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