| Rocket German is an on line German learning | | | | ride a bike. For the first little while you might feel |
| system. Does it actually work? | | | | that you aren't getting anywhere. If you keep |
| WHAT DO YOU GET WITH YOUR PURCHASE? | | | | going, however, you will come to a point where |
| Rocket German is a software system for | | | | things suddenly come together. You will find |
| download or as a set of CDs. The system | | | | yourself making sentences without effort and |
| consists of audio recordings, videos, and special | | | | picking up most of the words in the audio |
| software. In addition to that, you are given | | | | recordings. |
| access to the "Learning Lounge" where you can | | | | Then you can move on to learning more |
| test your progress, and communicate with other | | | | advanced grammer and vocabulary. |
| users and instructors. | | | | IS IT THE BEST WAY TO GO FOR EVERY |
| The basic approach is to teach German by Visual | | | | STUDENT? |
| Association. Visual association is how you learned | | | | Some people find it difficult to focus unless there |
| your first language. You SAW something and | | | | is some outside pressure such as an upcoming |
| HEARD the word for it at the same time. In this | | | | "exam" or a teacher checking their "homework". |
| way you easily and quickly picked up the | | | | |
| meanings of words. Rocket German tries to | | | | Rocket German is a self-paced program. It is |
| duplicate this process with the use of software, | | | | very powerful but you have to provide the |
| audio, and video. | | | | consistency yourself. |
| HOW WELL DOES IT WORK? | | | | If you feel you need the pressure of a class |
| Rocket German is powerful, IF you can commit | | | | situation in order to take action, look into a class |
| to working with the system regularly. Ideally, | | | | at a local college. Keep in mind that a class will |
| you should try to view the material for a little | | | | cost more and can take longer. |
| time everyday (at least 30 min - 1 hr a day). | | | | If you are sincere about learning the German |
| The individual lessons are made to build on each | | | | language and can put aside a little time every day, |
| other. Because of this, being consistent is crucial. | | | | Rocket German can get you speaking German in |
| | | | | 8-10 weeks. |
| Picking up a new language is much like learning to | | | | |