The big difference between self-paced program such as Rocket Spanish, and more traiditonal learning methods such as classroom settings is that self-paced programs expect you to provide the motivation and follow throught yourself.  There will not be a teacher or a tutor looking over you, administering tests, and forcing you to go through the material.  For most people this is not an issue, but there are those students who find it difficult to get anything done unless there is an outside motivating factor such as an upcoming exam or other pressure.

The material in Rocket Spanish is very clearly laid out and easy to follow and every attempt has been made to make the process both entertaining and fun.  But,  at the end of the day, it is up to you to “show up to class” and go through the material.

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The big difference between a self-paced program and classroom instruction is that there is no one to push you to do the work if you are using a self-paced program such as Rocket Spanish.  There are no scheduled quizzes or exams and you are the only one who is going to see the results of the online quizzes you take.  With the outside pressure element missing, it is up to you to provide the motivation and follow through to get the course done.

One important thing to understand is that, although spending more time per day is not going to hurt, spending too little time daily will not work.  You need to develop a certain amount of  momentum when learning a new language.  If you are waiting too long between lessons, and therefore potentially forgetting material between lessons, the course cannot be effective.  The key is to be consistent.

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• a large selection of audio recordings in mp3 format that are intended to get you familiar with the sounds of the Spanish language.   As you listen to these over time, you will learn the the basics of the language while at the same time slowly become more and more skilled at being able to pick out words in natural spoken Spanish, spoken by native Spanish speakers. 
• a specially designed set of games that are designed to help you learn Spanish vocabulary quickly and easily.  This componens makes use of the visual association concept by helping you naturally link the sound of a word with the visual image of the object that it refers to. 
• you will be given immediate acces to the members forum where you can (a) ask questions of the instructors as well as other students if there is some part of the program that you find confusing or some area where yo you need more help (b) keep track of the lessons and exercises you have completed and those that are yet to be completed (c) take online quizzes so that you can test your progress or yourself and assess which areas you may need more focus on
• all other material needed to progress through the course

If you choose to purchase the CD/DVD version of the program, you will get access to the exact same set of materials and resources (including the forum access, the games software, online quizzes etc).

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