Globalisation

Made by: Dániel Sánta

Anti-globalisation movement
• Diverse protest groups
• Does not have formal
coordinating bodies but makes
its ideas known through the
Internet
• Some activists organise protests
at summit meetings
• Criticisms:
• Anti-globalisation groups do not
have adequate information to
substantiate their claims
• Acting on their emotions rather
than sound judgement
• No evidence to back their claims
• Encouraging violence
Connection between globalisation and
poverty
• People who are concerned about the fate of the world’s poor tend to
attribute their plight to globalisation
• Globalisation has weakened the position of poor countries by
exposing poor people to harmful competition
• Powerty can be measured in different ways, for example, by
consumption capicity or in terms of overall well being
Relationship between the globalisation
process and culture
• The impact of globalisation is often viewed in a pessimistic light
• Globalisation is associated with the destruction of national and
individual cultural identities leading to a synthetic, standardized,
homogenised, and westernised consumer culture
• This connectivity can result in a more heterogeneous world with a
mixture of diverse cultures
Does globalisation diminish or foster cultural
diversity
Diminish
• Multinationals promote a certain
kind of consumerist culture
• The developed world advocates
western ideals that are falsely
established as universal
• Rationalisation and efficiency have
become key concepts leading to
substantial lifestyle change
• Fast food chains
Foster
• Diversity has become a global value
• Expansion of markets supports
diversity as well as freedom of
choice
• Increased travel opportunitis have
led to the mixing of cultures, and
thus contributed to the significant
enrichment of national cultures
What does the term the globalisation of
English mean?
• 3 ways
• The increasing intrusion of the English language into lives of people all
over the world
• The rapid spread of English as a second or foreign language
• The globalisation of English can be interpreted in terms of the
changes that are taking place in all varieties of English due to contact
with other varieties
English – The language of globalisation
• The ability to communicate in English both in writing and speech has
become mandatory in certain fields
• English is the dominant international language in science, medicine,
avation, cluture, entertainment, diplomacy and business
• Advanced technology and computerisation play an enormous role in
the global triumph of English language
Globalisation effects on languages
English
• English as a means of communication
is evolving into separate languages
• Globalised communications tend to
homogenise local language varieties
as a rule
• The easily accessible presence of
English, mainly in European countries,
is leading to different groups of
learner-users creating their personal
language environments
Other languages
• Irreversible process has started
which may result in the
disappearance of small
languages and the cultures of
their native speakers
• Learning a language will not
necessarily lead to forgetting
another
The environmental effects of globalisation
• Environmental debates, focusing on the end of the environmental
world
• Increased transportation of goods needed for international trade, the
contamination caused by multinational production facilities, and the
lack of regulations and rules to protect the environment
• Not taking the existing set of laws and policies into account
Relation between globalisation and food
• Globalisation has substantially contributed to the enrichment of food
culture since the international presence of various national cuisines
increased worldwide
• Ethnic restaurants in major towns and cities
• Fast food restaurants
Consumer society
Characteristics Criticisms:

• Overconsumption, excessive • People in developed world have

production of disposable items too much access to goods and
and goods with a short life cycle materials and often waste them
• Tremendous number of • Increasing carbon footprint
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• Harming, damaging the
environment
Thank you for you attention!