| Rocket Spanish is an MP3 course available online, and | | | | but it will drive you to a proficient standard. Assuming |
| it's bold sales copy would imply it represents the | | | | you tackle the course faithfully, there is no reason why |
| easiest way to learn Spanish. We are used to the | | | | you should not be able to hold fine and rudimentary |
| hyperbole online these days, so this review will tackle | | | | conversations with natives of the tongue. Along with |
| whether Rocket Spanish is actually up to much and | | | | the works of men like Thomas and Pimsleur, this |
| what you would actually be getting for your | | | | certainly provides one of the easiest ways to learn |
| hard-earned money. | | | | Spanish tongue. |
| What is the sales hook with this course? | | | | An added bonus to this course, which I would struggle |
| Rocket Spanish basically takes the same lead as | | | | to find in many others, is the emphasis on pronunciation. |
| many popular language courses of recent -- interactive | | | | One of the course's main selling points is the fact that |
| speaking. After the pioneering work of Michel Thomas | | | | you will learn how to speak like a native, i.e. adapt your |
| and Paul Pimsleur, would-be learners realised that | | | | tongue for the different countries around the world |
| studying a second language could actually be fun and | | | | which each embrace Spanish as their own language. |
| exciting. | | | | Essentially this is "street-wise Spanish" as opposed to |
| In a nutshell, this means listening to dialogue, and then | | | | the formal education we might expect to receive in |
| attempting to construe relevant answers and | | | | the classroom. It's up to the individual to decide which |
| sentences. Many would argue this is the most | | | | method is more pragmatic. |
| effective way to learn language and the recent surge | | | | The Summary |
| in language tape sales would suggest as much. | | | | Rocket Spanish is a fine overall course, but it lacks one |
| Rocket Spanish's course is on MP3, meaning you listen | | | | special ingredient: living in a Spanish-speaking country. |
| to it via your computer, or you download it to an MP3 | | | | Mind you, we'd be harsh to hold this charge against the |
| player such as an Apple iPod or burn it to a CD player. | | | | course as no such course could provide that unique |
| Perhaps the most unique angle of the course is the | | | | experience. |
| online interactive service. As an example, you will be | | | | I would heartily recommend Rocket Spanish to those |
| shown a picture of an object, and then given three | | | | who are willing and able to learn the language. |
| options in Spanish to determine the correct answer. | | | | However, ensure you have the diligence required -- |
| The same is also done for an audio option. The idea is | | | | although three months of learning is a short time in the |
| that if you work your way through these terms and | | | | right context, it does require weekly discipline. I would |
| repeat, then eventually they will embed themselves in | | | | suggest that having finished the course -- if you have |
| your memory. | | | | finished the course(!) -- that you book a trip to a |
| How long is the course? | | | | Spanish-speaking country as soon as possible and |
| Rocket Spanish is a 31 lesson interactive course, which | | | | truly exercise what you have learned. Rocket Spanish |
| according to the creator should take you three months | | | | provides an excellent springboard, but it is only daily |
| or less to complete. Also included are a large amount | | | | and exclusive language integration with native |
| of printed resources to refine grammar and memorize | | | | speakers that can teach you to swim. Ultimately the |
| vocabulary. | | | | easiest way to learn Spanish is an integration of both |
| So what level of competency does it take you to? | | | | methods. |
| Well, the course won't take you to the kind of fluency | | | | Hopefully this review has been informative and helpful |
| and articulation levels you might expect in an intellectual, | | | | to you. For more info, please visit Rocket Spanish. |