Shadowing Practice: Why Some People Become Fluent — and Others Stay Stuck - Learn English Speaking with Video
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You know those people who seem to pick up languages overnight, like magic?
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They absorb words like a sponge.
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They understand everything and you look at them thinking, wow, they're so talented.
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I wish I had that gift.
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Meanwhile, others, even after studying for years, get stuck.
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They reach a certain level, but fluency still feels far away.
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They struggle to understand fast speech.
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and they feel very uncomfortable every time they're not using their native language.
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So what's the deal?
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Is that really about having the talent?
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Or is there something else going on?
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Personally, I do believe that some people have a natural inclination for languages.
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Perhaps they just genuinely enjoy learning languages.
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But at the same time, I believe that Anyone can reach fluency at their own pace.
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So the real question is why do some learners get fluent?
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and others don't.
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Some time ago I stumbled upon a short Instagram post and I absolutely loved it.
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Let me read it for you.
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some learners never learn to accept ambiguity the feeling of not understanding
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but you need to embrace the fact that you will not understand everything
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and that it's normal instead of seeing yourself as a failure and i thought Yes, this is it.
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This is exactly what I had in mind.
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I just didn't know how to put it into words.
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This is the missing mindset for so many learners.
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Let's break it down.
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So first of all, what is ambiguity?
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Simply put, ambiguity means not understanding everything completely and being okay with that.
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It's that stage when you are listening to a conversation and you understand some parts of it, but not all of it.
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Maybe you catch the main idea, but some words go right over your head.
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And guess what?
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That's completely normal.
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There's a stage in language learning when you start to follow conversations more
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and more and you're so excited because you're finally getting it.
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But then a native speaker comes along.
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speak super fast or they use slang
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or they discuss a topic you've never heard before
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and suddenly you understand half of the sentence
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but not the other half this is not failure this is not proof
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that you are bad at languages this is just a natural unavoidable stage of becoming fluent the real
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when things aren't 100 clear they think oh my goodness i don't understand this
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that means i'm a failure i'm not good enough i'm never
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going to be fluent in this language they switch into this
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so -called school mindset mode remember at school we were taught
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that not understanding is a bad thing you would lose points for
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that you would get bad marks for that but language learning in real
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tension
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or negativity your brain will try to protect you it will
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come up with tons of excuses to avoid the language altogether
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and this is one major reason why people get stuck instead
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of moving towards fluency over the years i've taught many students
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and i would say i could divide them into two categories
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or two groups regardless of their level so the first group it's the students who
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of a listening exercise but they focused on the general idea the gist
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and they did not feel overwhelmed
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because of not understanding everything they stayed calm they enjoyed the process
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and the progress that we're making
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and the second group the students who would get really frustrated
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or even angry when they didn't understand one sentence sometimes even one phrase I had this one student
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turn read the moment I said okay now we're going to
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have a listening exercise we are going to watch a short
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video she would literally get mad at herself at the video at the task
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or even at me for giving her
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that task she kept repeating oh I'm awful at this I cannot understand anything this is just not my thing
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so she was basically programming herself for failure and honestly
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fluency becomes almost impossible we always want to remember
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that not understanding is part of the process language learning takes
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time you are not slow you're not stupid you're just learning a new skill
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and at the beginning you are supposed to not understand think of children for a moment before
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stress about not understanding, they don't analyze every word, they just relax, absorb, and explore.
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Of course, we adults are different and we learn differently but we can still apply this idea, especially when it comes to listening and speaking.
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Let me share with you something from my own experience.
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A few years ago, I was living in Turkey and I started learning Turkish and Arabic at the same time, because these two languages were widely spoken in my area.
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And I'm sorry, Turkey not turkey.
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So as soon as I learned basic greetings in these languages and also some verbs and their conjugation I
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Started to consume a huge amount of content like a lot every day.
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I would watch
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TV series a movie or a YouTube video and I remember that first episode of a a TV show in Arabic
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I understood almost nothing except for just basic greetings like hi, how are you?
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That was it.
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And it didn't bother me that much, you know, because I think because The TV show was really interesting.
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I loved the actors and their voices were nice.
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I enjoyed the melody of the language.
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So I kept watching.
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I didn't care that I didn't understand.
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much of it so after a while i don't know
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when exactly that happened that transition or the change but i started understanding
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10 %
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50 percent 20 30 40 50 and more i think it was
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because i embraced that ambiguity
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and just enjoyed the process also i was very lucky to have people around me who i could talk to
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and they were willing to help me practice my speaking skills because generally speaking arabic and turkish Of course,
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I got lost in conversations.
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many times and there were a lot of funny misunderstandings
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and they laughed at me and i looked stupid
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but i didn't care i kept going as the saying goes fake it till you make it
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and that's exactly what i did i faked it till i made it
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and it worked for me so my point is next time you are in a conversation
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and you don't understand something try to take a deep breath relax over you.
