The Teaching of Classics

A comprehensive overview of the teaching of classics.

James Morwood (Edited by)

9780521527637, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 16 October 2003

206 pages
21.7 x 13.8 x 1.3 cm, 0.304 kg

A comprehensive overview of the teaching of classics. The Teaching of Classics outlines how teaching of the subject has developed and arrived at its present situation and suggests strategies for the future. It addresses the teaching of the subject at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. The authors also communicate the sense of innovatory excitement that surrounds current initiative, celebrate the successes in the two major growth areas - primary and adult education - and confront the dangers that face the subject with clear-eyed realism.

Notes on contributors
Foreword
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Part I: The historical context and classics in the curriculum
Part II: From primary to higher education
Part III: Classics outside the curriculum
Epilogue
Some useful addresses.

Subject Areas: Educational: Languages other than English [YQF]