How Writing Works - From the Invention of the Alphabet to the Rise of Social Media

From the invention of the alphabet to the explosion of the internet, Dominic Wyse takes us on a unique journey into the process of writing.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. A history of writing; 3. Writing guidance; 4. Expert writers; 5. Creativity and writing; 6. Novice writers and education; 7. The process of writing.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Dominic Wyse is Professor of Early Childhood and Primary Education at University College London Institute of Education. He is author of The Good Writing Guide for Education Students and Teaching English, Language and Literacy. He has been an invited expert for BBC Newsnight and the BBC Radio Four Today programme, and for the Guardian and Times newspapers.

Zusammenfassung

As a subject of research, writing has been relatively neglected in favour of verbal language and reading. This book is a new analysis of the process of writing. It explains how the world's greatest authors write; critiques the best guides to writing; and presents new research on creativity and writing.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Dominic Wyse, Dominic (University College London) Wyse
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9781107184688
• ISBN: 978-1-107-18468-8
• Seiten: 248
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Pädagogik > Allgemeines, Lexika; Linguistics, Philosophy of Mind, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Philosophy & theory of education, Writing skills, Educational: English language: reading & writing skills, Educational: writing skills: handwriting