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Exploring Globalization

Introduce students to the concept of globalization using a student-focused and inquiry-based approach. The textbook explores key issues, perspectives, and definitions of globalization, encouraging critical thinking and discussion.

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Exploring Globalization

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  1. INTRODUCING THE STUDENT TEXTBOOK Exploring Globalization

  2. INTRODUCING THE STUDENT TEXTBOOK • Did you Know??

  3. Key Issue: To what extent should we embrace globalization?

  4. INTRODUCING THE TEXTBOOK • Prologue p. 1, read as far as the end of the section entitled “What is Globalization? • Activity Icon – Let’s look at the questions. • What is the key idea of this section?

  5. INTRODUCING THE TEXTBOOK • Definitions of Globalization Highly negative – Highly positive

  6. INTRODUCING THE TEXTBOOK • Look at Figure P-1, page 2. • Which definition of globalization do you think the people in the photograph would support? Explain the reasons for your judgment.

  7. INTRODUCING THE TEXTBOOK • Perspectives on Globalization, takes an issues-focused, inquiry based approach to the topic of globalization. • Key Issue: To what extent should we embrace globalization? (This is an issue question.) • What makes something an issue? • People may respond to an issue question in different ways; no single, correct answer can be given; responding to the question requires people to gather information and think carefully; an answer, decision, or action is required. • Example of a non-issue: ‘Is the sky blue?’. It is not an issue…it is a fact, a known truth that cannot be debated.

  8. INTRODUCING THE TEXTBOOK HOMEWORK Next day…… Complete the following worksheet – (individually) Getting to know Exploring Globalization Questions 1-8.

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