Teaching and Learning across Cultures: A Guide to Theory and Practice

by Craig Ott

Representing the fruit of a lifetime of reflection and practice, this comprehensive resource helps teachers understand the way people in different cultures learn so they can adapt their teaching for maximum effectiveness. Senior missiologist and educator Craig Ott draws on extensive research and cross-cultural experience from around the world. This book introduces students to current theories and best practices for teaching and learning across cultures. Case studies, illustrations, diagrams, and sidebars help the theories of the book come to life.

Genres: Education

342 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 15, 2021

Reviews

[Tammy Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a valuable resource for teachers and others who work with individuals of diverse backgrounds! Though language is often assumed to be the biggest barrier to learning for English Language Learners (ELLs), culture can complicate learning in major, and often poorly understood ways. Ott pulls together well-regarded research as he helps readers uncover areas of blindness that result from viewing the world through our own cultural lens. The text is comprehensive, but also readable and practical.

Though many of the examples feature the educator teaching overseas, Ott's work has relevance for the educator teaching diverse students in U.S. schools. I am an instructor in a secular teacher-preparation program, but I like this text so much, I am seriously considering the use of this text as a resource in my own classroom!

[Anthony Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Indispensable

Ott provides a thorough and useful guide for teaching across cultures and navigating cross cultural differences generally. The material is at time complex. Such is the nature of the subject matter. But well worth the time and repeated study. I’ll return to this book again and again.