You're Doing Shadowing WRONG (Here's How To Fix It)

You're Doing Shadowing WRONG (Here's How To Fix It)

From English with Thiago by Thiago Alencar

May 6, 2026 · 11 min · Episode 168

About this episode

Thiago Alencar discusses the common mistakes in shadowing techniques for language learners and provides a method to improve the practice.

⭐B2 Edge Spring Sale (20% OFF): https://studio.com/thiago 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 Shadowing is one of the most powerful speaking techniques ever developed for language learners. And most people are doing it completely wrong.If you've tried shadowing before and felt like you were always behind, always scrambling, never really understanding what you were saying — that's not a you problem. That's a method problem. And in this video, I'm going to fix it.You'll learn:1) Why the "echo method" (repeating simultaneously) is the worst way to shadow2) What shadowing is actually training in your brain — and why nothing else does both at once3) The exact 4-step protocol I used to build my own English — and still teach to every student I work with4) Why you should never shadow something you don't fully understandThe one step most learners skip that makes all the differenceIf you apply what's in this video, your next shadowing session will feel completely different from every one you've done before.

People in this episode

Host: Thiago Alencar

Topics covered

  • shadowing technique
  • language learning
  • speaking skills
  • vocabulary improvement
  • language acquisition

Keywords

  • shadowing
  • language learners
  • echo method
  • speaking techniques
  • vocabulary
  • 4-step protocol

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