Rocket Spanish: Understanding the Language by Learning the Basics
- December 7th, 2011
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It is a known fact that any language is easier to understand and speak if the student also learns the culture of the country that the language originates from. This is the very reason why Rocket Spanish includes Spanish culture lessons in its learn to speak Spanish lessons.
Many teachers in languages agree that the full understanding of a culture can increase the learning of any student. So if the student is in a program for learning the Spanish language, then they should take the cultural lessons and be able to not only speak the language but to understand how the language should be spoken.
The Rocket Spanish program from the very beginning of the lessons stress the importance of learning the Spanish culture as it is considered an essential foundation for the full understanding of the language. The interactive audio lessons include images of Spain and even a brief history of the country. This is a way of trying to dig deeper into the psyche of the native speakers which will give the student a better understanding of how to deal with everyday situations like ordering a meal, going to the bank, shopping or just the proper etiquette of how to greet the Spanish people.
One example where the understanding of the culture plays an important role in the conversation: the Spanish word “machismo” can be translated directly into English as “macho” which is again a Spanish word. This word is associated with the male persona. But in Spanish there is always a male and female shift to the words used. For example: ‘el niño’ and ‘la niña’ where the ‘el’ and ‘la’ mean ‘the.’ But the use changes when the noun referred to is male or female. If the student does not understand the whys behind the shift, they would fail to fully integrate the language and make basic mistakes in using of the ‘el’ and the ‘la.’ This whole system affects every single word in the Spanish language.
Rocket Spanish somehow manages to make the lessons fun for the students and this makes for a speedier learning. In fact, there is a guarantee that if anyone interested in finding out how the system works goes through the six day free trial lesson, at the end of those six days, the potential student can actually start speaking the language. Try out the free trial and see if it works for you before you sign up for the full two months course.