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Try to guess from the context and if you can't,
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move on don't freeze don't overthink don't punish yourself learning a
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language literally requires you to face the unknown every day
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and the learners who become fluent are not the ones who
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understand everything from the very beginning they are the ones who stay calm and keep going even when things
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this video if you enjoyed it please give it a thumbs up
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and subscribe my name is alba by the way and thank you
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so much for watching i'll see you next time bye
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Bu videoda gölgeleme çalışması için 105 cümle ve 1178 kelime var. Konuşma bölümü 8:53 sürüyor. Konuşmacı dakikada yaklaşık 133 kelimelik dengeli bir hızla konuşuyor; gölgeleme için rahat bir tempo. Kelimelerin %85’i İngilizcede en sık kullanılan 3.000 kelime arasında; geri kalanına başlamadan önce bakmakta fayda var.
Bu videodaki önemli kelimeler
Videodan daha az kullanılan 15 kelime, telaffuzu ve anlamıyla:
- fluent /ˈfluənt/ (sıfat) — akıcı. That flows; flowing, liquid.
- skill /skɪl/ (isim) — beceri, maharet. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
- embrace /ɛmˈbɹes/ (fiil) — sarılmak, kucaklamak. To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
- mindset /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/ (isim) — düşünce tarzı, zihniyet. A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one.
- absorb /æbˈsɔɹb/ (fiil) — absorbe etmek, soğurmak. To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in…
- greeting /ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/ (isim) — tebrik, selam. A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.
- topic /ˈtɑpɪk/ (isim) — mevzu, tema. A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest.
- awful /ˈɔːfʊl/ (sıfat) — berbat. Very bad.
- transition /tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/ (isim) — geçiş. The process of change from one form, state, style or place to another.
- bother /ˈbɑðɚ/ (fiil) — rahatsız etmek, canını sıkmak. To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
- explore /ɪkˈsploɹ/ (fiil) — araştırmak. To examine or investigate something systematically.
- phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ (isim) — deyim, tabir. A short written or spoken expression.
- talented /ˈtæləntɪd/ (sıfat) — yetenekli, kabiliyetli. Endowed with one or more talents.
- ton /tʌn/ (isim) — ton. The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.
- breathe /bɹiːð/ (fiil) — nefes alıp vermek, solumak. To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
Duyacağınız deyimsel fiiller
- go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (fiil) — devam etmek, sürmek. To continue in extent.
- look at (fiil) — bakmak. To observe or watch.
- move on (fiil) — başka konuya geçmek. To continue; to proceed; to go on.
Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar
Konuşmacı don't, didn't, I'm gibi kısaltılmış biçimleri 32 kez kullanıyor. Bunları duyduğunuz gibi kısa söyleyin.
- “th” sesleri: bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, breathe /bɹiːð/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/, thumb /ˈθʌm/
- “sh” ve “zh” sesleri: transition /tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/, tension /ˈtɛnʃən/, punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/, conjugation /ˌkɑnd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/, inclination /ˌɪn.klɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
- Uzun kelimeler — vurguyu doğru yere koyun: differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/, misunderstanding /ˌmɪsʌndɚˈstændɪŋ/
Bu videoyla nasıl çalışılır
- Videonun tamamını konuşmadan bir kez dinleyin ve bilmediğiniz kelimeleri not edin.
- Normal hızda cümle cümle tekrar edin; ritminiz konuşmacıyla aynı olana kadar her cümleyi yineleyin.
- Kendinizi kaydedin ve orijinaliyle karşılaştırın; fluent, skill, embrace gibi kelimelere özellikle dikkat edin.
Bu videodaki dil bilgisi
Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:
| Yapı | Videoda |
|---|---|
| İlgi cümlecikleri who / which + cümle — bir kişi ya da şey hakkında ek bilgi | people who seem · students who would · ones who stay |
| Present perfect have/has + fiilin üçüncü hâli — geçmişte olan ama şimdi de önemli olan bir eylem | you've never heard · i've taught |
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Gölgeleme, başlangıçta profesyonel tercüman eğitimi için geliştirilen ve çok dilli Dr. Alexander Arguelles tarafından popüler hale getirilen, bilim destekli bir dil öğrenme tekniğidir. Yöntem basit ama güçlüdür: ana dili İngilizce olan bir sesi dinler ve hemen yüksek sesle tekrar edersiniz — konuşmacıyı 1-2 saniye gecikmeyle takip eden bir gölge gibi. Pasif dinleme veya dilbilgisi alıştırmalarının aksine, gölgeleme beyninizi ve ağız kaslarınızı gerçek konuşma kalıplarını eşzamanlı olarak işlemeye ve yeniden üretmeye zorlar. Araştırmalar, telaffuz doğruluğu, tonlama, ritim, bağlı konuşma, dinleme anlama ve konuşma akıcılığını önemli ölçüde geliştirdiğini göstermektedir — bu da onu IELTS Konuşma hazırlığı ve gerçek dünya İngilizce iletişimi için en etkili yöntemlerden biri yapar.