Teaching and Learning Across Cultures: A Guide to Theory and Practice - Paperback

by Craig Ott (Author)

Outreach 2022 Resource of the Year (Cross-Cultural and Missional)

Southwestern Journal of Theology 2021 Book of the Year Award (Evangelism/Missions/Global Church)

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.

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"An excellent in-depth examination of the issues facing cross-cultural workers"

"I loved this book. Ott brings not only solid academic credentials but also years of practical experience in global teaching. This excellent book combines a highly qualified author with a most urgently needed subject matter."
--James E. Plueddemann, Wheaton College and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (retired); author of Teaching across Cultures

"The most comprehensive treatment of this subject from a Christian perspective that I have yet seen: an excellent in-depth examination of the issues facing cross-cultural workers. The chapters describing the use of traditional methods like stories, songs, and proverbs, and the one on teaching and learning online are by themselves worth the price of the book."
--Judith Lingenfelter, coauthor of Teaching Cross-Culturally

"This book, written for Christian cross-cultural educators, is filled with valuable insights from forty years of experience, giving readers a map to navigate cultural differences and strategies to both understand and bridge cultural divides in the classroom."
--Mary Shepard Wong, director, TESOL field-based programs, Azusa Pacific University

"Ott has provided a valuable service to all intercultural teachers by drawing upon his broad experience as well as current research. This work provides a wealth of insight into critical concerns for teaching in a culture other than your own, written in a style that is very accessible for intercultural teachers at all levels. A wonderful resource that I plan to refer to again and again."
--W. Jay Moon, Asbury Theological Seminary

"Ott is a missiologically informed and experienced cross-cultural teacher. Educators and missionaries from both the West and the East, not excluding those who are in higher education in general, will surely benefit from reading this book."
--David Tai Woong Lee, director, Global Leadership Focus, Korea; former chairman, WEA Mission Commission

"This book is supremely needed. Ott's treatment is careful, comprehensive, critical, and current in addressing the subject of teaching and learning. I am amazed at how accessible it is to the reader and packed with numerous relevant and practical illustrations from different contexts. I recommend this book enthusiastically to anyone who takes education seriously and wants to do it effectively in the twenty-first century."
--Bulus Galadima, former dean, Cook School of Intercultural Studies, Biola University

Author Biography

Craig Ott (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is professor of mission and intercultural studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, where he also directs the PhD program in intercultural studies. He has written or edited numerous books, including The Church on Mission.