Rocket French Review
One of the most rewarding challenges that you can ever undertake is when you learn to speak a second language. When attempting to learn the native tongue of the countries in which you travel adds a whole new dimension to an already thrilling experience. This article will focus on a Rocket French Review of the learning french software application.
People can find many courses claiming to teach a foreign language. How do you know which courses are excellent and which ones fall short of their intended goal? This site was put up so that our experience can be shared with anyone who wants to learn how to speak French.
I have reviewed the program entitled Rocket French™. This program have been developed by Rocket Language Ltd., and the coursework was written by Marie-Claire Rivière who is a native Frenchman. This company prides itself in its reputation in the production of high quality language learning courses which include Spanish, Italian, Chinese, French, German, Japanese and the American Sign Language.
Thirty-one audio tracks are contained in the first module. Even after your very first lesson you will be able to speak some basic words. This course teaches you conversational French so that you will be able to speak with native French people in your travels. You will be in your own comfort zone as you speak with locals, order in restaurants and ask for directions, etc.
Along with the audios, the actual transcripts are included which makes it very helpful when you follow along. Each audio is approximately twenty minutes long. Therefore, a full module will have about eleven hours of content. The methods that are used within this content will not only allow you to absorb French quickly but you will also be able to speak it just as fast. It may seem that eleven hours is a lot of time. However, when making use of the audio tracks, the time will go by effortlessly as well as quickly.
This program includes software which not only makes learning fun but easy as well. MegaVocab™ is the title of the first software application.
MegaVocab™ is a vocabulary recognition tool. The student may find this to be quite helpful in the beginning. As you run through a series of words, you learn these words not only by way of repetition but with an association of a picture. This process is much like the use of flashcards that you used as a child.
This software has 1,000 pictures and words built into it. However, as you progress with the language, you are able to add more words and pictures of your own choosing.
Once I began to learn the vocabulary, I then went on to the MegaAudio™ software. I then began to feel a certain amount of confidence with all I had learned thus far.
Exercises are provided that both test and improve your recognition of the spoken French words. You will always have a unit of measure for your progress as the system will provide a score with each exercise.
I noted that this software was a lot of fun to use. It is one thing to learn the vocabulary of another language, but understanding it when it is spoken is another matter. Rocket French excels in this area while other programs seem to fall short.
Another sweet aspect of the Rocket French™ program is that it is not considered to be just an introductory course. It was designed assuming that the student has no knowledge in the language when just beginning. This course goes on to an advanced level as well. This increased the value of the program because I would not have to go out and buy a more advanced course as I made progress with the language.
One very impressive part of this course is that of the ‘members only forum’. It is here where you can not only get your questions answered but you can converse with other students as well as the Rocket language online instructors. In my opinion, the forum made the cost of the Rocket French™ program a real bargain. If you happen to get stumped by something, you will be able to find lots of help on the forum.
I would like to close with a comment about the price of this course. Since I wanted to get started right away, I was so glad to find that there was a downloadable option available. That means I did not have to wait for CDs, printed material and software to be shipped out. If you choose the downloadable option, you will receive a discount of $200. I was then able to listen to the software on my computer, burn the material to a CD and even load audio onto my ipod. By choosing the downloadable course, I saved myself $200 and was able to pick up the course for just under $100.
There is also another benefit that the people at Rocket offer. The course comes with a 60 day money back guarantee with no questions asked. When considering the quality of the material, the software, the bargain price, the forum participation and the guarantee, I can only bestow upon the Rocket French™ program the highest rating of 5 stars. If you want to learn a second language, you will have a difficult time beating this program’s quality.
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