http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fnews.sciencemag.org%2Fsciencenow%2F2013%2F02%2Fsay-what-better-hearing-takes-pr.html?tab=people&uname=sraspanglish
Friday, February 15, 2013
Say what? Better hearing takes practice
I think the structure that organizes this article is spatial order. First it give the description then examples and last illustrations. The tone of the article seems that the author agrees with what she is writing about. The article is explaining that scientist think that part of the problem of hearing loss has to do with our brains. Age related hearing loss can come from disappearance of sensory cells in the inner ear. As people grow older their brains slow down. One side affect is that they can't process fast-moving parts of speech. Most likely they can't process consonants in the beginning of words such as "b," "p," "g," and "d." In the article it says that "As we get older our brains slow down, a natural part of aging call neural slowing." "Having conversation in a nosy restaurant can be difficult, and for elderly people often impossible." "But with a little practice, the brain can learn to hear above the din, a new study suggest. This means that elderly people that can't hear well can go to classes and learn how to hear better. I think this was a good article because I didn't know you could hear better by going to classes.
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In order for the organization to be spatial, it would have to explore hearing either by the different parts of the ear canal or even the proximity of the sound to the listener. This article could really be described more as chronological (beginning of study to conclusions) or general to specific.
ReplyDeleteFor tone, I want to know more than if the author agrees or disagrees. Is this personal for the author? Is it serious? Is it biased?
You have a good grasp of the main idea, and I like how you paraphrase what the supporting details mean instead of just inserting quotes. However, your inferences should probably include something about the connection between hearing and dementia.