| Rocket Japanese is an online Japanese learning | | | | bike. For the first week or so you might feel that |
| system. Does it actually work? | | | | you are not getting anywhere. If you keep |
| WHAT DO YOU GET WITH YOUR PURCHASE? | | | | going, however, you will come to a point where |
| Rocket Japanese comes as a CD set or a | | | | things suddenly "fall into place". You will see that |
| downloadable package. It comes with videos, | | | | you are suddenly able to hear most of the words |
| audio, and software games. In addition, you get | | | | in the audio recordings and can create basic |
| access to the "Learning Lounge" where you can | | | | sentences easily. |
| test your progress, and connect with other | | | | From there you can go on to add more |
| students and teachers. | | | | vocabulary and more advanced grammar. |
| The basic approach is to teach Japanese by Visual | | | | IS IT THE BEST WAY TO GO FOR EVERY |
| Association. You learned your mother tongue by | | | | STUDENT? |
| visual association. You SAW an object and | | | | Some people find it hard to focus unless there is |
| HEARD the word simultaneously. In this manner | | | | some outside pressure such as an upcoming |
| you quickly and effortlessly learned the meanings | | | | "exam" or a teacher checking their "homework". |
| of words. Rocket Japanese tries to replicate this | | | | |
| process with the use of software, audio, and | | | | Rocket Japanese is a learn at home program. It |
| video. | | | | is powerful but you must provide the |
| DOES IT ACTUALLY WORK? | | | | follow-through yourself |
| If you are serious and willing to work with the | | | | If you feel you might need the pressure of a |
| material regularly, Rocket Japanese is a very | | | | class situation in order to take action, consider |
| powerful way to learn to speak Japanese. | | | | classes at a local college. Remember, however, |
| Ideally, you should try to work with the lessons | | | | that classroom instruction will cost more and can |
| for some time every day (30min to 1hr at | | | | take longer. |
| least). The individual lessons are designed to build | | | | If you are sincere about pick up the Japanese |
| on one another. Therefore, being consistent is | | | | language and are ready to put aside a little time |
| very important. | | | | each day, Rocket Japanese can get you speaking |
| Learning a language is alot like learning to ride a | | | | Japanese in a couple of months. |