Learn to Speak and Understand Spanish

My Review of the Rocket Spanish Course

Rocket Spanish is an learn to speak Spanish audiobook that combines both mp3 lessons with interactive computer games. It’s bold sales copy would imply it represents the easiest way to learn Spanish. We are used to the hyperbole online these days, so this review will tackle whether Rocket Spanish is actually up to much and what you would actually be getting for your hard-earned money.

In a nutshell, this means listening to dialogue, and then attempting to construe relevant answers and sentences. Many would argue this is the most effective way to learn language and the recent surge in language tape sales would suggest as much. Rocket Spanish’s course is on MP3, meaning you listen to it via your computer, or you download it to an MP3 player such as an Apple iPod or burn it to a CD player.

Perhaps the most unique angle of the course is the online interactive service. As an example, you will be shown a picture of an object, and then given three options in Spanish to determine the correct answer. The same is also done for an audio option. The idea is that if you work your way through these terms and repeat, then eventually they will embed themselves in your memory.

How long is the course?

Rocket Spanish contains 31 Spanish grammar lessons, which according to the creator should take you three months or less to complete. Also included are a large amount of printed resources to refine grammar and memorize vocabulary.

You select the topics that you wish to be tested on. When you have selected your topics, press ‘Start’ and you will be shown 6 different pictures with the English word for the picture underneath. The audio track will play the Spanish equivalent and you have to select the correct picture. You get 6 points for a correct answer and lose one point for every incorrect answer. MegaAudio is the perfect answer to the problem of being able to understand the spoken word! Kick-start your Spanish in a practical and useful way today!

So what level of competency does it take you to?

Well, the course won’t take you to the kind of fluency and articulation levels you might expect in an intellectual, but it will drive you to a proficient standard. Assuming you tackle the course faithfully, there is no reason why you should not be able to hold fine and rudimentary conversations with natives of the tongue. Along with the works of men like Thomas and Pimsleur, this certainly provides one of the easiest ways to learn Spanish tongue.

The Summary

I would heartily recommend Rocket Spanish to those who want to learn Spanish. However, ensure you have the diligence required - although three months of learning is a short time in the right context, it does require weekly discipline.