| If you are anything like I was when I started | | | | conversational skills up to a higher level. The |
| looking for a Spanish language course to buy you | | | | stages comprise of ten sections that are then |
| may well be fed up of reading one- 'best thing | | | | split down further into a large number of smaller |
| since sliced bread' -review after another about the | | | | more manageable lessons. The lessons focus on |
| Spanish language course offered by Rocket | | | | teaching conversational skills primarily but |
| languages. | | | | grammar is covered comprehensively also and |
| In the end I decided that the only way I was | | | | each lesson can all be printed off as and when |
| going to get an honest and unpolished review of | | | | required. |
| the course was to take advantage of the money | | | | In short, the quality of each part of this program |
| back guarantee that Rocket languages offered | | | | is excellent and extremely easy to navigate. |
| and check out the course for myself, it just | | | | Speed of Learning |
| seemed like the common sense thing to do! | | | | I'm not a firm believer in reviewing courses based |
| The criteria that was checked; | | | | upon the speed that they can teach Spanish as I |
| - price and value | | | | believe the student is the main denominator in |
| - quality | | | | that factor. However, I will say that Rocket |
| - ease of use | | | | Spanish offers everything that a student will need |
| - speed of learning | | | | to achieve a quick working knowledge of the |
| - course flexibility | | | | Spanish language. |
| - support | | | | Course Flexibility |
| - results | | | | To be fair, any Spanish course that allows the |
| Price and Value for Money. | | | | student to dictate when he or she learns scores |
| When comparing price, or rather value, you | | | | top marks for flexibility, Rocket Spanish is no |
| cannot do so without taking the quality of the | | | | exception. |
| product into consideration. At $99, Rocket | | | | Support |
| Spanish, as a downloadable course, is extremely | | | | As with so many online programs nowadays, this |
| good value and a quality product that is | | | | course uses the 'frequently asked questions' or |
| impressive from the off although at the time of | | | | 'FAQ' method of dealing with program issues. |
| writing I do believe that the physical product price | | | | However, they do provide a straight forward |
| of $249 is quite steep. | | | | contact page which I have tested; the response |
| Quality and Ease of Use | | | | time is within 24 hours which seems to be the |
| The program is quickly accessed through a | | | | industry standard and as such acceptable. |
| membership screen. Once accessed the screen | | | | Results |
| shots are very professional, well laid out and easy | | | | I have seen, as I'm sure you have, the ads on |
| to understand. The opening screen offers a 4 | | | | the internet that claim you will be fluent in 8 |
| minute 'take a tour' video that gives the user a | | | | weeks using Rocket Spanish. I am not going to |
| comprehensive insight into the course and other | | | | dismiss that statement nor will I 'big it up'. What I |
| benefits offered by the program including a forum | | | | will say however, is that everything is in this |
| of fellow users, over 3000 at time of writing, to | | | | program to enable a student to reach a good |
| bounce any questions to and to practice your | | | | level of conversational Spanish within eight weeks |
| Spanish with. | | | | as long as the student applies him or herself. |
| The course itself is extremely easy to use and is | | | | If you do little work and expect to wake up after |
| broken into two stages. Stage one, the smaller | | | | eight weeks and miraculously be able to speak |
| stage, deals with teaching survival Spanish, and | | | | Spanish fluently... you are looking for a Spanish |
| stage two concentrates on improving your | | | | course that doesn't exist... well not yet anyway! |