I’m at a point when my reading and listening are very good and I can watch shows and read books without always having to look up words. My speaking on the other hand is awful, while I can understand grammar, I can’t use it and make mistakes even “conjugating”. Everyone keeps saying to do shadowing but I’m confused as to what role shadowing is supposed to play. It sounds like shadowing is only useful for practicing pronunciation but does it actually help you be able to form sentences on your own? I’m just really confused because I feel like you wouldn’t be practicing actual production by just regurgitating what someone else is saying.
by anon_v3