I recently had the chance to test out the full version of the 2017 edition of Rocket Spanish. At the time of this writing, it’s been a popular name in online language learning for 13 years. I admit that I didn’t have the best expectations when I first heard about it (see below where I explain… [Read More]
Brutally Honest Rocket German Review (2017)
I announced not too long ago that after doing some ancestry research on my family and finding strong links to Germany, my interest in learning the German language really piqued. Learning German quickly became important and personal to me knowing my family’s history. So naturally, I started to look into the best resources for learning German…. [Read More]
Brutally Honest Rocket Japanese Review (2017)
I was recently given complete access to all 3 levels of the popular Rocket Japanese online course for review. As a language learning series that’s been around for over 13 years and describes itself as a “recognized leader”, I wanted to delve into its course content, features and method to ask the question: “Just how effective is… [Read More]
Detailed And Balanced Rocket Chinese Review (2017 Edition)
Rocket Chinese, part of the Rocket Languages series, has been a fairly well-known name in language learning for about 13 years now. I recently had the chance to sample the complete Works package (all ‘Premium’ and ‘Platinum’ tiers) thanks to the folks over at Rocket. These come packaged in the form of three different lifetime subscription options –… [Read More]
Rocket French Review 2017 Edition: An Honest Look
No doubt you’ve heard about Rocket French (part of the Rocket Languages series). Well, it describes itself as a ‘recognized leader in online language learning’ and it’s been popular language learning product for over 10 years. When I first sampled Rocket French (and before that Rocket Arabic), I admit that I didn’t have high expectations… [Read More]
Rocket Italian Review (2017): Detailed And Thorough
Rocket Italian is one of the more popular online audio courses for learning Italian and has in many ways been a market leader now for over 13 years. The team behind Rocket Italian recently provided me with full access to all three tiers of their course in exchange for a detailed and honest review. Since I’ve… [Read More]
Rocket Russian Full Review (2017) – Fair And Balanced
There are very few good choices when it comes to online courses for learning Russian. When I lived in Russia recently doing my Russian immersion in Kazan (see here), I almost exclusively relied on Earworms MBT Russian and Glossika to get me started but there just wasn’t much else beyond that (apart from a few textbooks!)…. [Read More]
The Most Frank And Honest Review Of Rocket Languages Ever Written
This article is a major update to my previous review of Rocket Languages (updated for the new 2017 edition). I’ve had to adjust some of the harsh criticisms below I made in my earlier review of their courses because the new edition has fixed or removed most of the major flaws I pointed out earlier (I’ve… [Read More]
