Workshop vs Class
Are the words workshop and class interchangeable? I always thought so but am reconsidering. This is what dictionary.com has this to say.
Class
an occasion when students meet with their teacher for instruction; a lesson.
"I was late for a class"
Workshop
a meeting at which a group of people engage in intensive discussion and activity on a particular subject or project.
"a writers' workshop was held on July 25–27”
There are times I wonder if a workshop is more of a one-time event that can last hours or days and is more of an intensive study, where a class is a repeated event on the same subject meeting multiple times. Does that make a difference to you?
I realize that it doesn’t really matter but it’s just on of those things that takes up space in my mind.
Class
an occasion when students meet with their teacher for instruction; a lesson.
"I was late for a class"
Workshop
a meeting at which a group of people engage in intensive discussion and activity on a particular subject or project.
"a writers' workshop was held on July 25–27”
There are times I wonder if a workshop is more of a one-time event that can last hours or days and is more of an intensive study, where a class is a repeated event on the same subject meeting multiple times. Does that make a difference to you?
I realize that it doesn’t really matter but it’s just on of those things that takes up space in my mind.