シャドーイング練習: How To Speak Any Language using the "Shadowing Method" - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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You know, everybody says that imitation is the highest form of flattery, right?
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But nobody ever talks about how imitation can help you improve your speaking skills in another language.
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Okay, repeat after me.
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Too fast?
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Okay.
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Now at a normal speed.
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Perfect.
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Do you know what you just did?
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It's a technique called shadowing, and that's what we're we're going to talk about here today at JaiWorld.
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Hello friends, my name is Elise and I'm a language learner that loves to prioritize speaking.
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And two components of that that I think are really important are having a good accent and a natural rhythm.
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Shadowing is a language learning method that can help you improve just that.
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So if your goal is to reduce your accent or just blend in a little bit more, because let's be honest, who doesn't want to get mistaken for a native speaker?
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Keep on watching because we're going to pick apart this technique
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and I'm going to show you how you can replicate it in your own language learning routine.
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So shadowing is actually a pretty simple concept.
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Basically the idea is you choose an audio
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or video material in your target language that's at a native
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or pretty natural spoken speed and you repeat what they say in real time.
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So here's an example of what that looks like.
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So that is shadowing.
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We'll do a longer demo in just a little bit, but just wanted to show you up front.
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So when you shadow, you're consuming naturally spoken language like you normally would,
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but this time watching or listening with the intention of imitating speakers exactly as you hear them, and paying attention to a few different points,
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so pronunciation, intonation, rhythm, even their filler words.
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Can't forget those filler words.
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And although it's active listening, the goal with shadowing really isn't listening comprehension,
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it's more so just picking up a natural manner of speech through exposure and mirroring.
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But you might say, hey, Elise, isn't that pretty much the same thing as those audio courses where they give you a sentence
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and then wait for you to repeat it?
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No, absolutely not.
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In those static audio courses, they often speak really, really slowly and clearly, and pretty much the opposite of how people speak in real time.
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So it's the opposite of what you're working towards.
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Shadowing is different in that you're using real natural speech.
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So this could be a conversational podcast, it could be your favorite news segment, it could be street interviews, just anything at a natural native speed.
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Language doesn't exist in a vacuum, so working with real natural spoken speech is a lot more hands-on and it offers a lot more benefits.
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And what might those benefits be?
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Well, I'm so glad you asked, my friend.
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First of all, shadowing can help you just train your ear
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and overall get accustomed to the natural rhythm and tone of the language.
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It also helps you have a better accent if one of your goals is accent reduction.
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And finally, I am personally of the school of thought that it can help you to start speaking sooner.
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And that last point may be controversial because although shadowing really doesn't target your ability to make spontaneous conversation in a language, I think it can help a lot with confidence,
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and confidence is very key in having conversations eventually.
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If you practice enough by yourself, you'll be better equipped and overall more confident when you do get into those real-world situations.
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Now because of the nature and objectives of shadowing, it can really be done at any level, so whether you're a beginner, an intermediate, or advanced learner,
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there's definitely something that you can get out of it.
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Like I said, the goal isn't comprehension, it's more so accurate mimicry.
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So think of it like being a parrot, okay?
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Just because parrots don't actually talk and comprehend, that doesn't mean they don't imitate with perfect accuracy.
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And as long as you're keeping up with other aspects of language learning, like grammar study, vocab acquisition, your foundations, the shadowing method will really help you polish your speaking
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so that when the time comes and you do need to use all that you've learned, it comes out in the most natural way possible.
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So don't worry about, you know, if I'm a beginner, can I use this method?
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Because of course you can.
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There's just some different things that you might consider doing differently.
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Like for example, if you are attempting to shadow as a beginner, you might consider using a tool that allows you to alter the speed of the content.
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And just saying, we do offer this feature on our platform, so, you know, just saying.
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And also if you're shadowing as a beginner, we would recommend working with some kind of written accompaniment.
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So this could be a transcript, it could be subtitles, it could be a book along with its audiobook, basically just any written accompaniment to help you along.
