| There are many reasons why knowing Spanish | | | | The interactive aspect of Rocket Spanish cannot |
| can be beneficial. For one thing, learning a foreign | | | | be overstated. One of the most important things |
| language uses a different part of your brain than | | | | about a course of any kind is that it keeps you |
| most other activities and challenges your mind. | | | | interested and allows you to recognize the |
| For another, knowing Spanish can be a big boost | | | | progress you're making. One frustrating aspect of |
| to your career, especially in marketing or business, | | | | many public school foreign language courses is |
| where being bilingual is highly valued. It might also | | | | how little emphasis is placed on actually speaking |
| just be a hobby or interest of yours: it can be | | | | and understanding the language out loud. This |
| fascinating to learn about the Spanish and Mexican | | | | program is not about dull grammar and |
| cultures through language, or to be able to watch | | | | vocabulary exercises, but about interactivity that |
| Spanish films the way they were intended. | | | | allows you to practice pronunciation and |
| Whatever your reason for learning Spanish, and | | | | comprehension of spoken Spanish. |
| regardless of your proficiency level, you are sure | | | | Another benefit of this course is the convenience |
| to benefit from a program called "Rocket | | | | of the lessons. You can put the 31 audio lessons |
| Spanish." It is made by Rocket Languages, Ltd., a | | | | on your iPod or computer and listen to them |
| respected company for teaching foreign languages | | | | wherever you are: on the way to work, while |
| to English speakers. In a nutshell, the course is | | | | you're on a lunch break, during your morning jog, |
| designed to be interactive, so instead of reading | | | | etc. There is also a massive collection of grammar |
| grammar out of a textbook, you can listen to | | | | and culture lessons that you can choose to print |
| audio lessons, play learning games on your | | | | (if you opt for the digital download) or pull up on |
| computer, and participate in a vast collection of | | | | the computer. Best of all, the program is both |
| grammar and culture lessons. | | | | affordable and a great value for your money. |