Readers’ Corner: Jaremaga Videos Work

They say shadowing practice is effective for improving English speaking. As you may know, shadowing is a way to practice speaking by immediately repeating the sentences you hear. Jaremaga started a new website in April, and what I really appreciate is the Jaremaga YouTube video. You can practice shadowing as much as you like. You can control the speed, too. In the first part of the video, you can see Mr. Jarrell telling his story. I look at his mouth carefully to check how to pronounce words and phrases. In the latter half, I shadow over and over again, and it helps me notice the weak points in my stress, intonation, and pausing. After being able to shadow without thinking, I try to reproduce the story with a help of a Japanese translation. It’s a great way to learn English.  (140 words)