Shadowing involves listening to a conversation flow and "shadowing" it by immediately repeating after what is heard. It has proven to be a very useful method for learning languages, including Japanese. 

 

When you sign up for a Japanese language class, you don't want to only know how to read and write in the language - you also want to listen and speak in the language, don't you? Many language learners can read and write well but are weaker in listening and, especially, speaking. Often, they are able to think of what they want to say, but are not able to say the words fluently. Shadowing forces the the mind to react in the manner that you want to - respond accurately in Japanese. Regular Shadowing practice can help you to progress from understanding to applying what you know in practical situations.

 

In Tomo Japanese Language School's lessons, Shadowing is practised in every lesson so that you can process Japanese faster and more accurately. As you gain confidence in speaking the language, you will also start to enjoy conversations in Japanese. What is more useful about Shadowing is that, besides listening and speaking, your reading skills will also improve. 

 

Shadowing exposes you to various forms of expressions structures that you have learned in class. As you build up your bank of words and sentence patterns, you can express yourself more accurately, instead of relying on simple sentence structures. 

Finally, as most Japanese language wishes, Shadowing can train you to sound like a native Japanese too. Speech components like intonation and pronunciation will register in your mind and they will be reflected in your speech. 

 

Thanks to Shadowing, many of our students have improved their speaking skills dramatically over a short period of time, eventually gaining mastery in speaking Japanese.