<p>just call them by their first names or just say sup professor.</p>
<p>No way you call your professor by their first name. Address them with their proper title, ex. Professor or Mr/Mrs.</p>
<p>For GSIs though, it’s usually ok to call them by their first name.</p>
<p>Como si ellos son instructores?</p>
<p>The titles that faculty members hold are:
-professor
-associate professor
-assistant professor
-lecturer</p>
<p>For instructors with the first 3 titles, address them as professor X. For those with the title lecturer, call them Doctor X.</p>
<p>agreed with chemebrown</p>
<p>While most lecturers have PhDs, some lecturers only hold masters degrees. This tend to be true in the english/writing department. They should be called Mr./Mrs/Ms X. At the very first class meetings, they will talk a bit about themselves. Definitely pay attention! Also read the syllabus carefully. </p>
<p>It is a good idea to find out about the instructors’ background before the first day of class. Go to the department websites and look up their CVs (curriculum vitae). </p>
<p>Most GSI go by first names, but there are exceptions. In my first year at Berkeley, i was talking with my classmates and referred to the people running the discussion sections as “TA” (teaching assistant) when a GSI overheard me. He immediately yelled at me in front of ten students and said that everyone above the undergraduate level should properly addressed. Then he went on about the distinction between GSI (graduate student instructor) and TA (teaching assistant).</p>
<p>***? There’s a distinction between TA and GSI? Who are these uptight people? In the science/engineering fields, most ppl are chill with you just using their first names. In a lecture, I would probably use professor or doctor to be safe. Also, if you’re emailing them with a request, it’s safer to use their correct title.</p>