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Q: How do your students address you?
My 14 yrs old came home and referred to one of his teachers by their first name.
We always addressed a teacher as Sir/Miss or Mr...../Mrs.....
We had some respect for our teachers and would never contemplate anything else in fear of reprisals
How do your students address you ?
11 years 34 weeks ago in Teaching & Learning - China
Sir / Obe-One / Your Majesty, or if i'm really feeling generous, King Oonbock Wahaha.
Yeh, they call me 'teacher'.
I teach adults so we use first names, I teach English so I teach in the English tradition (of teaching adults that is). It was one of the first lessons we did on the CELTA course, first names always.
However, if I ever do have to teach younger adults or children I will probably settle for teacher.
Hugh.G.Rection:
Actually having thought some more I don't think I will. I like using first names and being called by my first name, so unless it makes the students (or their paying parents) uncomfortable, or breaks school rules, I will continue with first names.
I prefer "He whose name shall not be spoken"
Of course, that could explain why I am not a teacher.
I use first name only because it is easier for the students. My first name is 1 syllable, the whole shebang is 4.
When I was a student, I remember getting quite a dirty look the 1 time I jokingly called a teacher by his first name.
When I first arrived, I tried to do Mr ____ but that was too much for the kids. I persisted for about 3 weeks, and finally gave up. I would prefer Mr ____, but these days I'm happy they speak English whatsoever.
Also, all the other teachers go by first name, even my boss, so I'll just go with the flow.
I am called "Mr. (My Name)" by students and fellow teachers. For them, my last name is unpronounceable. How it got started, I dont know, but from the start that is how I have been addressed.
Yep. It's usually Mr. followed by first name. My last name is unpronounceable, even to the majority of English speaking folks. I would dread the Chinese version.
Teacher or my last name considered my first name is quite difficult for them to pronounce...
big ass panda
"Derek" and on the odd occasion, "Teacher".
I make it clear on Day 1 that Mr. " " is not my name. I may rethink that in the future.
most of them say teacher, but some adults by my first name, but if you are teaching high school kids and they call you by your first name i dont think its a big problem,
they seem to behave differently when learning english they are more relaxed and having fun so i wouldnt force them to call me teacher i always tell them my name on the first day
"Teacher" is pretty much the standard, on the rare occasion they use it. The don't use it often since its a small class, so I can see much of everything that goes on. Doesn't take more than a raised hand or a puzzled look in my direction to get my attention most times.
Although I have introduced myself a handful of times (without mentioning how to address me just to see what route they take), they seem more comfortable with just saying "Teacher" than names.
Adults, I try to get them to call me by my name - but my name has three syllables, so they find that weird and difficult and they resist the idea at first.
With kids - teeeechaaaaaa!
if i had students and i was a teacher....i bet on my life they would have called me AI SHI LI.........Cause me name is Ashley
(name) or Teacher, or Teacher (name).
No time for the 'hey man' students.
I'm a young guy so I really don't mind if people address me by my first name. It's incredibly unsettling when some of them address me as "dear teacher".
They refer to the older Australian guy as "Dingo" even though he thinks it's insulting and has told them many times not to call him that.
philbravery:
I got to ask
how did that start?
He is right it is not a endearing thing to be called by our standards
same as being referred to as a coyote by a Nth American
beaufortninja:
Meh. I actually like coyotes. He talked about the case where a dingo ate a baby and since they already call him Yellow Wolf for dating so many Chinese girls now they call him Dongo or Yellow Dingo.
