Globalization
Teaching Suggestions
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Globalization
Overall aims
1.
To understand the phenomenon of globalization.
2.
To analyse the causes of globalization from various perspectives.
3.
To examine the case McDonald.
4.
To learn about the impact of globalization on the environment.
5.
To understand the importance of sustainable development in the context of
globalization.
6.
To understand the concept of the global village in environment protection, and the
responsibilities of the individual, the corporate, as well as the national and the
global.
7.
To learn about the cultural diversity in the modern world.
8.
To discuss whether cultures will become more similar to one another.
9.
To examine the role played by the United Nations and the European Union in
globalization.
10. To examine the problems of globalization. (Anti-globalization)
Globalization
Worksheet 1
Teaching Suggestions
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Globalization and You
Learning Objectives
1.
To understand the concept of globalization and obtain some preliminary ideas
2.
To explain what globalization means
Teaching Suggestions
1.
Read a brief Powerpoint file on ‘Globalization and You’. Answer the questions
raised.
2.
Show a video: RTHK’s ‘Hong Kong Connection’ ‘Globalization’ (25 minutes)
3.
Answer questions related to the video. Then ask for opinions.
4.
Small group discussion: Students to discuss the definitions of globalization from
various perspectives (social/economic/political) and its characteristics.
5.
Make a report of the group discussion.
6.
Explain the origins of globalization
7.
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Teaching Suggestions
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Worksheet 2
Causes of Globalization 1 : Role of Information Technology
Learning Objectives
1.
To understand the role of transport and communications technologies in
advancing globalization
2.
To appreciate the diversification of information and how the world has become
smaller
Teaching Suggestions
1.
Do a class survey to find out how communications technology shape our life.
2.
Examine the advancement of transport and communications technologies
(advanced means of transport, mobile phone, mass media, Internet, etc.) and how
they facilitate interpersonal communications and information flow.
3.
Analyse how transport and communications technologies help bring about
globalization.
4.
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Teaching Suggestions
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Worksheet 3
Causes of Globalization 2 : Globalization from the Economic
Perspective
Learning Objectives
1.
To understand the causes of globalization from economic perspectives
2.
To acquire a basic understanding of economic organisations
Teaching Suggestions
1.
Use products accessable to students in their daily life, such as Nike, Addidias, to
point out how multinational enterprises develop
2.
Analyse the benefits to multinational enterprises in setting up overseas
production bases (cheap labour and land, etc.); and to developing countries
which need capital and technology, etc.
3.
Explain the role of multinational enterprises in globalization
4.
Student activity: Develop information on multinational enterprises/groups.
5.
Report on findings
6.
Summary: Economic integration speeds up the process of globalization
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Teaching Suggestions
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Worksheet 4
Causes of Globalization 3 : Understanding Globalization from a Cultural
Perspective
Learning Objectives
1.
To understand the causes of globalization from cultural perspective
2.
To describe how globalization (using McDonald’s as example) affects cultures
such as Japan, Taiwan and Mainland China, etc.
3.
To analyse the popular culture in Hong Kong, China and Japan.
4.
To obtain an overview of the changes brought about by globalization in local/
regional culture.
Teaching Suggestions
1.
Students to fill in a form to reflect how their daily life (clothes, food,
entertainment) is affected by globalization.
2.
Analyse, with McDonald’s as example, how the cultures in various places have
been affected by globalization.
3.
Discuss whether globalization necessarily means homogenisation. Cultural
contacts can bring about different results: e.g. local culture being replaced by
foreign culture, merging of local culture and foreign culture, local culture not
affected by foreign culture, local culture spreading to other places.
4.
Lead students into inquiring about other cultural phenomena and conduct a brief
discussion on: e.g. World Cup, food culture, fashion culture, architecture culture,
pop music culture, etc.
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Teaching Suggestions
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Worksheet 5
The Impact of Globalization
Pre-lesson preparation: Either at the previous lesson or at any earlier time the teacher
divides the class into groups and assigns each group a global problem, e.g. AIDS,
drug trafficking, pollution, armament race, terrorism/terrorist activities, trans-national
crimes and smuggling, etc. The causes and current situation of the problems are to be
studied.
Learning Objectives
1.
To understand the causes and current situations of specific global problems
2.
To explore solutions to such problems
Teaching Suggestions
1.
Divide students into small groups. Each group collects information on a global
problem, including its causes and current situation.
2.
Conduct an in-depth study using ‘Terrorist Activities’ (Source 1) and ‘Human
Smuggling’ (Source 2) as examples.
3.
Suggest solutions to the problems.
4.
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Teaching Suggestions
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Worksheet 6
International Organizations and Co-operation
Learning Objective
To explore how some global problems may be tackled through international
cooperation.
Teaching Suggestions
1.
Search the logos of various international organisations.
2.
Based on information in the worksheet, discuss the following:
A. Why did international organisations come into being?
B. Can international problems be solved by the setting-up of these international
organisations and their efforts?
3. Students preparing for the next lesson:
A. Select a few students and divide them into an affirmative team and an
opposition team for a debate in the next lesson; or,
B. Select a few students to role-play and give speeches at a summit meeting on
‘Is Globalization good or bad?’
C. Divide students into groups to collect information on some other international
organisations and report back in the next lesson. The same can also serve as
home assignment.
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Teaching Suggestions
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Worksheet 7
Anti-Globalization
Pre-lesson preparation: Teacher decides whether to do a role-play or a debate, and
then assign affirmative/opposition roles. Let students have ample time to prepare for
their presentation. Students working for data collection should be given time to
present their work.
Learning Objectives
1.
To look at the downside of globalization
2.
To understand the appeal of the anti-globalization position
3.
To develop a personal perspective on globalization
Teaching Suggestions
1.
Explain how people who are anti-globalization express their views and desires in
different ways.
2.
Urge Students to express their personal views, for or against.
3.
Role play or debate
4.
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Teaching Suggestions
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Worksheet 8
Are cultures all over the world taking a one-way trip to
Globalization?
Learning Objectives
1.
To enquire into the definition of culture.
2.
To understand the development and characteristics of cultures in the context of
globalization.
Teaching Suggestions
1.
Examine, with Coca-Cola and Hollywood movies as examples, the relationship
between American culture and globalization.
2.
Examine the relationship between globalization and homogenisation.
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Worksheet 9
Impact of Globalization on the Environment
Learning Objectives
1.
2.
To learn how globalization affects forests and soil erosion.
To learn about the conflicts of interests in dealing with globalization and
environmental issues.
3.
To learn the importance of sustainable development under globalization.
Teaching Suggestions
1. Discuss the following issues:

What do you think are the functions of forests?

How do human activities destroy our forests? What are the consequences of
such damages?
2. Examine the relationship between carbon dioxide and the greenhouse effect. With
information from the Internet, discuss what damages does continuous rise in
temperature bring to the global environment.
3. Students analyse different standpoints and deduce from them the identity of the
people. This part may also be done as a role play: students take up different roles
and discuss the Kyoto Protocol, the difficulties in dealing with the greenhouse
effect, and the clash in interests.
4. Do a case study and the possible consequences.
5. Briefly introduce the concept of sustainable development.
6. Based on the concept of sustainable development, suggest solutions to the
problems raised in the case study.
7. Discuss how students can practise protecting the earth in their everyday life.