Rocket Spanish combines 31 audio lessons with interactive computer games. It's available in a hardcopy 25 CD pack or by instant download via mp3 and text files, which have identical content. The download version offers access to the company's Members Area, where you can download the entire package or individual components. The CD pack offers uncompressed audio sound and includes ebooks and MegaSpanish software. Some 300 pages of grammar lessons are included for those who want to amp up to the next level of fluency.
Purely software-based, Rosetta Stone is an interactive option for those who learn best at the computer.
The Milestone feature lets you try out your new language knowledge in real-life situations while the New ADAPTIVE RECALLT feature tracks your progress, and allows you to revisit areas of development.
An all-audio course covering three levels of Spanish from beginner to lower intermediate level.
(Learning Like Crazy - Spoken Spanish, Lessons 1-16, Lessons 17-30) Volume #2 Spoken Spanish, Lessons 31-60) Learn Spanish Like Crazy includes over 17 hours of recorded native Spanish audio.
User-Friendliness
Some users have said that Rocket Spanish focuses in on vocabulary that is useful and applicable to daily circumstances. It's interactive so that as a learner you are constantly reinforcing your acquired knowledge.
The program is interactive and builds on your step by step progress. Speech recognition technology compares your voice to that of native speakers and there's also a pronunciation tool which many users find useful. The program also differentiates between Latin American Spanish and Spanish spoken in Spain.
The appeal of this audio-based program for many users is that there is a lot of repetition with regard to constant instructions said and repeated in Spanish. Some users find that the commands become second nature after listening to the narrator say them over and over in each lesson. As an audio program it is also very portable for people who are looking for lessons to listen to while they're in the car, for example. Some users may prefer a program which is not solely audio-based and have LSLC this to supplement another course.
