シャドーイング練習: How to Pronounce English Words Correctly - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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In this video, you're going to learn how to improve your English pronunciation. And at the end of this video, I'll give you a link to a webpage that contains free pronunciation exercises.
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First of all, why is it so hard for you and I to improve our English pronunciation?
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Well, one of the reasons is that we can't make some sounds in English because those sounds are not present in our native languages. So when we speak English, we replace those difficult sounds with some other sounds that we can make. That's why we mispronounce words all the time.
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So the first step to improving your pronunciation is to learn to pronounce all of the main sounds in English correctly.
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So how do you do that?
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Well, one way to do that is to find some pronunciation exercises for each sound in English and just practice. After you've practiced making all the sounds, you will have the perfect pronunciation.
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Now, I really wish it were that simple. But it's not. There is a problem. And the problem is the sounds in English are very similar to each others.
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Now why is that a problem?
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Well...unlike babies, adults don't have the ability to easily distinguish between all the different sounds in a foreign language. So when you hear two different sounds in English, if those sounds are similar, you brain might perceive those sounds as the same.
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That's why learning to make each sound separately may not work.
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In the past, I couldn't hear the difference between these sounds. So to me, the words "cheap" and "sheep" sounded the same. If I did an exercise teaching how to pronounce these words, I would mispronounce all of them. And I would believe that I was pronouncing those words correctly even though that wasn't true.
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And that's the biggest challenge when it comes to improving your pronunciation. If you can't hear the difference between two sounds, how can you learn to produce each sound correctly?
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So what should you do?
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Fortunately, there's a method for overcoming this problem. This method is based on a number of research studies. These studies suggest that if you have trouble differentiating between two sounds or two words, the best way to train your brain to recognize the difference is to listen to the words at the same time. I mean not exactly at the same time but you listen to one word immediately after the other. If you hear those words at the same time, you are more likely to notice the difference. And after you've noticed the difference, you can then practice pronouncing those words.
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There are many free pronunciation exercises that apply this idea. These exercises contrast one sound with another.
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And here is what such an exercise might look like. This exercise contrasts the "AA" sound with the "EH" sound.
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This kind of exercise has three key benefits: Firstly, it makes you aware that the words in each pair are pronounced differently.
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Secondly, in an exercise like this, the presenter tends to exaggerate when pronouncing words, making it even easier to hear the differences.
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And lastly, since similar words are presented together for comparison, it reduces the tendency for a non-native speaker to pronounce two different words the same way.
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Now you might be wondering, does this really work? And the answer is yes. I used this method myself to improve my pronunciation. Before I began applying this method, I mispronounced a lot of words. And here are some examples. Look at these word pairs. The words in each pair are pronounced differently. But I used to pronounce them the same way. So sometimes I would say something confusing. But thanks to this method, I was able to fix most of the mistakes and now my pronunciation is much better.
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Alright, now it's time for you to improve your pronunciation. I've created a resource page that includes exercises for all the confusing sounds in English. Just click here to go to that page.
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背景と文脈
このビデオでは、英語の発音を良くするための具体的な方法について説明されています。英語を学ぶ多くの人々が直面する課題、すなわち母国語に存在しない音の発音の難しさが主なテーマです。特に、大人になると外国語の音の違いを聞き分けるのが難しくなるため、混乱を招くことがよくあります。このビデオでは、音の識別と発音練習の重要性が強調されています。
日常コミュニケーションに役立つ5つのフレーズ
- 「cheap」と「sheep」の発音の違いを意識する。
- 難しい音を聞き比べることで、発音能力を向上させる。
- 似た音を比較する練習をすること。
- 言葉を聞いた後に、即座に発音してみる。
- 練習を続けることで自信を持つ。
段階的シャドーイングガイド
英語の発音を改善するためには、以下のステップを踏むことが効果的です。この方法は特に英語シャドーイングを取り入れる際に役立ちます：
- まず、音声を聴いて、発音の違いを認識する。
- 同じ音を連続して聴くことで、その違いを強調する。
- 音声を聴いた後、すぐに真似してみる。これがshadow speakの基本です。
- 繰り返し練習することで、脳が音の違いを根付かせる。
- 最後に、様々な無料のリソースやshadowing siteを利用して、発音の練習を続ける。
このように、英語の発音を改善するために、シャドーイング技術を利用することが非常に重要です。ビデオで紹介された方法を活用し、確実にスキルを向上させていきましょう。ぜひ、これらの練習を取り入れてみてください。
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。