please speak english, professor.

[xiphoid2010]

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Well, the spring quarter just started for us, and our Pharmacoeconomics professor is a guy originally from Spain. He's a very nice person and obviously knows alot about the subject. The problem is that his accent is so heavy that we are playing guessing games with what he's saying half of the time. We basically had to wait for him to use a word in 3-5 differerent sentences before finally figuring out what that word is.

I understand that this is a logical result of increasing foreign students in sciences, and then eventually become professors. I'm sure they can kick some serious ass in their fields, but there should be more language requirements for professorship. We got a lot of stuff to cover in a short amount of time, and there is just isn't enough time to play 20 guesses. <sigh> I know they deserve a break since it was probably even harder for them to study their degrees in English, but...

Anybody else a little frustrated? 🙁

 

[Old Timer]

This is the same guy who admits he can't explain things well......

 

[ItsOverZyvox]

Well, the spring quarter just started for us, and our Pharmacoeconomics professor is a guy originally from Spain. He's a very nice person and obviously knows alot about the subject. The problem is that his accent is so heavy that we are playing guessing games with what he's saying half of the time. We basically had to wait for him to use a word in 3-5 differerent sentences before finally figuring out what that word is.

I understand that this is a logical result of increasing foreign students in sciences, and then eventually become professors. I'm sure they can kick some serious ass in their fields, but there should be more language requirements for professorship. We got a lot of stuff to cover in a short amount of time, and there is just isn't enough time to play 20 guesses. <sigh> I know they deserve a break since it was probably even harder for them to study their degrees in English, but...

Anybody else a little frustrated? 🙁

You deserve each other!

 

[cycloketocaine]

You deserve each other!

Harsh!!

 

[Quiksilver]

This is the same guy who admits he can't explain things well......

You deserve each other!

yikes!

I can't stand professors that can only teach from dipiro and Goodman and Gilman. Maybe cover something more then what the texts say

 

[xiphoid2010]

This is the same guy who admits he can't explain things well......

Funny, I have no problem explaining most things, no problem counseling patients. But when it comes to a math I get frustrated when people just don't see the obvious. 😛 I mean, c'mon, how much simpler can I make a single variable equation be? A 4th grader in China can understand it. 🙄

 

[xiphoid2010]

You deserve each other!

What about the other students? 😉

 

[ItsOverZyvox]

What about the other students? 😉

I'm not really worried about them..

 

[xiphoid2010]

I'm not really worried about them..

You should, since they don't all get A's. 🙂 I complain and vent from time to time, but I always get the job done.

 

[SpirivaSunrise]

What about the other students? 😉

I doubt the women in your class are complaining about the Professor from Spain! 😉

 

[xiphoid2010]

I doubt the women in your class are complaining about the Professor from Spain! 😉

He is quite handsome and tall. In his mid-late 30's I would say. Yeah, I had a feeling that a few girls were distracted, it's going to be a double wammy on their grades. 😳

 

[diastole]

I did my undergraduate work in Los Angeles and I used to get annoyed with people who were difficult to understand. Then I joined the Peace Corps and struggled with learning a new language. People wouldn't be able to understand me and they would just nod. It is frustrating to know what you want to say but people can't understand you. Now I have nothing but sympathy for people with thick accents.

 

[xiphoid2010]

I did my undergraduate work in Los Angeles and I used to get annoyed with people who were difficult to understand. Then I joined the Peace Corps and struggled with learning a new language. People wouldn't be able to understand me and they would just nod. It is frustrating to know what you want to say but people can't understand you. Now I have nothing but sympathy for people with thick accents.

true enough. I know as hard it is for us to understand them now, they probably struggled way more studying for their Ph.D classes. 🙂 I myself was a foreign student years before. But I guess it's a human tendency to expect more from others when you are no longer in their shoes. Yeah, I should cut him more slack.

 

[Carboxide]

true enough. I know as hard it is for us to understand them now, they probably struggled way more studying for their Ph.D classes. 🙂 I myself was a foreign student years before. But I guess it's a human tendency to expect more from others when you are no longer in their shoes. Yeah, I should cut him more slack.

Yes and no. Of course it is nice to cut him some slack, but on the other hand, he CHOSE to come here and learn a new language and then teach in that language. Therefore, he should be held to a high standard of the language since he has the option of returning to a Spanish-speaking country in which to teach.

 

[WVUPharm2007]

The process by which a person becomes a professor never really focuses on whether or not the person has the natural abilities to be a true teacher, anyway. You have people that are the best at understanding and applying a science. However, teaching is an art. It's like writing a screenplay. You can be as sound as possible with the rules of the English language, but it won't automatically allow you to write a good story. Honestly, its one of my main critiques of pharmacy education...and the schools really don't seem to care.

 

[JackFruitLover]

Well, the spring quarter just started for us, and our Pharmacoeconomics professor is a guy originally from Spain. He's a very nice person and obviously knows alot about the subject. The problem is that his accent is so heavy that we are playing guessing games with what he's saying half of the time. We basically had to wait for him to use a word in 3-5 differerent sentences before finally figuring out what that word is.

I understand that this is a logical result of increasing foreign students in sciences, and then eventually become professors. I'm sure they can kick some serious ass in their fields, but there should be more language requirements for professorship. We got a lot of stuff to cover in a short amount of time, and there is just isn't enough time to play 20 guesses. <sigh> I know they deserve a break since it was probably even harder for them to study their degrees in English, but...

Anybody else a little frustrated? 🙁

You should start telling native english speakers to get PhDs! Universities need to fill quotas with professors that have PhDs... I'm sure they would choose a native english speaking professor that would qualify to teach pharmacoeconomics, but they are hard to find!