Aug. 3, 2025
My Favorite Way of Studying English お気に入りの英語勉強方法
These days, language-learning textbooks usually come with a URL to download the audio or an app to play it. Personally, I don’t really like that. I prefer CDs instead.
People say CDs are outdated, but they work much better for me than using my low-spec, slow smartphone. I like single-purpose devices that do just one thing, rather than ones that try to do everything at once. That’s why I love kitchen timers—I actually own several of them!
Also, my phone is usually busy running games, so I’d rather not ask it to do anything else. As for downloading audio to a PC, that makes no sense for me either, because I almost never sit in front of my computer to study English. Most of my English listening is done while I’m doing something else—like getting ready in the morning or doing housework.
It might sound surprising, but I own two CD players. That way, I don’t have to keep switching CDs or carrying one player around. I just leave them where I need them.
Here’s how I study: I buy older English conversation books with CDs on Amazon at cheap prices. Then I listen to them while doing chores or getting dressed. If there are words I can’t catch, I look them up later. Sometimes I also shadow along with the audio.
I feel like I’ve really built up my English skills this way—though I haven’t met many people who study quite like this.
今の言語のテキストを買うと、出版社のURLがついていて、本文の音声をダウンロードできることが多い。もしくはアプリ。だけど私はこれが苦手で、CDがついてくるものが好き。CDは時代遅れと思われているけど、私の低スペックで遅いスマホで聞くよりもずっといい。一つのデバイスにいろんなことをさせるより、単一機能を持ったアイテムが好きなんだ。キッチンタイマーとか。キッチンタイマー大好き。いくつも持ってる。それに、私のスマホはいつもゲームをしていることが多いから、あまりほかの作業をさせたくないんだ。パソコンにダウンロードする方法は私にとっては全く意味がない。パソコンの前で英語を聞くことはない。私の英語学習、特にリスニングは、だいたい「ながら作業」だから。
驚かれるかもしれないけど、CDプレイヤーは2つ持ってる。2つあればCDを取り換える手間も、持って移動する手間も減る。具体的なやり方はこうだ。アマゾンで古いCD付きの英会話の本を安く購入する。身支度とか家事の間に聞く。CDを流して、聞き取れなかった言葉は後で確認する。CDの音声に合わせてシャドウイングすることもある。こうやってかなり力を付けた気持ちでいるんだけど、あまりこういうやり方をしている人はいないかも。
As for downloading audio to a PC, that makes no sense for me either, because I almost never sit in front of my computer to study English.
Interesting, personally I mostly study Japanese when sitting in front of the computer, though sometimes I'll listen to podcasts etc. on my phone while out for a walk.
My Favorite Way of Studying English お気に入りの英語勉強方法
These days, language-learning textbooks usually come with a URL to download the audio or an app to play it.
Personally, I don’t really like that.
I prefer CDs instead.
People say CDs are outdated, but they work much better for me than using my low-spec, slow smartphone.
I like single-purpose devices that do just one thing, rather than ones that try to do everything at once.
That’s why I love kitchen timers—I actually own several of them!
Also, my phone is usually busy running games, so I’d rather not ask it to do anything else.
or: "...so I'd rather not overload it with another task."
As for downloading audio to a PC, that makes no sense for me either, because I almost never sit in front of my computer to study English.
Most of my English listening is done while I’m doing something else—like getting ready in the morning or doing housework.
It might sound surprising, but I own two CD players.
That way, I don’t have to keep switching CDs or carrying one player around with me all the time.
I just leave them where I need them.
Here’s how I study: I buy older English conversation books with CDs on Amazon at cheaplower prices.
or: "[...] on Amazon for cheap."
Then I listen to them while doing chores or getting dressed.
If there are words I can’t catch, I look them up later.
Sometimes I also shadow along withrepeat after the audio.
The original sentence is understandable, but a little unnatural. You can just say that you "repeat after" the audio. This conveys the same meaning as "shadowing" the audio.
I feel like I’ve really built up my English skills this way—though I haven’t met many people who study quite like this.
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Well done! That's an interesting way of studying English. Some of my Japanese textbooks also include CDs, but I don't have a player! (lol) Maybe I should look for a cheap one online.
Aug. 4, 2025
Thank you! You're right, "repeat after" is easy to understand. I just simply used "shadowing" as a translation of "シャドウイング," but here, "repeat after" might be preferable. I hope you can try your Japanese textbooks' CDs someday!
