One of the effects of globalization in Higher Education is that teachers in institutions and faculties increasingly come from diverse cultural backgrounds. This study provides insights into implications of cultural differences in the Higher Education sector in Great Britain. A case study approach was applied in order to analyze the impact of culture on teaching styles and methods at a Higher Education institution with a focus on British and German students and teachers. The findings from three data collection methods revealed that German tutors are more likely to apply teacher-centered styles than British tutors, which confirmed Hofstede’s cultural differences particularly in terms of the dimensions uncertainty avoidance, power distance and individualism. Moreover, it was shown that cultural differences are not the sole determinant of teaching style and the authors were able to compile a framework of input factors which influence teaching style.

高等教育全球化的影响之一是，机构和学院的教师越来越多地来自不同的文化背景。这项研究提供了对英国高等教育部门文化差异的影响的见解。案例研究方法被用来分析文化对高等院校的教学风格和方法的影响，重点是英国和德国的学生和教师。三种数据收集方法的发现表明，与英国的教师相比，德国的教师更可能采用以教师为中心的风格，这印证了霍夫斯泰德的文化差异，尤其是在规避不确定性，权力距离和个人主义方面。而且，