シャドーイング
解説 Definition
shadowing は shadow(後について行く、影のようにまねる)の動名詞で、ここでは聞いた英語をすぐ後からまねて発音する学習法、シャドーイングを指します。日本語のカタカナ語とほぼ同じ意味で、語学学習の文脈でよく使われます。
Shadowing is a language-learning technique in which a learner listens to speech and repeats it almost immediately, following the speaker’s pronunciation, rhythm, stress, and intonation while the audio continues.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
shadow「影のようについて行く」に -ing を付けた動名詞で、語学では音声を聞いた直後に、影のように少し遅れて同じリズム・発音で繰り返す練習です。単なる repeat after me より間隔が短く、音声を止めず追従する点を、do shadowing や shadow a recording と結び付けて覚えましょう。
The memory image is a shadow following a person almost instantly. In language practice, your voice similarly follows the recorded speaker with only a very short delay. Shadowing is formed from shadow plus -ing, and in this specialized noun use it names the whole exercise. It differs from ordinary “repeat after me” practice because the recording usually continues while the learner speaks. Connect it with useful phrases such as do ten minutes of shadowing, shadow a recording, and practice rhythm through shadowing. The goal is close, continuous imitation of pronunciation, stress, rhythm, and intonation.
例文
Shadowing helps me practice English rhythm.
シャドーイングは英語のリズムを練習するのに役立ちます。
She does shadowing for ten minutes every morning.
彼女は毎朝10分間シャドーイングをしています。
The class used shadowing to improve listening and pronunciation.
その授業では、リスニングと発音を伸ばすためにシャドーイングを使いました。
shadowing の類義語・関連語
類義語
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shadowing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語のsceadua(影)に接尾辞-ingを付け、行為を名詞化したものです。関連語にshade(日陰)やovershadow(影を落とす)があります。語学では「話者の音声に影のように瞬間的に追従して反復する」様子がそのまま技法名となり、納得できる名前です。
Shadowing is formed from the verb shadow and the action-forming suffix -ing. Shadow ultimately comes from Old English words referring to shade or darkness. The verb developed the sense of following someone closely, as a shadow follows a body. Language teaching adopted this image for a technique in which learners reproduce speech almost immediately after hearing it. Thus, the specialized educational meaning grows directly from the ordinary idea of close and continuous following.
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