Friday, August 26, 2016

10 Types of Lecturers in Nigerian Universities


Please take note, this is not a generalization as not all lecturers in Nigerian universities falls into this category. Now lets begin;

  1. The Sadists: this set of lecturers are always sad, unfriendly and can never be impressed. most students are scared of him, he never smiles, always serious with a straight face, he doesn't give an A when result comes out, his courses are always mass failure. he is usually the most hated.
  2.  The story teller: 90% of his lecture is the story about his days in the University and how serious/dedicated they were those days plus how he still consult his 1973 lecture notebook. He talks about how bad the Gov't and the school management is, especially if he is an ardent ASUU member. He usually receive at least 10 phone calls within a lecture. there is also d lecturer who doesn't stop complaining about or appraising d govt, even if he teaches MTH 203 he finds a way to link algebra to the government, how a better sense of math would have helped adolf hitler win d world wars, how adekunle succeeded cos of maths or how English confused gowon, dis lecturer is obsessed wit d govt. U always fall asleep in his class n he doesn't care he talks about the government till his time is up.                                                     
  3. The womanizer: These set of lecturers goes for anything under skirt, even if its a guy as far as he is under a skirt. they usually collect numbers from female students boldly in the class, or will say; say me in my office. 
  4. The crazy lecturers: He rarely smiles, does things in an unusual manner including ways of speaking (with big grammar like Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon), a funny dress sense (with long bling-bling chains like Ayo Oritsejafor). He is always REAL and serious, doesn't care what his students feels or think about him, highly unpredictable and lectures for 3/4hrs until the students complains.
  5. The comedians: This set of lecturers are generally loved by students, they are well known for their good sense of humor , their classes are never boring as they combine comedy with whatever topic they are lecturing on. if he has an hour in class, he can joke for like 50 minutes, then teach for 10 minutes, but a week to exams, he will bombard the students with fixed classes, Saturdays and even Sundays. this types of lecturers rarely finishes his syllabus.
  6. The runs lecturer: He comes to class, gives shabby lectures and drop his mobile digits or his errand boy's digits(The coded students knows what to do). #5k for 'C', #8k for 'B' and #10k for 'A' depending on the importance or Unit of the course. 
  7. The photocopy machine: These sets of lecturers always comes with his textbook and without that cannot give a simple lecture, common to spell book, he must consult his textbook to see if the spelling is correct. 
  8. The lazy lecturer: He comes to class twice in a semester (One, for course introduction & later, for revision, a week to Exams). He doesn't lecture nor teach, he only comes to read out loud while the students listen. He doesn't care if you understand or not, and 15 or 20mins, he is done for the day's lecture.
  9. The religion fanatic: This type of lecturer comes to class to chip in the Gospel within his lecture, inviting the entire class to his church & mid week programmes. He is always gentle & Godly. he sometimes separates the female students from the male students. he is usually very strict and if you play with him, you'll pay dearly for it.
  10. The students lecturers: Also known as Assistant lecturers. They usually start as errand boys to some top lecturers in the department, they mark exam scripts, invigilate during tests & exams and later graduate to helping the lecturers with some of their lectures. They are usually hyperactive, aggressive and proud which usually results into a clash with the students.                                                                                                                                                               There you have it. feel free to add yours.                                             

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