Featured Review: "Rocket Spanish"

Being the top rated Spanish course on the internet is quite impressive, so we decided to check out Rocket Spanish for ourselves to see what all the fuss is about, and find out why thousands of copies of this are being sold. First off, this course costs a fraction of what you would pay for most Spanish courses, and it offers better and faster learning methods than many other popular courses on the market. The main problem with most Spanish courses is that the lessons are so boring that you give up early and quit, without learning much of anything. Rocket Spanish changes all that because the lessons are great fun, which makes you look forward to them and helps you retain the information better. This is a good technique for learning anything new, especially a second language. The creators of this course really got this one right. The lessons are interactive, and the learning games in the course kept us interested. We were never bored, and as a result the learning was almost effortless. This course was developed by a native Spanish speaker, so you will also learn a good amount of "street" Spanish, the kind that is actually spoken by natives. It contains enough audio lessons, written lessons, games, and interactive audio to get you through to the advanced level with no problem. The only thing we were not very impressed with was the free 6 day course they offer on their website. Although it does give you a small taste of what the course is all about, we don't recommend it because it's not very extensive and you won't really learn very much. Those 6 days would be much better spent getting started with the full course. The instant dowload version of Rocket Spanish comes in Mp3 files, so if you want CD's you will have to burn them yourself. However, if you choose the instant download package, you get to have the program immediately with no shipping costs. On top of that, you also get a break on the purchase price, so the instant download version is your best bet. The instant download version sells for $199.95, the Hardcopy CD pack for $299.95. However, they are conducting a market research test right now and offering limited copies of the downloadable version for $99.95. Once a certain number is reached, we're told that the test will be over. If you're thinking about getting this, our advice would be to secure a copy now while this market test is still going on. Overall, we were left with a good impression of Rocket Spanish, and we can see why it is one of the top sellers online. If you're serious about learning Spanish, this is definitely the course to get. Highlights of the Rocket Spanish program: Full Spanish course. Go step by step, from beginner through advanced. Over 14 hours of extensive interactive audio tracks. Over 400 grammar exercises, vocabulary-building games, and pronunciation-perfecting audio lessons. "MegaVocab" game to test your memory on over 2,000 different words and pictures. "MegaAudio" game to increase your understanding of the spoken word, with over 1,000 audio tracks. Advanced language learning techniques, developed by a University Psychologist, for training your brain to acquire languages, in 1/3 the time. Click Here To Learn More About "Rocket Spanish" - Ron Walker, ReviewsOnTheWeb.com Senior Editor

How To Learn Spanish Quickly and Easily

Spanish is a very useful language to learn as it is the world's second most popular language.

Outside of the popular coastal tourist resorts a basic knowledge of Spanish is invaluable. Even in the tourist resorts you will find the Spanish will not go out of their way to speak English to you. If you try a few words and get stuck you tend to find they suddenly can speak a bit of English!

The bottom line is that if you are moving to Spain and looking for work you might as well not bother if you don't learn the language. If you are a tourist then obviously you don't have to learn the language, you will get by, but learning a few basic words or expressions will actually add to the enjoyment of your holiday as you delight the locals (and yourself).

I don't think it is fair to describe learning any language as easy but if it's any consolation, there are hundreds of English words that are virtually identical in Spanish - so you already know a lot of Spanish vocabulary!

TIPS ON LEARNING SPANISH

* Get motivated. The best way to do this is to imagine your ideal outcome. If you don't do this you will most likely fail when you start hitting a few inevitable hurdles. We all go though this stage but if you have burned into your mind the positive results that will follow then you will succeed where thousands have failed. Imagine something like getting a job in your dream destination or having a relationship with a handsome Spaniard or meeting a pretty Senorita!

* Take baby steps to build your confidence. Remember that the first objective is to master a few basic words like hello, goodbye, thank you etc. This will give you confidence to go forward - DO NOT start learning long and complex words.

* Buy a good book or better still a good tape series where you can hear the language and how it sounds. Obviously you need to buy this but there are books that you will waste months on and get nowhere and there are books where you will start to be able to speak and learn Spanish very quickly.

* Don't be afraid. Fear is a terrible emotion. You have to try and speak Spanish to people otherwise you won't know how you are progressing. It really doesn't matter that you will make mistakes, it is only by making mistakes that you will learn. The worst that can happen is that the person who are talking to will not understand you, yes it's frustrating but don't beat yourself up about it.

* Go to Spain. Visiting Spain itself is a great motivator to learn the language. If you don't keep practising what you have learned then you will be surprised at how quickly it is forgotten.

* As much as you want to learn Spanish, there must be other people who are equally keen to learn English - place an ad and try finding someone who you can trade with.

* Spanish grammar is different to English - leave it at that. Don't keep trying to make sense of it in English terms - just concentrate on being able to communicate with people - otherwise you will end up confusing yourself.

* There may be thousands of Spanish words but you only need to learn a fraction of them. If you analysed your own vocabulary during the day you would be surprised to find that you are not speaking like a dictionary but instead use a very limited amount of words. Spanish is the same, you just need to know the most commonly used words.

* Turn wasted time into valuable time. Learning Spanish is great when you are doing things like driving, jogging, waiting for someone, ironing, cooking the dinner etc. The more time you practice the quicker you will accelerate your learning.

Copyright Mark Eastwood. Feel free to use this article online and in your email newsletters as long as you leave it intact and do not alter it in anyway. The byline and biography must remain in the article.

Mark Eastwood lives on the Costa Blanca coast of Spain and is the publisher of http://www.CostaBlancaUncovered.com - The site for tourists visiting the Costa Blanca coast of Spain as well as residents and people considering moving to this popular area known as the 'California of Europe'.