Learning Japanese was always my passion.
I simply loved the way Japanese spoke, the way they wrote their characters.
However, there were no good Japanese teachers in my area and so I decided to search online for any solutions.
I tried Rocket Japanese after discarding several other programs.
So I was obviously skeptical.
But Rocket Japanese was a cut above the rest because of its improved content and methodology.
These two are the most important factors that determine the success or failure of any language learning software.
Most of the programs I tried either had problems with content or with teaching methodology.
Some of them simply followed the parroting method - learning by repetition - which is certainly not the best way to learn a language.
Others simply boasted of "conversational Japanese" wherein actually they were not teaching anything that one could use in conversations.
I felt cheated.
I felt dejected.
It was then that a friend of mine suggested Rocket Japanese.
Simply scanning through their site helped me realize that this was something different, but still my past experience did not allow me to be optimistic.
I decided to give it a try.
From day #1 - I know it is difficult to believe but it is true - I started learning real "conversational" Japanese.
This program does not simply teach some words and sentences.
I consciously or subconsciously developed a feel for the language and a liking for it.
I felt confident of walking through a Japanese street - for the first time since I started my attempt at learning Japanese! After about a month or so, I realized that what I was doing was not just learning conversational Japanese, but I was doing a serious learning in Japanese culture.
Such is the potential of Rocket Japanese that you won't even feel like you are learning.
It is all fun with quizzes, self-tests, videos, games, socializing, etc.
Also, in this program, the way they teach accent and pronunciation is far superior compared to any other programs.
Simply put, I really felt that both the content and methodology of Rocket Japanese were more fitting than any other similar programs.