About Us
The Rocket Languages Team
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Rocket Languages is one of the leaders in downloadable language-learning products. Formed in 2004, Rocket Languages now offers courses in Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi, Arabic and American Sign Language.
Setting ourselves apart from the competition by placing a strong and immediate emphasis on what we call conversational learning, our dynamic learning courses have you speaking the language in a modern, fun, and conversational manner right from the start.
Our product packages are comprehensive language courses in themselves. Based around the Rocket Languages Learning Lounge, they offer a suite of language learning tools, including; MP3 Interactive Audio Lessons you can play anywhere, Software-based Learning Games for vocabulary, verbs, and pronunciation, and a range of fully illustrated Language & Culture Lessons with embedded audio that you can listen to time and time again.
We use the digital medium to make learning more convenient, participatory, and enjoyable. All of our Audio Lessons are available in MP3 format, and our online Learners Forums are effectively "open" for business 24 hours a day.
Our Rocket Languages team consists of:
- Language Specialists and Instructors, who not only bring years of experience in teaching and writing their language, but also a surplus of enthusiasm to go with it...
- Writers and Graphic Designers, who are responsible for the attractive copy, layout, and appearance of all the Rocket Languages products, including the Rocket Languages Learning Lounge, and software-based learning games...
- Audio Technicians and Studio Engineers, responsible for all of the audio content that goes into the super popular Interactive Audio Courses, plus the scores of audio clips embedded into the Language and Culture lessons...
- Software Developers and Programmers, the ones who not only assemble the Rocket Languages Learning Lounges for each language, Learners Forums and the MegaLanguage software-based learning games, but also keep the heart of our digital operations pumping
Meet the Rocket Languages Team
Cast:
This modern day Queen of the Nile is your effervescent guide into the ancient ruins of Egypt. You’ll meet Amira Zaki in her element, as a teacher, as she presents to you with a charm of a Pharaoh, the rich, intricate rudiments of her native tongue. Educator by day, explorer by night, be prepared for a lexis journey as Amira takes you through temples and tombs as a world of Arabic language unfolds before your eyes.
The gem of the Rocket Languages orient is Lin Ping. Behind her exotic exterior lies a gritty, practical approach to one of the most spoken - and most challenging - languages in use today. She is ready to delight anyone with the finer points of Mandarin - characters and all.
The chic and sophisticated face of Rocket French, Marie-Claire is a native Parisian, born and bred, and loves her city and country with a passion. She has traveled a lot in her career as a language teacher (she also moonlights as a fashion designer), but is always glad to get back home. For her, it is a real privilege to share her culture and her language with like-minded people.
Paul is the exuberant face and biceps of Rocket German. He grew up in Lederhosen, like his father before him, but in fact he’s spent most of his life trying to get out of Lederhosen, which is another story. Paul wants you to enjoy learning German, so he's always thinking of new ways to help you remember words and how to pronounce them.
Maria DiLorenzi is the passion that burns deep in the belly of Rocket Italian. A native Italian speaker from Rome, she has taught the language for the past ten years, to all kinds of people of different ages and nationalities. She is renowned for her unflappable patience and resolve in her teaching, and a genuine concern for every student who crosses her path.
Sayaka is the eternal light of Rocket Japanese. She is a native Japanese speaker from Osaka which is the second biggest city in Japan. She's got a real passion for her language and culture, and with a smile that even looks good on radio, her Rocket Japanese listeners just can't go wrong.
Originally from Chile, Mauricio is a native Spanish speaker who is in love with his country’s culture, language, and heritage. Author of the popular Rocket Spanish course, he is known for his enthusiasm and insight into the language of his homeland, and takes great pride in sharing this love of the Spanish language and culture with students the world over.
Profoundly deaf himself, Jake is not only fluent in American Sign Language, but also in New Zealand Sign Language as well. An accomplished instructor, he currently works with young deaf people - and, in his leisure time, he's learning to play rugby.
Crew:
A founding member of the company, Jason is the Director of Rocket Languages, and brings to the company a wealth of knowledge and experience in ecommerce & multimedia learning environments.
Nathalie Doering
Nathalie is the Project Manager of Rocket Languages and provides language support and product development for German, Spanish, French, and Sign Language. Born in Germany, she holds degrees in linguistics and education, and is passionate about her languages and travel.
Margaret is the Rocket Languages Customer Services Manager, and also provides Sound Engineering support. She openly admits that the best part of her job is interacting with current and prospective customers of Rocket Languages.
Debbie is the Marketing Manager at Rocket Languages and also looks after the web development team. Debbie is responsible for the marketing and branding strategy across the organization.
Marius is a commerce and information systems graduate with years of IT management and consulting experience who looks after the systems behind our websites. When he's not performing some coding magic, he enjoys exploring the golden section, photography and baking bread.
Bruce is the new kid on the block and his goal is to make everything faster, safer and easier to use.
With a background in education and publishing, Donelle is a Copywriter at Rocket Languages. A language junkie from way back, one of her favorite places is the airport, on the way to her next adventure.
Romina is an Italian native speaker from Udine in the North-East of Italy. Traveling and languages are one of her biggest passions. She is working on the product development of Rocket Italian and she is the good soul in the office helping out with everything and anything.
With a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Western Sydney, this Canadian-born gal is a recent addition to the Rocket Languages’ team. Adding the finishing touches to the Product Development side of things, Janine’s journalistic experience has seen her in many career hats, including reporter, freelancer, and music critic for publications far and wide.
Amy Waterman became fluent in Spanish while living and working in the Andes Mountain region of Ecuador. Her extensive experience in Spanish learning systems led her to formulate the concept behind the Interactive Audio component of Rocket Spanish.
Stefanie is the full German teaching package: born and bred in Berlin, she holds a PhD in linguistics, a Masters in French and German philology, along with a Teaching Diploma and ESOL teaching qualification. She's been teaching languages to people between five and 85 years of age for more than a decade now, and still finds it exciting when a student understands the concept of cases in the German language!
Julie Reason is an Australian-born English woman with a passion for languages, music, and British comedy. She holds a degree in Modern Languages from Oxford University, and has worked as a freelance writer and copyeditor in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
You can also call us. The numbers are below. If we miss your call we will get back to you within 2 working days.
United States (PST)
Freephone: 1-800-798-8318
Rest of the World
Freephone: +1-310-086-1460
Australia (Sydney)
+64-3-377-8305
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