Steve Kauffman on reading and "screening" - he says he does not think we need a new word for reading on screens, it's still READING...
Steve Kaufmann of www.thelinguist.blogs.com and www.lingq.com states his answers below in BOLD LETTERS:
1. Since reading on paper is very different from reading on screens,
do you think that at some point it might be USEFUL to coin a new word in English
for "reading on screens", ......yes or no?
No
2. If YES, .....can you suggest any possible words for this new word: maybe
scanning? screen-reading? screening? any other words you can think of
that might work well here, words or terms?
> 3. A futurist inthe USA , a very well known person, tells me:
> "Screening" is not a new term, but this might just be the time that it
> catches on, given the imminent arrival of Apple's iPad, and other
> devices. The last time I heard it -- screening -- in this way -- was
> back in the late 1990s when the RocketBook and Softbook made their
> debut, but the term didn't do any better than the products did."
> do you agree with him that THIS might be the time SCREENING catches
> on? Yes or no or comments?
No. Reading is reading. If some people read on a Kindle, or on their computer, they are still reading, in my view. They are converting symbols into meaning.
>
>
> 4. This furturist told me "This time around, screening is a clever and
> useful term capturing the fact
> that the experience reading on a screen is fundamentally different
> from reading on paper. Not a priori worse or better; just different."
> Do you agree with him here, yes or no or comments?
No. Our brains process the meaning that the symbols convey. However, we are more likely to search for more information while reading on a screen. It is less relaxing than reading a book.
>
>
>
>
> 5. This futurist also told me ..."So definitley SCREENING is the right
> word for the moment in terms of drawing
> people's attention to the vast literary shift about to wash over
> us....Do you agree that we are now witnessing a vast literary shift
> about to wash over us? YES NO MAYBE? COMMENTS?
No. A book, a papyrus scroll, a lead tablet, it does not matter. It is reading something that has been recorded in the form of symbols.
>
>
> 6. Is there any research yet that speaks about the way that different
> parts of the brain light up when people read on paper compared to when
> they read on a screen? Has anyone studied it this way yet? Can it be
> studied this way? Do you think it is possible that different parts of
> the brain light up when we read on paper vs reading on screens? Might
> PHD people do research on this in the future.? how could one conduct
> such research? with MRI machines? brain scans?
No idea.
>
> 7. Does reading on screens hamper or hinder our critical analysis
> skills of what we are reading?
No effect. No effect. The difference is that we have access to more resources. Critical analysis is a matter of a wide range of reading experiences and life experiences and is not influenced by the medium we are using to read. We are more easily distracted reading on a computer since we can click on links or go to search for information. On the other hand, I find myself going to the computer to search for information even while reading books.
>
>
> 8. If in the future most reading is done on screens, from computers to
> iPhones to Kindles to even textbooks on screens, could this hurt the
> critical thinking skills of young people to think, analyze and asess
> information?
It will have no effect. Most pleasure reading will be done off screen, with work-related or study-related reading done on screens.
>
>
> 9. Do you think people will be reading on paper surfaces anymore in
> the year 2050? in the year 2099?
Yes. Paper is a great invention.
>
>
> 10. Are you willing or ready to say goodbye to MR PAPER, and greet
> the SCREEN AGE with a complete open-minded welcome?
> posted by dan at 7:11 AM
I use the computer a lot. I would happily use a Kindle if it could accommodate language-learning software like LingQ. I even bought an e-book reader to try it out (Jetbook). I prefer books if there is no functionality involved. I think a lot of people will continue to do so.
- Steve Kaufmann
www.thelinguist.blogs.com
www.lingq.com
1. Since reading on paper is very different from reading on screens,
do you think that at some point it might be USEFUL to coin a new word in English
for "reading on screens", ......yes or no?
No
2. If YES, .....can you suggest any possible words for this new word: maybe
scanning? screen-reading? screening? any other words you can think of
that might work well here, words or terms?
> 3. A futurist inthe USA , a very well known person, tells me:
> "Screening" is not a new term, but this might just be the time that it
> catches on, given the imminent arrival of Apple's iPad, and other
> devices. The last time I heard it -- screening -- in this way -- was
> back in the late 1990s when the RocketBook and Softbook made their
> debut, but the term didn't do any better than the products did."
> do you agree with him that THIS might be the time SCREENING catches
> on? Yes or no or comments?
No. Reading is reading. If some people read on a Kindle, or on their computer, they are still reading, in my view. They are converting symbols into meaning.
>
>
> 4. This furturist told me "This time around, screening is a clever and
> useful term capturing the fact
> that the experience reading on a screen is fundamentally different
> from reading on paper. Not a priori worse or better; just different."
> Do you agree with him here, yes or no or comments?
No. Our brains process the meaning that the symbols convey. However, we are more likely to search for more information while reading on a screen. It is less relaxing than reading a book.
>
>
>
>
> 5. This futurist also told me ..."So definitley SCREENING is the right
> word for the moment in terms of drawing
> people's attention to the vast literary shift about to wash over
> us....Do you agree that we are now witnessing a vast literary shift
> about to wash over us? YES NO MAYBE? COMMENTS?
No. A book, a papyrus scroll, a lead tablet, it does not matter. It is reading something that has been recorded in the form of symbols.
>
>
> 6. Is there any research yet that speaks about the way that different
> parts of the brain light up when people read on paper compared to when
> they read on a screen? Has anyone studied it this way yet? Can it be
> studied this way? Do you think it is possible that different parts of
> the brain light up when we read on paper vs reading on screens? Might
> PHD people do research on this in the future.? how could one conduct
> such research? with MRI machines? brain scans?
No idea.
>
> 7. Does reading on screens hamper or hinder our critical analysis
> skills of what we are reading?
No effect. No effect. The difference is that we have access to more resources. Critical analysis is a matter of a wide range of reading experiences and life experiences and is not influenced by the medium we are using to read. We are more easily distracted reading on a computer since we can click on links or go to search for information. On the other hand, I find myself going to the computer to search for information even while reading books.
>
>
> 8. If in the future most reading is done on screens, from computers to
> iPhones to Kindles to even textbooks on screens, could this hurt the
> critical thinking skills of young people to think, analyze and asess
> information?
It will have no effect. Most pleasure reading will be done off screen, with work-related or study-related reading done on screens.
>
>
> 9. Do you think people will be reading on paper surfaces anymore in
> the year 2050? in the year 2099?
Yes. Paper is a great invention.
>
>
> 10. Are you willing or ready to say goodbye to MR PAPER, and greet
> the SCREEN AGE with a complete open-minded welcome?
> posted by dan at 7:11 AM
I use the computer a lot. I would happily use a Kindle if it could accommodate language-learning software like LingQ. I even bought an e-book reader to try it out (Jetbook). I prefer books if there is no functionality involved. I think a lot of people will continue to do so.
- Steve Kaufmann
www.thelinguist.blogs.com
www.lingq.com
posted by dan at 9:32 AM
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