WordLit - Globalization

• Engels
• HBO
• Studiejaar 2

Globalization & "What am I going on about?"

By: Eline Aelmans, Luna Borst, Kayleigh Bobbink & Morgan Smeeman

Contents

• Pre-reading
  - British things
  - What do you know about globalization?
• While-reading
  - Questions on "What am I going on about?"
• Post-reading
  -  The author
  -  Linking 'globalization' to the text.

Pre-reading

Does 'fish & chips' originate from Britain?

1. Yes
2. No

Does 'tea' originate from Britain?

1. Yes
2. No

Do 'pubs' originate from Britain?

1. Yes
2. No

Do 'scones' originate from Britain?

1. Yes
2. No

What do you think 'globalization' means?

What is 'globalization'?

International exchange of goods, knowledge, information, cultures, etc.

Some examples of globalization include:

- Access to travel methods like global aviation
- Exchange students (minor abroad)
- Exchange of data over the internet

The last one mentioned has had the most intense impact.

What is problematic about 'globalization'?

An effect of globalization is that the gap has, in certain ways, been widened between 'western' and 'non-western' countries.

Some ways in which we can see this are:

- Low-wage workers in non-western countries producing our goods
- Multi-national corporations that have grown so large they have become more powerful than certain governments.

- Tax evasion has become easier, especially for the already rich and powerful.

Globalization is an aspect of western imperialism.

While-reading

1. What does the title of 'British' mean according to the text?

2. What is mentioned in the text with regards to statistics? (name two examples)

3. What does the author mean with "last of the boat syndrome"?

4. What is the author referring to with "the game" in the sentence "I am told that things could be easier for me if I played the game"?

Post-reading

The author: Benjamin Zephaniah

On the next slide you will be redirected to the Wikipedia page on the author of the text. Here you will look for 2/3 interesting facts about him and his life. 
At least one of these should be about activism/political ideals.

en.wikipedia.org

What interesting things could you find about Benjamin Zephaniah?

How can you relate the author's political ideologies to the text? (please give an example from the text)

In what way can you link the concept of 'globalization' to this text?