Part II
Listening

Part II describes the ingredients that make a recorded reading of a text different from a print version of the same text, so that you can develop your own criteria for judging such texts. Unit 3 examines the impact on music of all kinds when it is recorded, with or without an accompanying visual, and discusses the significance to young people of the major unrecorded audio text in their lives—radio. Unit 4 looks at the supporting roles in the world of popular music played by magazines and Internet sites.

Unit 3
Listening to Music

Unit 3 looks not so much at music itself, but at music as it is mediated through different forms of reproduction such as radio, audio recording (cassette, CD, etc.), and video recording that adds images to the music. What is the impact of those media on the daily lives of children and adolescents? This unit examines these issues and explores the importance of those media that support the industry of music reproduction, particularly magazines and the Internet.

Learning Objectives

When you have completed Unit 3, you should be able to achieve the following learning objectives.

  1. Understand the complexity of the popular music industry and its impact on children, through radio, music television, and audio recordings.
  2. Examine some of the implications of the infrastructure that supports the music industry, particularly in magazines and on the Internet.

Unit 4
Listening to Text

There are many different forms of recorded and broadcast text. Unit 4 investigates ways in which written texts are affected by being transferred to audio form, and looks at the role of sound effects, background music, and dramatization, exploring both the changes to the text and the impact on the listener.

Learning Objectives

When you have completed Unit 4, you should be able to achieve the following learning objectives.

  1. Recognize and understand different types of audio text.
  2. Develop ways of evaluating audio stories for children and adolescents.
  3. Appreciate uses for audio text such as language learning and assistance to the visually impaired.
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