Mihai Nadin Quotes:
Ocupation: Researcher
Life: b. February 2, 1938
Birthday: February 2
The major accomplishment of analyzing illiteracy so far has been the listing of symptoms: the decrease in functional literacy; a general degradation of writing skills and reading comprehension; an alarming increase of packaged language (cliches used in speeches, canned messages); and a general tendency to substitute visual media (especially television and video) for written language.
source: Mihai Nadin (1997). “The Civilization of Illiteracy”, p.17, Dresden University Press
topic: Reading, Writing, Media, Written Language, Writing Skills
