For someone who normally finds English class to be monotonous and boring, English 1080 was actually quite enjoyable for me. The classes were interesting when there was discussion between the professor and students but when it was silent and no conversations were being made the class would seem to just drag on by. This problem was more related to students comfort levels as apposed to course content and I found that professor Jonathan Parsons did a wonderful job with trying to interact with his students, we just need to find our voice and speak up.
Finding ways to write and convey my answer has been quite a problem throughout high school for me, so when I started this course I felt like it was going to be bad all over again. Throughout the lectures and writing assignments I developed the skills to write more concisely and with more vigor. It used to take me days to type out an essay but now I can sit down and write up a good rough draft within two to three hours.
The online blog posts were a nice touch to the curriculum. They broke up the monotony of university assignments and labs and allowed for a more comfortable leaned back experience to develop writing skills and let students make comments on other peoples work from the comfort of their computer. This was a great touch to the course, although I can't say I enjoyed it from the beginning, but now I find it pleasurable to be able to sit down and get our thoughts out on a topic to be graded.
The only thing I didn't enjoy about the course was how silent some days would get when no one wanted to respond. It seemed like it was the same few people that saved the class from staying quite all throughout the lecture by throwing there own views in on the topic. These people had amazing views on the stories and poems covered and enjoyed saying what I thought of the works we covered, but it would have been nice to hear what other people thought of the material we covered. Let it be noted that this was on the fault of the students not the course or professor.
Overall the course was surprisingly enjoyable and to be able to pick apart a piece of work to see what makes it what it is has become quite easier for me and I owe it to this class. Some people may say that English is dumb and a waste of time, but without the skills developed through all the English classes we have had, how would you be able to convey your point. or make your point stand out by giving emphasis on something within that point by showing facts and comparing it to something. An understanding on how these things are done make us as individuals well read easier to get along with and make debates more interesting. This is what I have taken out of this course and why I enjoyed it so much.
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