IPRE 9146 - HISTORY OF WRTNG & THE ALPHABET
THIS WORKSHOP PROVIDES AN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY FOR TEACH ERS K-12 ON THE ORIGINS AND PRACTICE OF WRITING AND READING IN EGYPT, MESOPOTAMIA, CANAAN/ISRAEL, AND GREECE. IT INTRO DUCES THE RUDIMENTS OF CUNEIFORM, HIEROGLYPHS, AND EARLY AL PHABETS, AND EXAMINES THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT OF EACH, WITH ATTENTION TO THE LIFE AND WORK OF SCRIBES AND ORAL TRADITIONS AND MEMORY SYSTEMS THAT SHAPED ANCIENT LIT ERACY. IT IS DESIGNED TO SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR CURRICULA IN SOCIAL STUDIES AND LANGUAGE ARTS AND TO STIMULATE THINK ING ABOUT THE ROLE OF LITERACY IN SOCIETY.
Credits: 1-3
This course is not offered in the Summer 2010 (2107) or Spring 2010 (2104) or Fall 2009 (2101) terms.
