What Critics Say About Rocket Spanish

Rocket Spanish is produced by a company that is very proud of the quality of its product. As a student of the RS materials, I can see that pride every time I participate in one of the well-designed, colorfully illustrated, and professionally produced lessons. Rather than merely taking my word for it (or the company?s word, for that matter), you may be interested to know what some impartial experts in the field of language learning and technology-based education have to say. Here are some of the awards received by Rocket Spanish and the affiliations the company maintains that should help you feel confident in your choice to become a member of the RS community.

1)      Top New Zealand Company in Research and Development. This award by FAST 50 is given to a corporation that shows the most commitment to investing in and developing new and better methods of serving its customers. Rocket Language received the top prize in 2008.

2)      Fastest Growing Company in the Asia-Pacific Region. Deloitte, one of the largest professional organizations in the world with more than 160,000 members in 140 countries, listed Rocket Language as one of the 50 fastest growing companies in 2008.

3)      Member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). This is an organization based in the United States and is devoted to the expansion and improvement of foreign language instruction. It has more than 9000 members from around the world and was happy to invite Rocket Languages to join with educators, government experts, and administrators in order to further their goal.

4)     Member of the American Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand. This is a non profit group dedicated to promoting the ?development of mutually prosperous and amicable economic, social and commercial relationships between New Zealand and the USA.? As a proud member of this group, Rocket Spanish takes an active role in finding ways to serve language students in New Zealand, the United States, and many other countries around the world.

Reviews by Students

While all of these affiliations and recognitions are great, perhaps the most important critics of all are the students who have actually used Rocket Spanish and been able to achieve their personal language acquisition goals as a result. The RS website is unlike many you will see around the World Wide Web, in that it does not have just one or two so-called ?testimonials? from users that sound like they were written by an advertising executive.

Instead, Rocket Spanish has fifty-five reviews submitted by actual students of the course. These are folks of all ages, from many different backgrounds, who wanted to learn Spanish for a wide variety of reasons. Reviewers came from the US, Canada, Bulgaria, England, Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa, Australia, and many other places. These students sent in honest reviews of the RS lessons which state both positive and negative aspects of the materials.

When I first learned about Rocket Spanish, I found that examining the reviews was helpful in allowing me to determine whether the course might work for my situation. Reading the accounts from people with many different learning styles and a variety of study habits was one of the factors that encouraged me to take the plunge and become a Rocket Spanish student myself.

After looking at the awards the Rocket Language folks have won, reading comments by actual users, and understanding the way the company follows the principles of Computer Assisted Language Learning, I knew I was choosing a course that would give me great value for my money. I was impressed with the sample lessons I tried and the company?s reputation, and I have to say that I have not been disappointed.

Since beginning my Spanish instruction, I have been able to fill the time I spend walking and driving in the car with fun and interesting audio lessons. By using the computer games, member forum, and written materials, my ability to read and write in Spanish has grown rapidly.  In short, I consider Rocket Spanish to be one of the best investments I have ever made. I hope you will join me in becoming a Spanish learner, too. You will never regret it.