I hear everyone saying I should do "shadowing practice". And it's explained as trying to repeat what someone says as they are saying it. I'm almost finished with Genki 2 and I'm listening to some podcasts like "bite sized Japanese" and I can follow along ok. I definetly can't speak super well, but that's because I don't recall and build sentences on my own as well as I can read. I guess my question is, if I continue to read, listen to podcasts and talk to myself and friends in Japanese, will I continue to make progress or am I going to hit a roadblock if I don't actually practice shadowing.
I just feel like shadowing is super difficult, even in English I don't think I can do it well. It's like my brain can't listen and speak at the same time. if I try to speak, I can't understand what's being said
by OkBumblebee2630