Professor

I called my professor “Madam” in class today and all the students were looking at me as if I just landed from mars.

Prof.,
Professor Last name
or
Dr. Last name
Some like being called by their first name, some don't

Harkey is absolutely correct Just call them with Dr and their last name and if you are close enough then call them Doc.

Miss for female and Sir for guy!!!!!!!!!

i don't think, there is any problem in calling Madam.
i used to call them madam/sir for seven yrs.
some one does not like madam/sir because it is british term.
you can call them by last name.

get phone number
dial
and call
if he is not available leave a messege

just kidding hai

it takes time to be used to calling by name

Miss……(Last Name)
Prof… (Last Name)
Dr. ….
Some even prefer to call them by their first name . (I also felt very hard for my tongue getting use to these things.)

He He,
As my professor pays for me ( I am a graduate student), he wants me to call Boss. So do I and all the members of my lab.

How do you call your Professor? --- I call him using my cell phone... just kidding... Professor ----!

Dr. (last name) unless they request otherwise.

It felt pretty awkward in the beginning when I had to address some of them by their first names :)

All of you are suggesting "Prof. ". What about calling "Prof. ". Any comments?

A student working with us use that combination. I did not notice that before seeing this thread.

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I use just their first names like Eamonn, Janice, Carmel, Deidre, Arnold, Wasim, Liz, and so on......

Oops, the word disappeared !!!, I meant to type:

All of you are suggesting "Prof. + Last name ". What about calling "Prof.+ First name ". Any comments?

A student working with us use that combination. I did not notice that before seeing this thread.

Thanks all,

I generally used to avoide calling them, but नानी देखि लगेको बानी भने जस्तो प्वाक्क निस्की हाल्यो and was a kind of odd.

In emails I address them as " Professor [so and so]"
when talking I call them by their first name, cuz most professors are cool and like being on first name basis with their students.
as for "madam" hahaha...dont use that word man, use "ma'am" instead, works much better. like "yes ma'am" it will still turn a few heads, but not as much if u said 'yes madan'. Never use " yes my mistress". ull get sued:)..
I dont think its a big deal to address (when emailing) them with "prof." .
I personally never use "doc" to address them. "Dr." works much better for me.

It depends , it is better to approach them or know about it from someone else in advance . Because these are small things that counts a lot!
With me, these days I call them by their pet name( lucky me!) Hehahaha! and we discuss about different desginers after the class, except for few Khadoos ones with whom I hardly communicate.

Try to avoid calling prof, mam, sir...etc. Just look at them and talk. They will understand.

I called "sir", when I encountered a professor for the very first time in the U.S.I did "namaskar" too,because he was somewhat familiar with Nepalese culture.--sounds funny...?

I call my advisor" Dr.+last name"..,but mostly use "prof."while communicating throuh e-mails.

Now-a-days,I attend informal meeting regularly with some Americans from different parts of USA.According to them,most Americans don't really care about the way they are called,but this is not always true.some are very strict.

It is advisable to start with Dr..phalano and Dr. Dhiskano....

If you want to call them by their first name, wait until they ask you to do so. Most of the grad students eventually end up calling most of the professors by their first name.

ojeswi Posted on 01-03-07 10:55 PM Reply | Notify Admin
ot long ago if i recall it right, i had a crush on my arts teacher. he wasn't a professor, really kool dude. i falled for him really bad, he actually became an inspiration. now when i think of him, i think of rennaisance, and all the color of life that arts brings in to our life,. there are some people who doesn't value the really meaning of arts, and the life it offers to this world. i am really proud that i got the chance to learn something more valuable than just reading a text book.

Mr. Sadbuttrue, this thread is about how you address your professor but not about my crush. instead of re-posting the stuff which is already there it would be wise to put forward your own thought on ho u feel comfortable addressing ur professor. As for me i call them professor...... or Dr.......