GEC 13:THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

in time of COVID-19 (1st Semester, A.Y. 2020-2021)

JORNIE LUMINTAO
Instructor

SOME DEFINITION OF TERMS:

1. Term Bank: A box named Term Bank appears at the beginning of every lesson.
It is a set of terms and concepts that are necessary in the understanding and
appreciation of the lesson. It is important that the student may be able to define,
explain and apply these terms and concepts.

2. Pre-test: A pre-test may or may not be given at the beginning of the Module. It is
a tool to assess the student’s prior knowledge or the lack thereof, of the subject
matter and as such, it is not graded.

3. Post-test: A post-test is a tool to assess the students’ learning of the subject

matter after the enabling activities and the lessons are made and as such, is
graded. The weight of the post-tests varies.

4. References: The references are listed at the end of each lesson. These are
necessary to achieve the learning outcomes.

5. Lesson Assessment: A module assessment is conducted at the end of each

module to measure the student’s learning.

6. Lesson Activity: In each lesson, there will be various that you have to
accomplish individually or in groups.

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LESSON 1:
The Structures of
Globalization
At the end of this Lesson, the student will be able to analyze the various drivers of
globalization, and describe the emergence of global economic and political systems.

Lesson 1: What is globalization?

At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. Agree on a working definition of globalization for the course;
2. Differentiate the competing conceptions of globalizations; and,
3. Narrate a personal experience of globalization.

TERM BANK:

Globalization
Global flow
Expansion
Intensification
Time and space
Globalism
Scapes
Enthoscapes
Mediscape
Technoscape
Financescape
Ideoscape

Study Guide Questions:

1. What do you mean by global experiences?
(Read the story: Gio, Latif, and the Laksa.)
2. What are some descriptions of globalization?
3. What is the working definition of globalization for this course?
4. What do you mean by expansion?
5. What do you mean by intensification?
6. What do you mean by global space and time?
7. What is the difference between globalization and globalism?
8. What does “multiple globalizations” imply?
9. What are scapes according to Arjun Appadurai?
10. What are the five (5) kind of scapes according to Appadurai?

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Required Reading(s):

1. Lesson 1: What is globalization?

Pages 2-11.
Abinales&Caludion (2018). The Contemporary World. Quezon City: C & E Publishing,
Inc.
2. Chirico, J. (2013). Globalization: prospects and problems. Sage Publications

Lesson-related videos:

Advantages and disadvantages of globalization.

Channel:Ingles VIP (July 11, 2016).
Link:https://youtu.be/i-eHj6bVU8w

A Story: Gio, Latif and the Laksa.

Channel: Patricia Dimaano (February 13, 2020).
Link:https://youtu.be/0AS65cl0pJA

What is globalization.
Channel: Rolin Corporation (Mar 7, 2015).
Link:https://youtu.be/xPD477FuqtY