Globalisation - EAP Week 6

Introduction

Welcome to the Globalisation Webquest!

Image result for globalisation

First, discuss, in groups of three, what you think the word ‘globalisation’ means. Write your ideas under ‘What you already know’ in a table like this: (Use a word document or paper)

  What I already know about 'globalisation' New information about 'globalisation'

Thoughts & ideas

 

   

Questions

 

   

 

Task

Activity 1/3

View the following images in groups and discuss them using the following questions:

  •  What is it about? (e.g. trade, jobs, cultural identity, social justice, multinational companies etc.)
  •  What feeling does it create?
  •  Is it as mainly positive, mainly negative, or is it unclear? Why?

Globalization by VprNL  

Globalization meal by minificuS

Each group will give a mini-presentation about at least one of the images, so collect your notes about each image in your word document / on paper.

  •  What is it about? (e.g. trade, jobs, cultural identity, social justice, multinational companies etc.)
  •  What feeling does it create?
  •  Is it as mainly positive, mainly negative, or is it unclear? Why?

Step 2:

View the following videos:

Globalisation: Explained

Globalization: You're living IT:

 Discuss the videos using the following prompts:

  •     What is affected by globalisation?
  •     Who is benefiting from the globalising process? Who is disadvantaged?

Add comments or questions to the second column of your table.

  What I already know about 'globalisation' New information about 'globalisation'

Thoughts & ideas

 

   

Questions

 

 

 

Process

Activity 2/3
Go to the Globalisation page: https://www.globaleducation.edu.au/global-issues/gi-globalisation.html

Global Education

Read ‘quick facts’ about globalisation and the ‘introduction’. This will give you some of the key ideas about globalisation.

In your table, add notes answering these questions. Add them in either column 1 or 2, depending on if you already knew the information, or if it was new to you.

1. What is globalisation?

2.    What are some of the benefits of it?
3.    What are some of the drawbacks of it?

 

Step 2

Read the following statements about globalisation and discuss the key concepts in each.

Copy-paste the statements into your word document, and under each one, complete this statement:

The writer’s opinion of globalisation in this statement is......

This is evident/clear/obvious when they say/use the words.....

1. It doesn't matter how far apart we might be geographically, economically or culturally, we're all held tightly together as members of the human race in an all-embracing web.

2. Jobs are leaving many of the developed nations and moving to developing nations. The money earned helps those developing nations move forward – more jobs, cheaper goods, more profits for research and development. Everybody wins.

3. I interact with other people who live in different countries when I’m playing computer games.

4. Countries which are open to external investment are able to develop their economies to generate incomes from exports and raise their standards of living.

5. Of the world's 7 billion people, 214 million are migrants, a phenomenon that has 'internationalised' many cities.

6. Young people around the world have adopted international brands and styles without discrimination. Their clothes are influenced by their favourite bands, they sing along to songs they don't understand and support values that don't belong to them. Culture is under siege!

7. Recently we have seen the collapse of undemocratic regimes, improvements in workers' rights, an increase in environmental awareness and responsibility, and an increased awareness of fair trade as a result of advocacy campaigns using social media.

8. Sixty-eight million people are served every day in McDonald’s – 33,000 restaurants in 119 countries worldwide.

9. Globalisation has caused important changes in who makes decisions that affect our lives as multinational companies have more power than national governments.

10. Differences in local conditions require local solutions rather than an externally imposed and globally uniform ‘one size fits all’ solution.

(Source: Adapted from: Globalise me! A student’s guide to globalisation)

Evaluation

Activity 3/3 - Evaluate!

Use the information you have gathered and discussed in your groups and your word document to make a brief prezi about Globalisation. One prezi for each group of students.

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https://prezi.com/

In your prezi, you must include

- What is Globalisation? A brief definition.

- The benefits & who benefits the most

- The drawbacks & who is disadvantaged the most by globalisation

- A commentary on at least ONE image from Activity 1 - copy the image

- The different types of opinions people have about globalisation.

- Your table! In your presentation, explain 2 things you already knew about globalisation, and 2 things you learnt by doing this Webquest.

You will present in your groups to the class.