{"id":1123,"date":"2026-01-13T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=1123"},"modified":"2026-01-13T01:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T01:00:02","slug":"repeat-after-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/pronunciation\/repeat-after-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Why \u201cRepeat After Me\u201d Doesn't Improve Pronunciation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/pronunciation\/repeat-after-me\/#Make_Students_Actually_Listen\" >Make Students (Actually) Listen<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/pronunciation\/repeat-after-me\/#Have_Students_First_Repeat_In_Their_Mind\" >Have Students First Repeat In Their Mind<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/pronunciation\/repeat-after-me\/#Have_Students_Repeat_After_Themselves\" >Have Students Repeat After Themselves<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/pronunciation\/repeat-after-me\/#%F0%9F%93%8C_Takeaways\" >\ud83d\udccc Takeaways<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>You\u2019re reading out some expressions for the student to repeat after you. In your opinion, which of the following is the best way to do so?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your student repeats when you\u2019re halfway through the sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your student repeats immediately after you finish reading the sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your student lets you finish the sentence, reflects on the pronunciation, and then reads it out loud.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/19033315\/image2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1125\" style=\"width:900px;height:352px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/19033315\/image2.png 623w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/19033315\/image2-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If your student just wants to practice saying things, options 1 and 2 are fine. However, if a student wants to improve their pronunciation, option 3 is more ideal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After all, we won\u2019t improve by mindlessly repeating after what we hear. We only improve when we repeat after <em>reflecting on<\/em> what we\u2019ve heard. Unfortunately, very few students do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So today, we\u2019ll talk about how to get them to practice mindful repetition so their pronunciation actually improves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Make_Students_Actually_Listen\"><\/span>Make Students (Actually) Listen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While we think students are listening to us, they often aren\u2019t. Instead, they\u2019re focused on reading the text in the lesson materials.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/19033328\/image4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/19033328\/image4.png 624w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/19033328\/image4-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Reading (instead of listening) then leads to another problem. Because many English words aren\u2019t spelled the way they\u2019re pronounced, the spelling in the text will distract students from listening to your correct pronunciation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The temptation to read and not listen is a result of something called the \u201cMcGurk Effect,\u201d which says that our brains prioritize what we see over what we hear. This effect is very powerful and shouldn't be underestimated!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So one thing we can encourage our students to do is to close their eyes and listen closely to what we\u2019re saying \u2014 before reading the words on the page. Or have them read your lips instead of the text. Either way, don\u2019t let them get distracted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Have_Students_First_Repeat_In_Their_Mind\"><\/span>Have Students First Repeat In Their Mind<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A basketball player who successfully shoots a ball into the basket might ask themselves, \u201cHow did I do that? What did I do correctly?\u201d They\u2019ll reflect on their hand positioning or timing and then try to reproduce it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the same way, learners should also try to replay the sounds they heard, and reflect on them before trying to reproduce them. After all, they'll have trouble repeating a phrase correctly if they can't even <a href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/vocab-expressions\/picture-idioms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">picture<\/a> themselves doing it first. So encourage your students to first repeat in their mind before repeating out loud.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/19033319\/image3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/19033319\/image3.png 624w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/05\/19033319\/image3-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll want to exaggerate important features of the target word or expression to help students notice them and be able to replay them in their mind. For example, if you notice your student mispronouncing a consonant or vowel sound, repeat the word(s) again, emphasizing that sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Have_Students_Repeat_After_Themselves\"><\/span>Have Students Repeat After Themselves<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, it\u2019s sometimes better to not have students repeat after us. For example, maybe you\u2019ve repeated a word (e.g. \u201crow\u201d) many times, but your student still pronounces it \u201clow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They most likely can\u2019t hear the difference between the two sounds \u2014&nbsp;let's not forget that some sounds are very difficult, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/F4MsJHn-lRA?t=104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">even for people who are quite fluent<\/a>! In these cases, just having the student repeat after you won\u2019t help.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, guide them toward the proper pronunciation using drawings, gestures or explanations of how to position their mouth. (See our <a href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/24\/r-and-l-pronunciation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post on teaching R and L sounds<\/a> for examples.) Then, have them repeat after themselves to get used to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, rather than \u201cspoon-feeding\u201d the sound to the student, we let them gradually develop their own model of the sound. This process of figuring out how to achieve the right pronunciation will help them better remember it in the long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%8C_Takeaways\"><\/span>\ud83d\udccc Takeaways<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To sum up, here are three strategies to help students become more mindful of pronunciation during repetition exercises:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make sure they actually pay attention to your pronunciation by having them close their eyes or read your lips.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have them <em>mentally<\/em> repeat before they actually repeat out loud.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guide them toward the right pronunciation and then have them repeat after themselves.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>For more on helping students improve their pronunciation, check out this post on <a href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/pronunciation\/forget-the-word-stress-rules-for-now-and-prioritize-these-two-principles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">teaching word stress<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019re reading out some expressions for the student to repeat after you. 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