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Since the influx of Spanish speaking natives into the United States, there has been a tremendous increase in the number of websites offering lessons in Spanish. Many of these offerings are 'how to programs' promising to teach people, how to speak Spanish. Some program offer guarantees as though the success of the program is dependent upon the program and not upon the learner.
Regardless of the program a one chooses full participation and hours of practice are the only way to achieve success. Most programs offer a set of tapes or CDs and in some cases, a booklet is part of the program, often a PDF file made available once you make payment online. Many of the programs are what teachers call a 'parrot program' because the lessons consist of mimicking the sounds of words heard on the tapes or CDs repeatedly.
Many of the programs present simple phrases and sentences, which can be part of a brief conversation. Questions and answers first given in English then repeated in Spanish are those used in multiple situations. Far intense the program may provide questions such as, Where, is the bus stop? Where is the super market? How old are you? What is the price for coffee and similar simple questions? The tape/CD provides the questions and answers in English then in Spanish asking you to repeat the Spanish. Then it is up to you to practice the Spanish sentences repeatedly.
This is all right and it is one way to learn how to speak a limited number of Spanish words, phrases and sentences. However, the Spanish language is much more than this. While people learn each of the lessons and over time, speak them with ease. They do not know how to speak Spanish, beyond the words, phrases sentences within the course. Those serious about learning seem to want more than limited knowledge of Spanish. Knowing how to speak Spanish is good, but knowing and comprehending the written and spoken word is better.
Rocket Spanish offers a better way to learn to Spanish. The course is comparable to courses taught in a high school or college classrooms. The Rocket Spanish course teaches students to speak, read, write and comprehend the meaning of words, phrases and sentences. Students learn to appreciate the beauty of the language as they work through the thirty-one lessons at their own pace. It takes work and practice of course, but with the Rocket Spanish course, students learn more than, how to speak Spanish.
The Rocket Spanish course provides, MegaAudio on Tapes or CDs, a Booklet containing all the lessons, over 250 Flash cards, Pictures, a Mega-vocabulary list and Games to help hold your interest, an online Forum and Follow-up, which includes newsletters from the instructors include a free lesson. The best part is the first six lessons are free and the first lesson arrives shortly after you request them online. Online lessons are much like a computer classroom. Real success rests with students but the help and support they need is part of the Rocket Spanish Course.