シャドーイング練習: The unfair way I got good at Leetcode - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ

Lead code is hard, not only because it's hard to be good enough to solve questions, to land a job at high paying companies,

but also because it's hard to know how and exactly where to start when there is so much information available.

When I just got started, I couldn't even solve an easy question well enough to pass an interview.

But I had no choice, so I invested lots of time, I made lots of mistakes, but also learned a lot.

reached out to me on LinkedIn to pass their interviews and receive offers, I realized that back then I wasn't bad.

I was just getting started.

Especially in the beginning, you should put more time into learning solutions rather than solving questions,

so that you start developing intuition within that topic more quickly and then solve questions faster.

So for example, if I'm now starting to learn binary trees, instead of just choosing a list and then trying to solve question by question,

I would make two lists of easy and medium tree questions, starting with the common ones, and then I would separate each list again into two.

and instead of trying to solve the question, I will go to the solution and learn the common solution well.

After doing that, for all of the questions in that list, I will go to the second list and I will start practicing.

When I land on a question that I could not come up with an answer for, it can be a one -off or an outlier,

but when just starting, it usually means that it's a new pattern I was not exposed to, and I will learn that solution and move forward rather than wasting

But give it a try and see

if it also helps you get better at lead code much more efficiently which is what matters

Solving a question during an interview, at least for me, feels more like acting on a stage

and the scene is that you solve a question rather than actually solving a question.

The reason is, is that you don't get to have even 5 minutes to think quietly and sketch some ideas.

You need to entertain the interviewer.

Well, not entertain per se, but you need to keep them engaged.

Share your thought process and walk them through what you're doing.

Your attention is split, which makes it really difficult to think.

When I'm asked in the first few minutes, I either know what the answer is that thanks to something I've solved

that is at least similar or don't and in

that case I just try to get away with asking the interviewer to have time to think

and throw some ideas as they come until I land on something

that might lead to a solution

and usually Interviews will also nudge you towards the right direction

when you voice it So once you have practiced for long enough

so that you're able to solve medium level questions if you stop there need to practice on websites like Pramp,

and start solving these questions when your attention is more split, compared to when you solve questions on your own, and get good at solving technical questions in an interview style.

Although, over time, the more you interview, you will naturally get better at this.

you It's not about quantity alone nor quality alone.

You need both.

Quality means that you follow a roadmap

that exposes you to the most common questions and topics to practice so that you have a sound starting point.

This way you can slowly work your way to expand the spectrum of questions that you can intuitively recognize.

for the types of questions that you will see during the interviews.

For example, I've never been given a question on dynamic programming, whether I interviewed at FANG, a popular startup or a mid -tier paying company.

But I've been given a lot of questions on arrays similar to the common ones but somewhere on trees, backtracking and priority cues.

Something additional I've noticed during the 15 + interviews I've done is

that the more the question you're asked is higher into this pyramid, the more similar it is to common questions in that topic.

So when I was asked the question on trees, it was virtually identical to a common tree question I've thoroughly solved before

which helped me to easily solve the question during the interview.

On the other hand, when the question was seen before.

Even though it was solved using the same pattern from common questions from before, it required more adjustments

which is why sometimes being asked about less common topics can make things easier for you

when you had practiced several such questions.

Make sure that you're not solving questions for the sake of solving questions.

I know it sounds strange but

when I practiced initially I got caught up with all the community trying to learn the best

or fastest solution and so on but I was wasting lots of time.

When you interview, the solution you need is the solution that gets you to pass the interview.

You do it consistently and that's how you land offers.

This rarely means having the shortest solution or an exotic one

than a reasonable common solution that is usually suggested to that question.

When you're interviewing, there will be specific posts and lists, sometimes even for smaller companies, so research and practice these questions that others have posted.

I've seen more than once a question I was asked

which was identical to a question someone else posted on a website like Litcode or Glassdoor.

With some companies, you will have a round with the hiring manager.

That will sometimes be technical but often will also include some of the high -level related does.

When you know you have a round with the hiring manager, do your due diligence about the company and their engineering work,

think about their challenges and things that they had to overcome and weave that in the conversation.

Each time I had a round with the hiring manager, I could see how doing this at some point made me vibe with the hiring manager

and I could see how so long I don't do awfully on the technical questions, I will have the offer.

Finally, get good.

It took me well over a year of practicing each day

with no exceptions to get to a point where I interview pretty well and can pass interviews.

When you start, it's a marathon.

You will most likely also need to practice for a very long time, at least if you're like me, but afterwards, it will be more like a sprint where thanks to all of that practice,

you can recall and can quickly get in an interviewing shape when you need to.

With that said, thank you so much for watching and I hope to see you in the next one.

Bye.

you

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コンテキストと背景

この動画では、Leetcodeでの効果的な学習方法について語られています。特に、プログラミング面接の準備において重要なポイントが強調されています。話者は、自身の経験を通じて、初めての挑戦で苦しんだことや、それを乗り越えるためにどのように学んでいったのかを詳しく説明しています。数回の面接を経験した結果、問題解決に必要な直感を育むための学習アプローチについての洞察を提供しています。特に、技術的な質問に対する思考プロセスを相手に示すことの重要性に触れています。

日常会話のためのトップ5フレーズ

「この質問を解決するのは難しいですが、まずは基本的な解決策を学びましょう。」
「面接中は私の考えを共有して、進捗を見せる必要があります。」
「新しいパターンに直面したとき、それを学ぶことが重要です。」
「量と質の両方が必要です。」
「解決策を学ぶことが、効果的な練習の鍵です。」

段階的シャドーイングガイド

この動画に出てくる内容を効果的に学ぶためのステップは以下の通りです。

フレーズの再生: 最初に動画の音声を再生し、話者の発音に耳を傾けます。特に、意識して聴き取ることが大切です。
反復発音: 話者が言ったフレーズを一時停止し、発音を模倣します。このとき、英語の発音を良くするために口の動きやトーンに意識を向けましょう。
意味の理解: 各フレーズの意味を確認し、問題解決のアプローチや思考プロセスがどう関連しているか考えます。
反復練習: 繰り返し声に出して練習し、その後、他の質問や問題に対してもこのフレーズを使えるようにします。
実践: 実際の面接形式での練習を行うことで、緊張感の中でも自分の考えを声に出せるようになります。これは、IELTS スピーキング対策にも役立ちます。

このシャドーイングのプロセスは、shadowspeaks のようなシャドーイングサイトを通じても実施できます。問題解決を目指して努力し続けることが、より効率的なスキルアップにつながります。

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
受動態 be + 過去分詞 — 誰がするかより、何が起きるかに焦点を当てる	was not exposed · is split · been given
現在完了形 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去の出来事が今も関係している	I've solved · have practiced · I've never been given
関係詞節 who / which + 節 — 人や物について情報を加える	efficiently which is · split, which makes

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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