Contents1. Understanding the Challenge2. Culture and the Teaching Context3. Learning Styles, Teaching Styles, and Culture4. The Cognitive Dimension--Part 1: Concrete and Abstract Thinking5. The Cognitive Dimension--Part 2: Teaching Concrete Thinkers6. The Cognitive Dimension--Part 3: Holistic and Analytic Cognitive Styles7. The Worldview Dimension--Part 1: The Influence of Worldview on Learning8. The Worldview Dimension--Part 2: Teaching for Worldview Change9. The Social Dimension--Part 1: The Influence of Social Hierarchy10. The Social Dimension--Part 2: The Influence of Individualism and Collectivism11. The Media Dimension--Part 1: Instructional Methods12. The Media Dimension--Part 2: Online Learning and Culture13. The Environmental DimensionWorks CitedIndex

"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