We had a Croatian professor over for a seminar yesterday.She's taught in the US,and in Croatia.She was like,In Croatia the student-teacher interaction is very formal...students dont eat in class,dont drink juices etc in class,stand up with the professor enters the auditorium etc.And then she told her about her teaching experience in the US.She said it was all very informal.Students would eat etc in class,they would not necessarily stand up when a professor enters the audiotorium etc.I know it varies from college to college..and you cant generalize the Professor-Student interaction in an entire country on the basis of what takes place in one particular College,but she was just telling us about her experience.
Its all very formal at my College.No eating in class,there are some classes that you arent allowed to enter if you arent wearing a tie,most professors wont let you inside the auditorium if you enter the class after them,we hardly call them by their names..its always 'sir' or' 'madam'...
So the question is..whats it like in your college?
How formal/informal is the professor-student relationship?
Its all very formal at my College.No eating in class,there are some classes that you arent allowed to enter if you arent wearing a tie,most professors wont let you inside the auditorium if you enter the class after them,we hardly call them by their names..its always 'sir' or' 'madam'...
So the question is..whats it like in your college?
How formal/informal is the professor-student relationship?
