シャドーイング練習: Discover Your Learning Style - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

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Here's Jonathan studying for a test.
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And studying, and studying, and studying.
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And here he is getting his test results.
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All that studying and he's still got an F.
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Why?
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The thing is, there's no one right way to study.
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Some methods might work great for one person and not at all for others.
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Everybody learns differently.
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In order to find a study method that's best for you, it's important to know your learning style.
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The four most popular learning styles are visual, auditory, reading-writing, and kinesthetic .
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For most people, one of these methods will work best, but it's also possible for a combination of different styles to be effective.
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To discover your learning style, you can complete an online assessment.
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There's a wide variety of them available, consisting of multiple-choice questions.
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However, you can also observe yourself and your previous learning experiences to get an idea of how you learn best.
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Let's circle back to Jonathan.
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When he's in class and his teacher is lecturing, he gets distracted pretty easily.
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Words tend to go in one ear and out the other.
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But when his teacher starts using visuals, Jonathan finds it easier to focus and understand the material.
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So, he might be a visual learner.
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Now think about your history.
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How have you enjoyed learning in the past?
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Do you prefer watching over listening?
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Do you enjoy reading instead?
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Or maybe you learn best by doing, with hands-on experience.
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If none of these seem to grab you, give them each a try and see which one you tend to drift towards.
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Each learning style has its own study methods that work best with it.
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Let's take a look at how Jonathan and a few of his classmates study.
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As a visual learner, Jonathan finds it helpful to color code his notes.
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He finds it helps him to organize information and internalize it better.
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He also creates diagrams while studying, finding that they help him to better understand certain structures and ideas.
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Jonathan watches videos too, finding them helpful for extra information.
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Ruby is more of an auditory learner.
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She likes to study in a group and discuss the material with others.
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Sometimes she'll read her notes out loud because it helps her to hear what she's studying.
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In some classes, Ruby will record the lecture, with her teacher's permission of course, so that she can go back and listen to it later.
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Terrell finds that he learns best by reading and writing.
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He takes substantial notes during class and reads over them often.
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When he's trying to memorize something, he'll often write it out.
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He also makes sure to read and reread any materials his teacher has assigned to class.
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Raya is a kinesthetic learner.
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She's got a lot of energy and likes doing things.
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Labs and hands-on activities help her to understand certain ideas and topics.
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Sometimes she'll review her material while she's walking around.
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She also likes to take breaks in order to release some of her energy, allowing her to focus when she returns to studying.
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All four of these students are studying the same material, but they're doing so in different ways.
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Now this doesn't guarantee that they'll all get the same grades, but by determining their learning style and finding study methods that work for them,
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they just might find themselves getting better results.

このレッスンの語彙とスピーキングのポイント

このB1レベルのスピーキングレッスンは、動画「Discover Your Learning Style」を教材にしています。 繰り返し出てくる語は次のとおりです:studying, learning, Jonathan, style, study。 この動画には、シャドーイング用の文が47文、単語が564語あります。 音声の長さは3:20です。 話す速さは1分あたり約169語で、日常会話に近い自然なペースです。 単語の87%は英語の頻出3,000語に含まれるため、語彙は分かりやすいです。

この動画の重要語彙

動画の中で特に難しい単語13語を、発音と意味つきで紹介します。

単語発音意味
learner 名詞/ˈlɜɹnəɹ/学習者
lecture 名詞/ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/講義
classmate 名詞/ˈklæs.meɪt/同級生, 級友
internalize 動詞/ɪnˈtɝnəlaɪz/内面化する
memorize 動詞/ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/記憶する, 覚える
reread 動詞/ɹiːˈɹiːd/再読する
assign 動詞/əˈsaɪn/割り当てる
distract 動詞/dɪˈstɹækt/気をそらす
diagram 名詞/ˈdaɪ.ə.ɡɹæm/ダイヤグラム, 図表
consist 名詞/kənˈsɪst/編成
organize 動詞/ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/組織する
observe 動詞/əbˈzɜːv/守る, 従う
substantial 形容詞/səbˈstænʃəl/物質的な, 現実の

動画に出てくる句動詞

単語意味
go back 動詞戻る, 帰る
watch over 動詞見守る

繰り返し練習したい文

動画に出てくる短く完結した文です。日常会話でそのまま使えます。

  • How have you enjoyed learning in the past?
  • Do you prefer watching over listening?
  • Do you enjoy reading instead?

この動画の文法

話し手がよく使っている文型を、動画の実際の表現とともに紹介します。

文型動画での表現
「might / may」による可能性 might/may + 動詞 — 起こりうるが確実ではないことmight work · might be · might find
動詞 + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — 後ろに-ing形が続く動詞enjoyed learning · enjoy reading
「will」の未来表現 will + 動詞 — その場の決定、約束、予測will work · she'll read · will record
現在進行形 am/is/are + -ing — 今まさに、または最近起きていることis getting · is lecturing · are studying

注意したい発音

話し手はshe'll, doesn't, he'llなど、短縮形や弱形を6回使っています。聞こえたとおりの短い形で発音しましょう。

  • 長い単語(アクセントの位置に注意): auditory /ˈɔː.dɪˌtɔɹ.i/, kinesthetic /ˌkɪnɪsˈθɛtɪk/, internalize /ɪnˈtɝnəlaɪz/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/

この動画での練習方法

  1. まず声を出さずに動画を最後まで聞き、知らない単語をメモします。
  2. まず0.75倍速で一文ずつシャドーイングし、慣れてきたら通常の速度に戻します。
  3. 自分の声を録音して元の音声と比べます。learner, lecture, classmateなどの単語に特に注意しましょう。

シャドーイングとは?英語上達に効果的な理由

シャドーイング(Shadowing)は、もともとプロの通訳者養成プログラムで開発された言語学習法で、多言語習得者として知られるDr. Alexander Arguelles によって広く普及されました。方法はシンプルですが非常に効果的:ネイティブスピーカーの英語を聞きながら、1〜2秒の遅延で声に出してすぐに繰り返す——まるで「影(shadow)」のように話者を追いかけます。文法ドリルや受動的なリスニングと異なり、シャドーイングは脳と口の筋肉が同時にリアルタイムで英語を処理・再現することを強制します。研究により、発音精度、抑揚、リズム、連音、リスニング力、そして会話の流暢さが大幅に向上することが確認されています。IELTSスピーキング対策や自然な英語コミュニケーションを目指す方に特におすすめです。

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