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Rocket German is produced in my homeland New Zealand! However, it is the performance of this Rocket German package that is important.

Listen to our short audio review:

What do I get in this system? (It has various ‘components’)

• 31 interactive audio lessons (25 minutes each, 14 hours total)
• 31 illustrated grammar lessons (follows the Audio Course)
• “MegaVocab” Rocket German Word Building Game
• “MegaAudio” language software game
• “MegaVerbs” Grammar Software Game
• Your own German teacher, “on call” 24 hours a day.

My impressions:

I took the program for a test drive over a period of two weeks, I used the audio component during the day while traveling to work and in my lunch breaks. In the evenings I spent time on each of the Rocket German games.

This program is very thorough. In comparison to some of the other Audio and program methods (pimsleur method, Rosetta Stone) this is a very refreshing, easy, fun and up to date system. I found myself playing the games a lot more than I should have. The audio is well structured and puts the listener in many realistic situations. The member forum is a real added bonus.

If you are interested in a little “Deutsch Sprache” then click to Rocket German for more information!

Cheers and good luck,
Tristan

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Today’s German review is Magnum German.

What do I get in this system?

(please note: Magnum German is only available as a shipped product)

• 1 Software CD ROM
• 1 Audio CD
• 1 Story/Quick Reference book
• 30 Levels of grammar
• 28 levels of vocabulary
• Over 100 hours of instruction
• Talking Dictionary
• Voice Recognition
• Auto Learn with progress tracking
• 3 Learning modes to choose from

My impressions:

This review is almost identical to the other MLS software as they use the same software, just focused at another language.

As with the other MLS software, the installation is simple and once installed, using the program is just as easy. the user interface is straight forward and simple to navigate. The Auto Learn feature tracked my progress and I was able to see a graph of my performance by clicking on the Monitor Progress button.

I worked on the speech recognition, learning comprehension, reading, writing, vocabulary and grammar skills sections. This program is thorough and follows a methodical structure for learning.

On a negative note, people who want online learning are not catered for as the program is only available on CD.

In conclusion, if you enjoy sitting at your computer to learn a language and don’t mind waiting for your software to arrive, then this package is worth considering. If price is an issue, It is cost effective at only half what most German packages cost BUT it has much less functionally than the others have…

Update: There are two versions, the reviewed above includes a headset and booklet.

If you would like to know more then click to Magnum German.

Cheers,
Tristan

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