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The best part about Rocket Language is that it is the most dynamic online courses, which makes it more interesting to start learning. When compared with other online lessons it is more interactive and fun, therefore I am more likely to keep on studying and tracking my progress.
Overall Rocket Italian is a pretty good system. You get exposed to the language in a variety of ways and have some explanation as to why a particular pattern exists.
It does have the problem that there is only one correct answer for each thing. This of course ignores the fact that many things can be said in slightly different ways. As an example the phrase "She is angry" technically can be said as either "Lei è arrabbiata" OR "È arrabbiata" however the only accepted answer is "È arrabbiata". In other places an answer is only accepted if it has a he/she indicator.
There are also numerous places where the English phrase refers to you plural but for some strange reason they have not realized that _every_ place they do that needs some kind of indicator that they mean you plural rather than you singular since English only has 'you'.
Overall the issues with Rocket Italian aren't that big but they make it feel more like you are memorizing lines in another language rather than learning another language. The dialogues are the worst for this as they slowly take away more of the words you are supposed to say but you have to say the phrase word for word to get it right even though there are times when you could get the same meaning across with slightly different words. (They really should package the dialogue portion so that it can be used by actors memorizing lines as that is what it does.)
I am very happy with the course and feel that i am retaining a lot of words and pronunciation learned. I am certainly glad that the material is up-to-date and has native speakers of both sexes so you can not only hear how you need to say it but how others might respond.
THIS REAL GREAT AM LEARNING JUST FOR 5 DAYS AND I HAVE BECOME USED TO IT AND I LOVE ROCKET SPANSIH BECOZ IT IS NEVER BORING ESPASHILY WITH MARIOSCI AND AMY THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOU MAKE SPANISH YOU MAKE LOOK EASY GRASSIYAS
I just started with this course and I find the content really comprehensive. Exercises are nicely structured and helpful. I would definitely recommend it to anyone. BUT! (now for the bad part):
FOR GOD SAKE, please reduce the narrator content. She just keeps blabbering in English and even in the first lesson it starts to feel unnatural and annoying. Lessons are 30min long and they could be half that size if she just stops her completely unnecessary commentary. I REALLY hope she will just stop talking in more advanced lessons and I will hear more German. As you can see I am really annoyed with that haha.
All in all its a really good course and good value.
Cheers
Response from Rocket Languages
Hi Andrija - Level 1 of Rocket German is a beginners course so there is more explanations in English and less German as it can be overwhelming if there was too much German. As the course progresses there is more German and less English!
So far it seems to be just what I wanted. Learning to speak and understand common phrases. The chance to hear myself say the phrases is very helpful. It is also very convenient. I will be continuing lessons via blutooth while I commute.
- dialogue very clear
- good variety of topics in lessons
- maybe a touch over priced
- lesson review sections do not always save for me at the first time of trying
- cultural elements very interesting
I Appreciate the desire to keep updating and adding to the service
Rocket Spanish teaches not only the vernacular that natives actually speak, but also the pronunciation that distinguishes the serious student of the language from "las turistas" who all sound as if they have marbles in their mouth when they ask for their cocktails. Yes, Rocket lets you hear the way a native-speaker sounds right next to your own pronunciation. It is much easier this way to fine tune your speech.
best I've ever used. I'm just starting and the way Rocket teaches i can really hear my Spanish getting better after ever level. plus the fact that i'm pretty busy lets me come back again and again for review
This course is great, the audio lessons make it walk in the park to learn the new language. Though i feel they could have made it a little more immersive. But at the end of it you will surely have enough German to get you through your first trip or your grammar book :).