Critical Appreciation
Facilitators : Arcadia University Dr.Sandra Crenshaw
Venue:- HVB
Facilitators : Arcadia University Dr.Sandra Crenshaw
Venue:- HVB
Session Details
9:00 – 10:30 Session 1
Critical Interpretation: The Craft of Storytelling
*Why we term certain texts as “Classics”
*How do observations about the text lead to deeper questions of interpretation?
*The most important question you will ever ask: So what?
10:30 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:30 Session 2
Language and Culture: The Context of Storytelling
*The history of language in its cultural context
*How does language function as a cultural marker in its literary context?
*The second most important question you will ever ask: So what?
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 Session 3
Mass Media: How Storytelling Has Changed (and Hasn’t)
*The history of the relationship between mass media and literature
*How does globalized media change what we think of as “Classics”?
*The third most important question you will ever ask: So what?
2:30 – 3:30 Session 4
U.S. Universities: Insights into the Application Process, the Curriculum and Student Life
*Developing a Global Pathway
*Writing the application and essay
*Succeeding in academics
*Living in the U.S. as a student
3:30 – 4:00 Closing and Tea
Critical Interpretation: The Craft of Storytelling
*Why we term certain texts as “Classics”
*How do observations about the text lead to deeper questions of interpretation?
*The most important question you will ever ask: So what?
10:30 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:30 Session 2
Language and Culture: The Context of Storytelling
*The history of language in its cultural context
*How does language function as a cultural marker in its literary context?
*The second most important question you will ever ask: So what?
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 Session 3
Mass Media: How Storytelling Has Changed (and Hasn’t)
*The history of the relationship between mass media and literature
*How does globalized media change what we think of as “Classics”?
*The third most important question you will ever ask: So what?
2:30 – 3:30 Session 4
U.S. Universities: Insights into the Application Process, the Curriculum and Student Life
*Developing a Global Pathway
*Writing the application and essay
*Succeeding in academics
*Living in the U.S. as a student
3:30 – 4:00 Closing and Tea