English Lab: Class Expectations

Based on the first two labs that we've had, it seems like this class is intended to enhance the basics that we will learn in English 103 and allow us to utilize these skills in a more creative fashion. The lab and regular English class are probably connected because they focus on different areas of English that, collectively, will develop our reading and writing skills to their full extent.

My first reaction to the class was that it is going to be a laid back, open-ended setting. This lab will probably allow us to take structured and general concepts that we learn in our regular English class, and give us an outlet to apply these concepts in ways according to our own imaginations.

I expect that the knowledge I will gain of grammar and rhetoric from my regular English class, will be very useful when completing many of the lab projects that will be assigned this semester. From the lab syllabus, I got the impression that most of the projects will be looking for us to express our creative side. But although the projects seem very open to personal interpretations, it is important to express ourselves creatively while still adhering to the concrete rules of the English language.

This class will give us a hand's on setting and supply us with the resources needed to put the many uses of language into action and see how they can apply to various aspects of life.