Monday, 6 March 2017

the shadowing technique

This blog has already looked several times at the technique called 'shadowing':
Jay Doubleyou: speaking fluently
Jay Doubleyou: improving my second language
Jay Doubleyou: business english: how to improve your pronunciation by watching youtube videos
Jay Doubleyou: from narrow reading and listening to fluency: part two

And here:
Jay Doubleyou: learn english from movies
Jay Doubleyou: how watching films can help your english

Here are some more recent ideas:

From the Voice of America:



Improve Your Pronunciation By 'Shadowing' Others

It's about getting the sound right:
How to Improve Your Pronunciation: Shadowing - Deep English
Jay Doubleyou: how english sounds to non-english speakers

Here's some research:
Using ‘A Shadowing’ Technique’ to ImproveEnglish Pronunciation Deficient Adult JapaneseLearners: An Action Research on ExpatriateJapanese Adult Learners 

Here are some very clear steps:
Speech Shadowing Technique for English – English with a Smile

This is from the OUP:
Shadowing: a useful technique for autonomous practice of listening and speaking | Oxford University Press

This is from Wikipedia:
Speech shadowing - Wikipedia

And finally from Teacher Luke:
331. How’s your English? (and why speaking is so important) | Luke’s ENGLISH Podcast
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