69. Shadowing 👤 — A Great Exercise to Practice Your Pronunciation

Speaking Spanish for Beginners

Latin ELE

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 804 Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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🎁 Take YOUR FIRST STEPS IN SPANISH for FREE with Spanish Kickstart — a five-day basics course.

Looking to improve your Spanish pronunciation and fluency?

In this episode, Marco shows you how to use the shadowing technique—a fun and effective exercise to boost your speaking skills!

¡Vamos!

📚 Transcript of Chapter 1 of the book "La Aventura de Luna"

Capítulo 1: ¿Quién es Luna? 😺

Luna es una gatita pequeña, alegre y juguetona.
Vive en el campo con Andrea y Antonio, sus dueños, en un lugar rodeado de colinas.
Su día es simple. Por la mañana, Luna come temprano y luego sale a pasear por los alrededores.
Allí juega con otros gatos, persigue insectos y caza ratones.
Le gusta estar al aire libre, es divertido y relajante.
Por la tarde, vuelve a casa. A Andrea y Antonio les encanta pasar tiempo con ella después del trabajo.
Cuando está adentro, Luna se limpia mientras mira la televisión.
Le gusta estar limpia y bonita. Es una gata vanidosa.
La vida de Luna en el campo es feliz y tranquila.

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https://latinele.com/shadowing-technique-to-learn-spanish/

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0:00.0	Have you been lurking in the shadows of silence during your Spanish practice?
0:07.1	It's time to step out of the shadows and supercharge your Spanish speaking skills with the shadowing technique.
0:13.9	More on that in this episode of speaking Spanish for beginners.
0:26.6	Hello, Marco here, your Latin American Spanish teacher. In this episode, you're going to learn about a great technique to work on your pronunciation
0:30.6	in Spanish.
0:32.6	Shadowing.
0:33.6	I'll explain what it is, give you some tips on how you can do it properly,
0:37.9	and at the end, we'll practice together using a chapter from my book, La Ventura de Luna,
0:44.2	a book for Spanish beginners.
0:46.4	Are you ready for this?
0:48.0	Sir, yes, sir!
0:53.4	Shadowing is a technique where you're listen closely to an audio and then repeat it, mimicking
0:59.5	the pronunciation and intonation, kind of like a parrot, but with purpose.
1:05.4	The idea isn't just to repeat for the sake of it.
1:09.5	It's about active listening and improving your pronunciation through practice.
1:14.1	Shadowing was originally used to train interpreters,
1:17.6	where fluency in multiple languages is crucial.
1:21.1	But now, it's a popular technique for language learners too.
1:25.1	How can you do it effectively?
1:28.7	First, choose some audio or video material.
1:32.3	Here, on speaking Spanish for beginners, you got more than 70 episodes to choose from.
1:38.3	Many include short dialogues which are perfect for shadowing practice.
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