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Now, moving on to the actual process of shadowing, okay?
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It's time to get our hands dirty.
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What are the actual steps?
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First up, choose a piece of audio
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or video content in your target language along with tools and resources that are appropriate for your level and start listening.
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And from there, you just take it one sentence at a time.
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So listen to a sentence, maybe listen to it twice, and then pause.
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Say it out loud to yourself exactly as you just heard it.
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Paying attention to those points I mentioned earlier.
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So pronunciation, intonation, rhythm, filler words, all of it.
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Go back, listen to it again, and this time, as you listen to it again, say it along with them simultaneously.
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This sounds like it would be better in a demo, right?
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Okay, let me show you.
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So here I have opened the story La Caída del River, and this story is about some Argentinian soccer crisis.
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Don't ask me, I don't know sports.
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But I chose this story because it's Argentinian Spanish, and Argentinian Spanish, especially Rioplatense Spanish,
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is known to be one of the most difficult accents in Spanish to replicate, and I love the challenge.
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So I normally primarily speak Mexican Spanish.
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That's the dialect that I learned.
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And the way that I would say this particular sentence is, El final más temido llegó justo al final de la temporada 2011.
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But here's how it sounds in Argentinian Spanish.
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El final más temido llegó justo al final de la temporada 2011. So fast.
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I think I might turn down the speed.
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Let's go to 0.8.
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I'm noticing a couple things.
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So the way that he says más is not más, it's más.
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So there's like a dropped S at the end.
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El final más temido.
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And llegó is not llegó, it's llegó.
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Because in Argentinian Spanish, the double L is pronounced like SHE.
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So, el final más temido llegó justo al final de la temporada 2011.
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Let's try it again.
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I'm also noticing there's a dropped S in the middle of a word.
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So it's not justo, it's justo.
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Not bad.
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Not bad at all.
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So there you have it my friends, shadowing in all of its greatness and the greatness that it can bring you.
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So happy listening, happy shadowing, and stay jive world fluent.
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See you next time.
このレッスンについて
このレッスンでは、シャドーイングメソッドを使用して英語の発音を良くする方法を学びます。シャドーイングはネイティブスピーカーの発音やリズムを模倣する技術であり、これによりあなたのスピーキングスキルが向上します。目標は、発音を改善し、自信を持って会話できるようになることです。英語のスピーキング対策としても非常に効果的ですので、ぜひ、このトレーニングを日常に取り入れてみてください。
重要な語彙とフレーズ
- シャドーイング（shadowing） - ネイティブスピーカーの話す音声をリアルタイムで模倣する技術。
- 発音（pronunciation） - 言葉の正しい発音を学ぶこと。
- リズム（rhythm） - 言語の自然な流れやテンポ。
- イントネーション（intonation） - 音の高低や抑揚を含む言葉の音声的特徴。
- 充填語（filler words） - 会話において意味がないが、間を埋めるために使う言葉（例：えーと、あの）。
- シャドースピーチ（shadow speech） - シャドーイングを通じて学んだ自然な発話。
- 自信（confidence） - 実際の会話で話すための自己信頼。
- イディオム（idiom） - 特定の文化における言葉の組み合わせ。
練習のヒント
シャドーイングの練習を行う際、以下のポイントに注意してみてください：
- ネイティブスピーカーの音声を選ぶ：自然なスピードで話されている動画や音声を使用することで、リアルな英語のリズムを感じ取ることができます。
- 何度も繰り返す：同じフレーズを繰り返し練習することで、発音やイントネーションに慣れることができます。
- スピードを調整する：最初は遅めの音声から始め、徐々にネイティブスピーカーのスピードに上げていくと効果的です。
- 集中して聞く：発話の中の充填語も意識して取り入れることで、より自然な会話に近づけます。
- 録音して確認する：自分の声を録音して、ネイティブの発音と比較することで改善点が見つかります。
このシャドースピーチのテクニックは、IELTSスピーキング対策にも役立ちますので、ぜひ積極的に練習を重ねてください。
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。