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Audiobook Research Paper

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There has always been a large debate on if listening to an audiobook has the same benefits as reading a book. In some ways reading and listening are the same. The readers and listeners both understand the plot and know the characters motivations, but there are somethings that audiobooks are missing. Listening to a book is similar to driving a car on a road with no road signs. Without the signs the driver would not have a clear idea of what is happening or where they are. They can still drive just not as well as if the road signs were there. It is the same with audiobooks. Listeners are still benefiting from the audiobooks, yet not as much as if they were to read the book. Due to being easily distracted when listening to a book, reading the …show more content…

It is only discovered by reading books. People that only listen to the book do not get to see were periods, semicolons, and commas go when writing a story. If kids only listen to audiobooks, then they will never learn how to spell, or how to write without reading the book. People get to hear new vocabulary when listening to books, however, they do not get to see how this new vocabulary is spelled. This generates problems when someone wants to write the word down, and use it in their own writing. The article ,Reading For Pleasure, discusses how grammar and vocabulary is important in people's lives. People still need to write and spell words. Spell check cannot solve every problem. This relates to driving without knowing which pedal is go and which pedal is stop. After a while you might be able to figure it out, but it is dangerous …show more content…

Some say that audiobooks are even better than physical books. Many people think that being able to multi-task while listening to an audiobook causes it to have more benefits. However, while people may be able to drive or clean when listening, multi-tasking may cause distractions. These distractions will lead to the listener missing key plot points to a book. People also say that when listening to an audiobook listeners are not able to skip over boring parts of the book, and are forced to hear the whole story. This is true, however, people skip over the tedious parts because they do not find them interesting. Enabling people to skip lifeless parts can lead them to undervalue the book. Many people also claim that children listening to audiobooks improve listening skills. However, it is better for kids have to have the physical book in front of them. This keeps them from getting distracted when listening to the audiobook. Therefore, without the books, the children are not profiting from listening to the

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