Jetset Spanish is a new course from the creator of Rocket Spanish, Mauricio Evlampieff. It is very different from Rocket Spanish because it is purely video. And Mauricio even features in it along with a few of his buddies !

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The inspiration behind the new course was people asking Mauricio and the Rocket Team if they could add video lessons to the Rocket Spanish course.

Well, they decided to do this but make an entirely new course altogether. It would have been nice if they could have tacked the videos onto the Rocket course at no extra cost but I guess it doesn’t work like that.

No doubt it’s cost a bit of money to make the course so they have to charge for it. And I’m sure you’ll be able to buy both products as part of a package one day.

Anyhow, here is a Jetset Spanish Review from Learn Spanish Reviews

Jetset Spanish Review – What Do You Get ?

When you purchase the Jetset Spanish product, you are given access to the members page. This has two download links that you can use to get the course.

The links are for PC or Mac computer so that pretty much covers everyone with some form of computer. I downloaded the PC versions and it took about 1 hour 20 minutes to complete.

Yep, it’s a big download, approximately 622 mb.

You then install the software from the download link onto your PC/Mac.

Then start it up.

It gives you the option to select whichever lesson you want from 1-15.

I guess so that you can take up from where you left off or if you want a refresher of a previous lesson.

There is an American English speaking narrator or voice over that guides you through the lessons.

He will introduce the lesson and the purpose of the lesson. There are scenes within each lesson and after each scene the narrator discusses what happened. Each scene freezes and a conversation box appears on top of the video. This box has all the words and sentences that were just spoken in the scene.

You can click on a loudspeaker symbol next to each sentence to have it spoken out loud.

This can help you if want to practice saying the words or phrases. There is also an option to turn both Spanish and English subtitles to each scene on or off as the scene is playing.

Again, this may help you understand what is going on as it happens rather than waiting for the narrator to tell you what happened. Scenes will generally involve you and one or a few other people. From time to time, the other people will speak to you or ask you a question.

This is when you are supposed to speak out loud and practice saying words and phrases. You can repeat this over and over again as a try again button appears whenever you are asked to speak.

A nice touch with the Jetset Spanish lessons is that you can choose what happens in each lesson.

Basically, you are asked a question and based on your answer the lesson goes a certain way.

For instance, in lesson four you are asked what type of room you would like to stay in. Based on your answer the lesson will take a certain path.

Note however that the program can’t understand what you say rather you have to click on the answer option that is given in the lessons.

This is a downside of the course but then not many courses exist like this anyhow.

In some lessons you are asked a number of questions which determine the outcome of the lesson. This means you can keep the course fresh by trying out new parts of each lesson.

There are 15 video lessons :

• Lesson 1: On the Plane

• Lesson 2: Money Exchange

• Lesson 3: Getting Into Town

• Lesson 4: At the hostel

• Lesson 5: Fiesta!

• Lesson 6: A chance encounter

• Lesson 7: At the café

• Lesson 8: Meeting the family

• Lesson 9: Asking for directions

• Lesson 10: At the restaurant

• Lesson 11: Shopping

• Lesson 12: Going away

• Lesson 13: The Tourist Office

• Lesson 14: Feeling ill

• Lesson 15: Saying goodbye

and each lesson comprises a number of scenes.

Depending on the answers you select, a lesson could have more or less scenes.

Ultimately, you want to go over every possible answer so that you can see all the scenes and learn the new words and phrases associated with the scene.

Why Video Works

Here is a tour of the Jetset Spanish course

Basically, we learn by watching other people do things and then copying them. Video is the closest approximation to this learning technique if you don’t have a Spanish speaking person living with you.

For instance, something that is hard to learn by listening to mp3’s or even using some kind of analytical software is pronunciation.

People learn how to pronounce words by watching the lips and mouth movements of other people when they speak. This shows them where to place their tongue or the lips when saying a word.

They are watching and copying which is something that can’t be done with a software program that analyzes the pitch of your voice by comparison to a native speaker. This is too abstract for most people.

So this skill can only really be taught via real life interaction or by watching a video.

Video instruction also gives people confidence, especially if the scenarios in the videos are likely to be similar to the real world situations that the student may face.

So if the real world setting is a restaurant, the student will have a memory of all the sights and sounds that might be encountered from their time watching the video.

And confidence is the key to really mastering a new language and becoming totally fluent. Once you lose the embarrassment of talking to people in everyday situations, you language skills will come on at a pace.

Jetset Spanish Review Summary

Jetset Spanish is a well put together product. The video production values are good for a language video product and the way it stops between scenes to ask questions is a good teaching strategy.

I would say that the language covered is only really basic conversational level. As the name suggests, it will be useful for tourists who need to have simple conversations, like asking for information, directions, simple questions and things like that.

It would certainly be a fast way to learn Spanish to this level and you could even watch it on the plane as you flew to your exotic Spanish speaking location.

It would get you talking and that is a big step when it comes to learning a new language. When you speak to people in a new language it is good to have some idea of where you want the conversation to go so that you don’t get completely lost.

Also have a few stock phrases that you can return to if you get stuck or don’t understand. For instance, “no entendiendo” means I don’t understand. This could be a stock phrase whenever you get a bit lost with a conversation. “Como se dice” means how do you say and can be used if you need to learn some new vocabulary. You can even start a conversation and if you get stuck for a word, utter this phrase and the person will help you out. Speak more slowly is another phrase that can be helpful. Try “Hablas Mas Despacio” if you think someone is speaking to fast.

The good thing about any course like this is that it encourages you to speak to people. As already said, this is half the battle when learning a new language. Especially as an adult, we feel a bit sensitive about appearing stupid or saying something stupid. Get over this, kids don’t have this fear and they can pick up languages quickly. They build out their vocabulary with time and this is something that you will have to accept.

You won’t be a totally fluent Spanish speaker without time to pick up phrases, colloquialisms and vocabulary. You just have to accept this I’m afraid.

As part of the purchase, you get the downloadable version but you will also get a physical copy on CDs delivered to your home address.

So by accessing the members area of Jetset Spanish, you could be learning from Mauricio and his buddies in under 2 hours from purchase. And you will also have a hard copy version should your computer corrupt the download or have any problems.

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Check Out Jetset Spanish For Free

At this time, you can download lesson 3 for free (or for an email address anyhow). This represents a great way to check out the course for yourself and see if you like it.

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