My Favorite Way of Studying English お気に入りの英語勉強方法
These days, language-learning textbooks usually come with a URL to download the audio or an app to play it.
Personally, I don’t really like that.
I prefer CDs instead.
Me too!
People say CDs are outdated, but they work much better for me than using my low-spec, slow smartphone.
I like single-purpose devices that do just one thing, rather than ones that try to do everything at once.
That’s why I love kitchen timers—I actually own several of them!
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Here’s how I study: I buy older English conversation books with CDs on Amazon at cheap prices.
Then I listen to them while doing chores or getting dressed.
If there are words I can’t catch, I look them up later.
Sometimes I also shadow along with the audio.
I feel like I’ve really built up my English skills this way—though I haven’t met many people who study quite like this.
Aug. 4, 2025
Thank you! I'm glad you also like CDs!
People say CDs are outdated, but they work much better for me than using my low-spec, slow smartphone.
As for downloading audio to a PC, that makes no sense for me, either,. This is because I almost never sit in front of my computer to study English.
I might be wrong with the placement of the second comma, but otherwise, I think it might be easier to break up your original sentence into two shorter ones like this when writing in English. The second "for" could also be replaced with "to," but to each their own.
Most of my English listening is done while I’m doing something else—, like getting ready in the morning or doing housework.
If you have a dependent clause and an independent clause together, you could replace the dash with a comma to maintain the original sentence's order.
ItThis might sound surprising, but I own two CD players.
To me, using "This" at the start lets people know that what you're about to discuss next is a truly new fact. That way, readers don't have to guess what you're referring to by using "It," since using that might imply that you're going to talk about something you mentioned already. This sentence might work either way, though.
I feel like I’ve really built up my English skills this way—though I haven’t met many people who study quite like this, though.
If you want to keep the EN dash in this case, you can put "though" at the end of the sentence like I've done here. Otherwise, you can replace the dash with a comma in order to maintain your sentence's original structure.
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I think this strategy's a valid one when it comes to learning English and other languages, and I'm glad it's working for you!
Aug. 4, 2025
Thank you! All the points you mentioned are really useful, but I was especially intrigued by the usage of 'to each their own.' That's a nice bonus for me.
My Favorite Way of Studying English お気に入りの英語勉強方法
These days, language-learning textbooks usually come with a URL to download the audio or an app to play it.
Personally, I don’t really like that.
I prefer CDs instead.
People say CDs are outdated, but they work much better for me than using my low-spec, slow smartphone.
I like single-purpose devices that do just one thing, rather than ones that try to do everything at once.
That’s why I love kitchen timers—I actually own several of them!
Also, my phone is usually busy running games, so I’d rather not ask it to do anything else.
As for downloading audio to as from the PC, that makes no sense for me either, because I almost never sit in front of my computer to study English.
The reason I phrased it this way as downloading is usually the action of "receiving" especially when it comes to devices. But if you meant to say the opposite such as transferring a file(s) to PC, it will become "As for uploading audios to the PC" instead.
You can also say, "it doesn't make sense to me" as another way to phrase it.
Most of my English listening is done while I’m doing something else—like getting ready in the morning or doing housework.
It might sound surprising, but I own two CD players.
That way, I don’t have to keep switching CDs or carrying one player around.
I just leave them where I need them.
Here’s how I study: I buy older English conversation books with CDs on Amazon at cheap prices.
Then I listen to them while doing chores or getting dressed.
If there are words I can’t catch, I look them up later.
Sometimes I also shadow along with the audio.
I feel like I’ve really built up my English skills this way—though I haven’t met many people who study quite like this.
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Overall, looks natural to me!
It's nice to hear that someone else prefers CDs! I also feel the same way, I get distracted easily by the amount of apps I have on my phone. Sadly, I don't own a CD player anymore. I try to make up with listening and shadowing by listening to podcasts instead!
Aug. 3, 2025
Thank you. Ah, podcasts are another great resource! I listen to some podcast channels when I ride my bicycle.
As for downloading audio to a PC, that makes no sense for me either, because I almost never sit in front of my computer to study English.
Most of my English listening is done while I’m doing something else— like getting ready in the morning or doing housework.
I feel like I’ve really built up my English skills this way—, though I haven’t met many people who study quite like this.
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Very nice writing you have here! Just a few corrections on punctuation, but everything else seems good to me.
Aug. 3, 2025
Thank you! I realized punctuation is not as easy as it looks!
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