Andrews has one of the most diverse student populations in the US. This seminar will focus on how to use that cultural diversity to help students develop a healthy cultural sensitivity, attitudes of awareness and openness, and the intercultural skills needed for effective Christian living and mission in an increasingly multi-cultural world.
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Doss, Cheryl D.

Osindo, Oscar

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Crossing Cultures in the ClassroomCheryl Doss, PhD.Oscar Osindo, M.A.Institute of World MissionInadvertently, Roy dooms the entire earth to destruction when, in an attempt to be friendly, he seizes their leader by the head and shakes vigorously.Importance of Cultural AwarenessImportance of Cultural AwarenessThe Health Care Professional Medical Care, Vol. 41, No. 7 (Jul., 2003), pp. 859-870Success in Business Dealings Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 39, No. 1 (Jan. - Feb., 2008), pp. 71-87Local Growth Politics Sociological Perspectives, Vol. 55, No. 1 (Spring 2012), pp. 213-236Intercultural Mentoring  International Journal of Leadership Studies, Vol. 5, No. 1 (2009),  pp. 37-50 Knowledge Transfer Journal of World Business, Vol. 41, No. 3 (Sept. 2006), pp. 275-288Teaching ESL The Canadian Modern Language Review (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/cmlr.62.4.591Andrews and Cultural Diversity3366 students, 885 are international from 92 countries Tied for second in the nation for campus ethnic diversity and tied for seventh in highest percentage of international students (compared to other national universities, according to U.S. News & World Report 2016).NSSE data suggest AU students are more likely to have friends and interact with people from different cultural backgrounds than the other schools surveyedYet less likely to include diverse perspectives in course discussions, to have examined the strengths or weaknesses of their own view of an issue, or tried to imagine how an issue looks from someone else’s perspectiveAndrews Mission Institute 2016What cultural differences have you experienced in  the classroom or in personal interactions with students or faculty?Culture—what is it?A more or less integrated system of learned behaviors, values, feelings and ideas shared by a group.from Paul Hiebert, Anthropological Insights, p. 30.Culture—what is it?Map for livingCulture—what is it?“Operating System” of life“Layers”of Culture“Layers”of Culture“Layers”of Culture“Worldview”(underlying assumptions)“Layers”of CultureBarriers to Cultural AwarenessCulture is largely unconsciously absorbed rather than explicitly explainedCulture is reinforced by the groupCulture provides shortcutsStereotypingNegative AttributionCulture is deeper than just behaviorsBottom LineNo culture is superior to any other culture.No culture is inferior to any other culture.All cultures are corrected by the Gospel.Lucky for HassanMs. Anderson: Hassan was looking at your paper.Abdullah: He was?Ms. Anderson: Yes.  He copied some of your answers.Abdullah: Perhaps he didn’t know the answers.Ms. Anderson: I’m sure he didn’t.Abdullah: Then it’s lucky he was sitting next to me.How would you handle this scenario in your classroom?  What stereotypes or negative attribution would naturally come to mind from your cultural background?  What alternative explanations could be given for Abdullah’s response?Cultural ValuesTime Orientation……………….….…Event OrientationTask Orientation…………….Relationship OrientationIndividualistic Orientation…..…...Group OrientationEquality Orientation……..…...Hierarchy OrientationAchieved Status…………..…….……...Ascribed StatusCompetitive Orientation…..Cooperative OrientationChange Orientation……..…...Traditional OrientationDirect Orientation………………...Indirect OrientationOpen Orientation…..………….……Closed OrientationCultural ValuesTime OrientationEvent OrientationCultural ValuesTask OrientationRelationship OrientationCultural ValuesIndividualisticOrientationGroup OrientationCultural ValuesEqualityOrientationHierarchyOrientationCultural ValuesAchieved StatusAscribed StatusCultural ValuesCompetitiveOrientationCooperativeOrientationCultural ValuesChange OrientationTraditionalOrientationCultural ValuesDirect OrientationIndirect OrientationCultural ValuesOpen OrientationClosed OrientationCultural ValuesTime Orientation…………..……..……Event OrientationTask Orientation……………..Relationship OrientationIndividualistic Orientation…...…...Group OrientationEquality Orientation……..….....Hierarchy OrientationAchieved Status…………......….……...Ascribed StatusCompetitive Orientation…...Cooperative OrientationChange Orientation…………...Traditional OrientationDirect Orientation………….....…..Indirect OrientationOpen Orientation…..……………..…Closed OrientationHow might these differences in cultural values cause problems in the classroom?  How might they enhance learning?Importance of Cultural AwarenessABCs of Cultural AwarenessAsk QuestionsBe ObservantCarefully ListenLogic SystemsEvery culture values logical thinking and speechPeople everywhere can think in many waysA certain logic system is taught by different culturesLogic is encoded in languageLooking for the underlying logic system in a language can help us understand why people write, speak, and think in different waysEnglish Linear Logic1abc2abc3abcGerman Dialectic LogicThesis                          AntithesisSynthesisFrench Digressionary LogicIndividualist culturesBinary logicLow contextDirectJapanese Circular LogicBantu Illustrative LogicMediterranean Pictorial LogicCollectivist culturesMulti-valued logicHigh contextIndirectCrossing Cultures in the ClassroomHow can talking about cultural differences answer some of the challenges students have with writing, testing, and classroom discussion?How might you improve cultural awareness in your classes? Through your assignments?List two questions, arising from the subject matter you teach, that would help your students explore diverse cultural perspectives.Biblical MandateLove the Lord your God with all your heart…and your neighbor as yourself.Matthew 22:37-39I try to fit into the social and cultural patternsof people as much as I can in order to winthem to Christ.  I do this for the sake of thegospel so everyone can see the blessing it is tothose who accept it. 1 Corinthians 9:22, 23 (The Clear Word) Teaching Mandate“The people of every country have their own peculiar, distinctive characteristics, and it is necessary that men [and women teachers] should be wise in order that they may know how to adapt themselves to the peculiar ideas of the people, and so introduce the truth that they may do them good.“ Testimonies to Ministers p. 213Importance of Cultural AwarenessThe End

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