Why you shouldn't listen to slow audio

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Episode Summary:

• News in Slow Spanish-type sites are becoming increasing popular

• With Yabla you can slow down the audio

• But are these helpful, or dangerous?

• There are only two reasons you won’t understand something spoken:

A) You don’t know the words/grammar
B) You can’t understand fast speech

• If you slow down what you’re listening to, you’re not helping your listening, because it’s not natural, and lacks the features of fast speech

• It simply gives you more time to process the information, i.e. think about the words used

• But is this the best way to learn new vocabulary… listening to slow, unnatural audio?

• This = confusing / misunderstanding the problem, and can severely limited your ability to cope with real language

• Listening to stuff at your level (comprehensible input)
• Listen at natural speed, and use the transcript to help you understand.

PS - I do sometimes slow down audio (Speater app), but it’s always when I’m listening to stuff that’s too hard for me

Caveat: Slowing down audio could be useful at the very beginning

Manifesto for Better Listening – a blog post I wrote about listening skills (https://www.iwillteachyoualanguage.com/a-manifesto-for-better-listening/)

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