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| fairyfountain Senior Member Zimbabwe Joined 6136 days ago 254 posts - 248 votes  5 sounds | Message 1 of 3 06 July 2009 at 4:32am | IP Logged |
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Hey guys!
I've been looking for good audiobooks or podcasts to shadow for ages, and i'd like your two cents on the issue. I could also do with some advice on shadowing - my last attempt wasn't successful. Thanks! 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6093 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 2 of 3 06 July 2009 at 10:22am | IP Logged |
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Hi!
I was curious about American podcasts so I googled and found American pronunciation podcast and also Voice of America. (although I haven't tried listening to the stories..) I don't know if I can give you any tips on shadowing without knowing more about your method. Do you follow Prof. Arguelles' demos? The only thing I can think of is that the material you're shadowing may be too fast. I had this trouble with Japanese, but luckily I found some audio files of sentences spoken at the just the right speed and I shadowed those for 2 months. Shadowing Japanese has become much easier! The trick is to find the right material. Unfortunately, a lot of the language learning stuff for American English looks pretty lame. You could also try listening to children's CDs. Sometimes the language is not any slower than that of adult material, but often the content is clearer and it deals with every day vocabulary/issues. Edited by Sunja on 06 July 2009 at 10:28am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| fairyfountain Senior Member Zimbabwe Joined 6136 days ago 254 posts - 248 votes 5 sounds | Message 3 of 3 06 July 2009 at 7:46pm | IP Logged |
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Thank you very much for the links!
The first podcast is quite interesting - I do think it can help me neutralize my Northern accent, as she explains all the sounds of American English one by one, and concentrates on o and a sounds. American friends still laugh when they make me read stuff like "can a canner can a can?", but I'm getting better :-p As for shadowing, I didn't use Prof Arguelle's method, as I don't see myself pacing a room swiftly. Blind shadowing isn't really my thing easier. That said, I may try blind shadowing one day, and see if it helps me. The last time, I had cut a sound file into tiny 5-20 second clips. Then, I played them on my ipod and repeated along with the speakers around 15 times till I felt like I had nailed it. You're probably right - the material I picked was indeed pretty fast, and I struggled to keep up. I'll prolly try to use the slower stories that they have on VOA. Thanks again =) 1 person has voted this message useful |
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