Book Review of How to Improve Your Foreign Language Immediately (Shekhtman) by Luca Lampariello




Summary of a review by Luca Lampariello, foreign language learning guru and tutor, of How to Improve Your Foreign Language Immediately by Boris Shekhtman:


In a field where most books deal are colorful, well-produced, and full of information on one specific language, Boris Shekhtman’s How to Improve Your Foreign Language Immediately stands out for being almost the complete opposite—short, unassuming, and devoted to teaching the skills of language, rather than one language in itself.

This unusual combination of factors leads to a book that is greater than the sum of its parts; a book that I believe every serious language learner should buy, read, and reread regularly.

The book’s communicative tools shine as intuitive guidelines for improving language fluency right now. With the advice in the book, you have everything you need to communicate your “current” level, navigate difficult conversations with natives, and speak in a more fluid, natural way. Given the book’s short, compact form, these tools are easy to practice and review on the fly.

I highly recommend this book to any learner, of any language, at any level of skill. In terms of actionable skills, this book provides the most bang for its buck of any language learning book on the market. I only wish that the book were of higher quality, with more substantial references and background material.


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