大学英语泛读课程Unit5.pptVIP

Unit 5 Globalization Warm-up activities Can you identify more examples of globalization in your everyday life? Try to list them. What words would flood into your mind at the word “globalization”? Global citizen, global village, globally qualified talent Global organization, the UN, WTO, IMB Global trade, multinational corporations, Microsoft, IBM, Toyota Cultural aggression, Hollywood movies, Disney, information age, resource sharing Westernization, Americanization, western festivals, the celebration of Valentine’s Day and Christmas worldwide Important organizations contributing to globalization WTO The World Trade Organization was established in 1995 to administer the rules of international trade agreed to by its 123 member countries. IMF The International Monetary Fund was established in the wake of the World War II in 1946 to promote international cooperation on finance. UN The United Nations, established at the conclusion of the World War II, has become a promoter of globalization, arguing that individual states have a dual role with responsibilities to both their own citizens and to the world society as a whole. WB The World Bank provides loans to poor countries for development projects. The bank provides loans for investment projects, such as natural resource management, education and health. Impact of globalization Economic growth Clash of civilizations Text I Why Civilizations Will Clash Word pretest Animosity: hatred Imbued: filled Transcend: go beyond Indigenous: local Blocs: alliances Entity: program Prerequisite: precondition Impetus: motivation Pre-reading questions What are the major civilizations in the world? What are the factors that lead to civilization conflicts? The Clash of Civilizations is a theory, proposed by political scientist Samuel P. Huntington, that peoples cultural and religious identities will be the primary source of conflict in the post-Cold War world. Huntington divided the world into the major civilizations as such: 1. T