Teaching EFL Learners Shadowing for Listening : Developing learners' bottom-up skills

Shadowing, an active and highly cognitive language learning technique in which learners a little-known but effective linguistic learning technique in which subjects track heard speech and vocalise it simultaneously, is often misunderstood and resultant inappropriate use renders it ineffective. This book debunks the myths about Shadowing and cements it as a separate technique by providing theoretical and practical instructions on its use. As an effective method to improve learners'' bottom-up listening skills, this book will certainly prove useful to English Foreign Language learners and instructors in their linguistic pursuits.

Shadowing, an active and highly cognitive technique for EFL listening skill development, in which learners track heard speech and vocalize it simultaneously, is gradually becoming recognized. However, there remain a lot of mysteries and misunderstandings about it. This book uncovers shadowing in terms of theory and practice. This book cements shadowing as a separate technique from other similar techniques such as Elicited Imitation, Mirroring, and simple repetition, and provides ample empirical data to explain the function of Shadowing. It also elaborates on how Shadowing should be used in terms of materials, procedure, and learners’ psychology, which would aid in instructors’ use of Shadowing in teaching. A guide on a method effective in improving learners’ bottom-up listening skills, this book will certainly prove useful to English Language learners and instructors in their linguistic pursuits.