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10/12/2012

James J. Murphy (ed): A Short History of Writing Instruction from Ancient Greece to Contemporary America

James J. MurphyJames J. Murphy (ed): A Short History of Writing Instruction from Ancient Greece to Contemporary America

Routledge, 2012

ISBN: 978-0-415-89745-7

Its longtitudinal approach enables students to track the recurrence over time of not only specific teaching methods, but also major issues such as social purpose, writing as power, the effect of technologies, the rise of vernaculars, and writing as a force for democratization.

 

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