Dominic Wyse (University College London)

How Writing Works

From the Invention of the Alphabet to the Rise of Social Media

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 151mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 418g
• ISBN-13: 9781316636060
• ISBN-10: 1316636062
• Artikelnr.: 48505555

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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.

Rezensionen

'This is an insightful and far ranging book on writing, its history, and how to teach it. Drawing on the insights of philosophers, scientists, educators, and accomplished writers, Dominic Wyse lays bare the power, mystique, and the pleasures of writing.' Steve Graham, Arizona State University