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la femme qui Posted Mon 11 Feb, 2008 3:21 PM |
Native English speakers(and anyone else who can help), here's one for you:
A couple of my friends and I were searching for the Botany professor, so when we saw a man who we thought could be him, we asked if he was "the professor", to which he replied, "No, I'm the teacher". All my life I've thought that people who teach in schools are teachers, and those who teach in colleges/universities are professors... but this incident has me thoroughly confused. So what's the deal then? |
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Joanna Posted Mon 11 Feb, 2008 3:24 PM |
from Wikipedia
Professors are qualified experts who may do the following:
1. conduct lectures and seminars in their field of study (i.e., they "profess"), such as the basic fields of science, education, literature or the applied fields of engineering, music, medicine, law, or business;
2. perform advanced research in their fields.
3. provide pro bono community service, including consulting functions (such as advising government and nonprofit organizations);
4. teach campus-based or online courses with the help of instructional technology;
5. train young or new academics (graduate students).
teachers are simply those who teach who have not done any of the above
[edit] except number 1 of course. but professors are usually drawing on their own research. teachers in my experience read from books mainly! |
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la femme qui Posted Mon 11 Feb, 2008 3:28 PM |
Joanna wrote: 1. conduct lectures and seminars in their field of study (i.e., they "profess"), such as the basic fields of science, education, literature or the applied fields of engineering, music, medicine, law, or business;
2. perform advanced research in their fields.
3. provide pro bono community service, including consulting functions (such as advising government and nonprofit organizations);
4. teach campus-based or online courses with the help of instructional technology;
5. train young or new academics (graduate students).
So this guy does at least 3 of the points, would that make him a professor? Thanks for the help:) |
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Joanna Posted Mon 11 Feb, 2008 3:30 PM |
la femme qui wrote:
So this guy does at least 3 of the points, would that make him a professor? Thanks for the help:)
i suppose it would, technically
but maybe it's his personal preference to be called a teacher rather than a professor? |
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la femme qui Posted Mon 11 Feb, 2008 3:37 PM |
Joanna wrote: but maybe it's his personal preference to be called a teacher rather than a professor?
That's a possibility, but why? Botanists are a little off anyway... |
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Joanna Posted Mon 11 Feb, 2008 3:39 PM |
la femme qui wrote: Joanna wrote: but maybe it's his personal preference to be called a teacher rather than a professor?
That's a possibility, but why? Botanists are a little off anyway...
professors are weird. maybe he is trying to hide his weirdness ;-) |
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la femme qui Posted Mon 11 Feb, 2008 3:44 PM |
Joanna wrote: professors are weird. maybe he is trying to hide his weirdness ;-)
He was wearing a baby pink shirt over moss green trousers... and he kept repeating our last names for no apparent reason. I wouldn't say he was doing a good job at hiding his weirdness :D |
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Joanna Posted Mon 11 Feb, 2008 3:46 PM |
la femme qui wrote:
He was wearing a baby pink shirt over moss green trousers... and he kept repeating our last names for no apparent reason. I wouldn't say he was doing a good job at hiding his weirdness :D
haha, cool |
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dee Posted Mon 11 Feb, 2008 3:52 PM |
i thought professor have some specific third level qualification...i dunno, i'm just one of those people who read outta books (aka a teacher apparently)
anyhoo, don't get me started on botanists...i think all the time spent in green houses addles them slightly... |
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Joanna Posted Mon 11 Feb, 2008 3:54 PM |
dee wrote: i thought professor have some specific third level qualification...i dunno, i'm just one of those people who read outta books (aka a teacher apparently)
anyhoo, don't get me started on botanists...i think all the time spent in green houses addles them slightly...
oops, i meant no offence to teachers lol sorry! not all teachers read out of books, there are some fabulous ones. its just that i didnt come across many at my time at school |
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la femme qui Posted Mon 11 Feb, 2008 3:56 PM |
dee wrote: i thought professor have some specific third level qualification
Third level like how? This guy's got a PhD... |
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dee Posted Mon 11 Feb, 2008 3:58 PM |
la femme qui wrote: dee wrote: i thought professor have some specific third level qualification
Third level like how? This guy's got a PhD...
how to become a professor |
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la femme qui Posted Mon 11 Feb, 2008 4:39 PM |
| Interesting read, thanks:) |
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sorry angel Posted Mon 11 Feb, 2008 5:07 PM |
| very interesting indeed also to spot the synonyms (or so) coming from either the German root of English language (like teacher) and the French one (Professor). So so many of them (liberty - freedom etc...). That's one for our linguists on the board! |
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Typing to Reach You Posted Mon 11 Feb, 2008 8:47 PM |
dee wrote: i thought professor have some specific third level qualification...i dunno, i'm just one of those people who read outta books (aka a teacher apparently)
Yeah I thought so too... as far as I'm aware, it's a title similar to 'doctor'?? |
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