Rocket Spanish Review

May 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

This is one of the most talked about courses available online, but before I started to write this review on Rocket Spanish, I went out to see what other people were saying about it. And boy, was the “learning to speak Spanish” community raving about it. So I searched even more because I know no product is perfect, and I wanted to get the WHOLE truth before you invest in any language learning program.

Rocket Spanish is produced by a company called Rocket Languages, and this specific Spanish course is directed by Mauricio Evlampieff, a very enthusiastic and friendly guy from Chile. It is valid to note that there’s a team behind the construction and support of this course and they’re available should you have any questions about the product.

So let’s go over the good things first.

Rocket Spanish has plenty of material, there’s no doubt about it. The course is quite comprehensive for the super bargain price of (currently) $99.95 in downloadable format , or $299.95 plus $49.95 for the physical course, which makes up 25 cds - that’s a lot of content.

The course features a booklet in which you can set your own learning goals and plan how to achieve what you want out of the course. Beginner to advanced grammar ebooks are also included for those who want to go deeper in the why’s and how’s of the language. There are 31 lessons in the course, and the add-on material on grammar, vocabulary, phrases, exercises etc comes to a total of 500 pages.

On top of that, you get a voice recognition module which let’s you test your pronunciation skills compared to those of native Spanish speaking countries. This feature alone has over 12 hours of content and makes a big difference to those who wish to polish up their speaking abilities.

But what sets this course apart is being able to teach Spanish through interactive games. There is MegaAudio, with over 1,000 audio tracks and MegaVocab, which tests 2,000 vocabulary words spread out in over 20 topics. Now the greatest thing about it is that you can choose what topics to be tested on, and also insert your own vocabulary words with pictures and build yourself a very specialized learning tool. So whether you are a doctor, or you’re looking for more business vocabulary, you can set your own need-to-know words and the software will do the rest - neat or what?!

Now for the bad stuff - and I have to be honest with you, I had to think hard on this part. My biggest complaint is that the promise of being fluent in 3 months or under is a bit of a stretch, and would require a lot of work from the student, if at all possible. I’ve only seen one person who was able to learn a language in 3 months, and they actually lived in the native country where that language was spoken and I have to say, that left me totally astounded. But for us everyday Joes and Janes, don’t be put off, you will learn lots with this course.

The verdict: The content of this course is amazing and we’re lucky to get it at this price. It will probably take a few months to actually get through the whole course instead of the really quick 8 weeks promise, but it is totally worth it. I am hoping to get a Rocket French course soon! There is a 56 day guarantee, so if for any reason you do not like it or feel it’s not for you, return it and that’s it, you get a full refund! In 56 days, you’re bound to have learned something anyway.