish, given your current skill level, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at support@rocketlanguages.com. We’d be happy to help you find the perfect spot to jump in!
I don't know as for other languages, but Rocket French is very useful if you want to master the French pronunciation and improve your accent. Since French is a difficult language to speak, this course stresses the speaking part, a feature you are not going to find in books if you are learning on your own.
the lessons are really, but I would prefer more time left in the intro to repeat the sentence after Claire, instead of that time used to make "jokes" by Martin