Second Language Aquisition Tips and Product Reviews
Top Language Learning Software Packages
Rocket Language Learning Offers a Great Program
There are many language packages on the market today. Many of them are similar and some are not what they claim to be. Few are affordable and even less make learning a new language fun and easy allowing you to stay with the program long enough to see results.Well, here is some good news: I ran across the Rocket Language learning programs and I find them to be just about the best packages for the money out there!
If you are in the market for Spanish, German, or French software packages, then you are in luck! Rocket Languages offer packages that will not only get you results fast, but more importantly, with ease and with results that will stay with you long term.The Rocket programs utilize various methods and proven language learning techniques. The packages use visual and audio aids to target your specific learning capabilities. Repetition and interaction with recordings of native speakers will fine tune your ears to hearing a new language while videos and written exercises prepare you to recognize and read text in your target language.
Both the German and French programs claim they will have you speaking your target language in 8 weeks. The Spanish course gives itself a little more time claiming 3 months to get you speaking with confidence. All the programs offer a free 6 day class to give you a good test drive of the course. I am not fully convinced about getting results in the short time span that they claim, but I am convinced that their methods will yield results that are long term. (I have a some knowledge of German and I signed up for the 6 day German classes and was extremely pleased!)
I will not say that these courses are cheap. They are $99.95 if you download them and $299.95 if you want hard copies. Hard copies may be the best choice for schools, otherwise a downloaded version should be fine. The cost may seem like a lot (and it is,) but given what each package has to offer, it is not over priced. Comparing Rocket to some other well-known packages, the Rocket packages are 1/2 the price or less. Also, I found that the Rocket packages provide more instruction than the competition.
If you are interested in checking out the Rocket language packages or signing up for a free 6 day course, then click here:
Rocket Spanish
Rocket German
Rocket French
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German for Musicians
I am working through this book currently and i find it invaluable for music scholarship. The book forces the student to infer certain things about basic grammar and vocabulary, but that assists in reinforcing the basics in the long term. I give this book two thumbs up!
General Language Learning Link List
- How to Learn a Language Mini Course
- General how-to stuff on learning a language
- Breakthrough Language Learning
- More general how-to-learn-a-language stuff here
- Ultimate Language Secrets
- Another general learning program to check out
Spanish Language Link List
- Rocket Spanish
- My favourite Spanish program so far
- The Spanish Language Speed Learning Course
- Professes super fast learning
- You Speak Spanish
- Another great package that promotes natural speaking
- Platiquemos
- Based on military learning methods, this package is supposed to ingrain the language fast
- Learning Spanish Like Crazy
- Another good package that promotes native speaking and fast learning curve
- Synergy Spanish
- This program is geared towards learning to communicate with a low vocabulary
- Learn How to Speak Spanish
- Another basic Spanish course worth checking out
- FSI Spanish
- Government used program with a free mini course
- Spanish Explained
- Multiple packages available here, tailored to suit your needs
- Linkword Spanish
- Word association Spanish language learning
German Language Link List
- Rocket German
- My tip for the top. I tried the free course and loved it!
French Language Link List
- Rocket French
- One of the great Rocket packages
Italian Language Link List
- Surefire Italian
- A game oriented program that uses memory improvement to teach Italian
Other Languages Link List
- Bullet Japanese/ Learn Japanese Right Now
- A Japanese course that targets mostly character writing, but is a full language course
- Online Japanese Video Lessons
- Video based Japanese course






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