The Rocket Spanish website is full of a lot of comments from people who have used the program, which you can read there. Here I just want to summarize a bit from what I have read in forums and websites around the internet, and add my own evaluation of the course.
It happens that some of the various websites that promote Rocket Spanish online are pretty minimal. They are just built to get you to click through to Rocket Spanish, because then they will make a commission if you buy it. (I make a commission too, if you click through from here. As I explain on the About Us page of this site, as a former librarian I am pretty tough minded in evaluating programs. I do not think my opinions are for sale for a few bucks. The way I see it, the income from my websites enables me to write what I want to.)
So you may run across some websites that don’t really back up what they say. Then, as a reaction to that, I have seen several times on language forums where other people throw the baby out with the bath water: as a reaction to the promotional type of sites, some people jump to negative conclusions about Rocket Spanish itself.
But I have also seen forum comments where someone says they used it and liked it AND they are not selling it.
My own impression of Rocket Spanish, based on listening to some but not all of the lessons and examining the PDF files closely, is quite positive. I think a lot of work went into creating the structure and content of the course and into designing the presentation to be interesting.
The fact is, most people who set out on their own to learn another language tend to drop the project after a while. I’ve mentioned this before. So in my mind, a program that is designed to make learning Spanish more enjoyable, and that builds appropriate repetition, is a good program. And that’s why Rocket Spanish is one of my favorite programs.
Of course, you will make up your own mind as to what is best for you. See my comparison chart for learning Spanish or just take a look at the Rocket Spanish website itself.
