Review: Quite Sensible
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 30, 2013
There is no doubt that Joshua Smith is correct in telling his readers that the best way to learn any second language is to actually speak it and listen to others speak back.  If you think about it, that is the way we all learned to speak our native languages.  We don't sit 2-year-olds down with grammar books!  This can be quite difficult for adult learners, however, as most of us want everything we say to come out in perfect grammar.  Since this is next to impossible as we begin to learn a new language, most of us give up before we come close to fluency.This small book is well-written and humorous, and the audiobook is an excellent bonus for any English language learner because Joshua is a very expressive reader.  I would recommend following along with the written text as you listen to the audiobook.  It seems to me that Joshua would make an excellent teacher if your goal is to learn English or Portugese.  Although this book is something of an advertisement for his classes,  I still found it gave me much to think about in my own pursuit of Spanish fluency.  I'm glad I happened upon it!