Attempt to Develop Listening Comprehension Skills Using Shadowing for International Students in the English Track for Science

Abstract

This study reports on an attempt to develop listening comprehension skills using shadowing for international students in the English Track for Science. These students have difficulty securing time to study Japanese. When practising listening comprehension struggle to deal with unknown language items, which places a heavy burden on them. Therefore, the author conducted classes using shadowing and analyzed a total of six tests and the records over a period of about three months. The results showed that shadowing had a certain effect, especially in first-time listening comprehension questions involving language items that had been previously shadowed.