However, soon after the penalty kick was sanctioned, the commentators began to share their own opinions, with a bias in favor of Arsenal. A commentator expresses a personal opinion of the facts, often times influenced by past experience, favoritism, nationalism, commercial/business obligations, or some other kind of biased behavior.

My point is that describing will indeed support comprehension and enrich the learning experience. However, interpretation is a whole new process, involving more complex behavioral responses – I may or may not agree with the interpretation is the most obvious one. Often times, I find that commentators destroy the audience’s experience by adding doubt, confusion, and negative criticism. During a recent world football tournament I heard a commentator disrespecting the people of an entire country by calling them “A Little Country where nothing much is happening” – which was completely unnecessary.

Thank you for publishing this article. I have followed your publications for a while and find them very interesting.

Paulo Castro | @FullMind_Design | http://www.linkedin.com/in/pauloxp