Enhancing Listening Skills through Shadowing: An Experimental Study of Intermediate English Learners

This study examines the effectiveness of the shadowing technique in improving students’ listening comprehension competence in English. The article sets as its main task the scientific analysis of teaching listening comprehension through shadowing technique on the basis of foreign experience and research of leading scholars, monitoring and analyzing the learning process in terms of improving listening comprehension competencies in the process of teaching English, and examining students’ attitudes towards language learning.
Through such research methods as targeted observation, study and analysis of relevant sources, questionnaire survey, experimental testing, and comparative analysis and generalization of the results, this study studies the impact of shadowing technique on students’ listening comprehension. Using a special questionnaire, the study examines and analyzes students’ interests in language learning, reasons for language learning, and the level of use of modern technical devices in foreign language lessons. In the next stage, a group of 16 members, divided into experimental and control groups, will take special test tasks before and after applying the shadowing technique in listening comprehension, and the description of the results they showed will be expressed in mathematical analysis.
The results of the study show that the test scores of the experimental group using the shadowing technique are significantly higher than those of the control group. Based on the observed development in students, it can be concluded that the shadowing technique not only improves students’ ability to understand spoken English, but also increases their self-confidence and speaking ability, and the level of interest in language learning. This article discusses the theoretical foundations of the shadowing technique, its practical application in the classroom, and its possible benefits for language learners.