StoryLearning Podcast

232: Why you shouldn't listen to "slow audio"


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 In this solo episode, Olly discusses whether listening to "slow audio" is useful.

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:
    • 1) You don't know the words/grammar
    • 2) 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 li
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