GE3: The Contemporary World
Module no.: 1
Module Title: Introduction to Globalization
Writers: Adrian Z. De Lumen, MM
Arlene A. Aguilar, Ph.D.
Opening prayer:
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for the talents and gifts you have given me and for the
opportunity of education. As we begin this module, Lord, please open my
eyes to new learnings. I pray for wisdom as I engage to learn through this
module for clear mind as I read and view the materials I pray that the
knowledge I may gain here will transform my heart and mind to follow you
more and be of service to my fellowmen.
May you be glorified, Lord. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our
Lord through the intercession of Saint Dominic De Guzman, and Saint
Thomas Aquinas.
Amen.
Topic 1: Globalization
MODULE INTRODUCTION AND FOCUS QUESTIONS:
Even without leaving our country, we can still experience almost
everything. From goods, services, information, and even culture of other
countries. Diversity in one place indeed is taking place. It makes the world
as if shrinking bringing us people closer together. These were made
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possible of a phenomenon called globalization. But have you ever wonder
of what else this kind of phenomenon can do and do we experience it
already? Is globalization has only one concrete definition? How can the
concept of globalization help us to understand more how the world works
to be more united?
MODULE LESSONS AND COVERAGE:
This module has the following coverage:
Lesson Topics I should be able Estimated time
to …
Subtopic 1 Globalization - Identify global 2 hrs
vs. globalism experiences. (A)
- Differentiate the
competing
conceptions of
globalization (M)
- Organize a
working definition
of globalization for
the course (T)
Subtopic 2 Key parts or - Identify the 2 hrs
drivers of different concepts
globalization and the varying
definitions of
globalization (A)
- Narrate a
personal
experience on
globalization that
might involve
different drivers.
(M)
Here is a simple map of the above lessons you will cover:
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Reminder: To do well in this module, you need to remember and do
the following:
1. Open the indicated website if there is any.
2. Take down notes and copy some important link so that you could go
back whenever you need information given in that site.
3. Review videos/articles as many times as needed
4. Make your google classroom account and enroll yourself to (section to
follow). Make sure to use your complete name as username.
5. All activities, exercises, and pre and post assessment must be answered
and compiled in 1 document (Please see separate document or
answer sheet). Your compilation must be submitted within a week
after receipt of this module in google classroom.
6. Pls. contact your instructor if there is any confusion thru this phone
number ___________ or thru Facebook messenger with this link
______________________________.
PRE-ASSESSMENT:
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Find out how much you already know about this topic.
True or False: Write T if the statement is true, F if the statement is false.
_____ 1. Globalization is a world-wide phenomenon.
_____ 2. Globalism is the same with globalization.
_____ 3. Economic factor is the only one that drives globalization.
_____ 4. People experience globalization in the same manner.
_____ 5. Globalization is always good in effect.
This pre-assessment was just to make you more curious of the topics in
globalization. To correct our misconceptions in the topic let us explore
below.
Study: Let us explore below.
Activity 1: Music video
For online students: Watch the music video by pressing control +
clicking the url or the image below and try to answer the process
questions. (If the link does not work by clicking, copy and paste it to a
browser.)
Url of music video: https://youtu.be/qlMOxP8FVuE
Process questions:
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1. What did you notice on the artists present in the video?
2. Did the artists come from one place or country?
3. Is it normal now to see different cultures, products, and races in one
place?
4. Why do you think this kind of phenomenon of diversity of cultures,
products, and races is happening?
For offline students: View the following images below and try to answer
the process questions.
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Process questions:
1. What did you notice on the artists present in the video?
2. Did the artists come from one place or country?
3. Is it normal now to see different cultures, products, and races in one
place?
4. Why do you think this kind of phenomenon of diversity of cultures,
products, and races is happening?
Activity 1.5: Image processing
The study of globalization involves diversity and fast transfer of
goods, services, and information. Analyze the image below and answer the
process questions below.
Process questions: Explain briefly
1. What do you observe in the image in terms of products, information,
activities, and people?
2. Based on your initial reaction, how is the image related to the idea of
globalization.
3. Do people around the world experience what are reflected in the image?
The activities above show that the world is indeed changing. We have to
face it and learn to adapt. We are currently experiencing diversity within
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our boarders and there is nothing wrong with it. Some may have common
experiences while others may have very different experiences. One thing is
for sure, that in this so called globalization we see and experience the
world in different ways. Again, there is nothing wrong with it. What we
need is to respect each other, each culture, and beliefs for us to coexist.
Explore more here:
For online students: https://www.acton.org/pub/religion-
liberty/volume-12-number-5/phenomenon-
globalization
(If the link does not work by clicking, copy and paste it to a web
browser)
For offline students: Offline link
(If the link does not work. Open the file manually: “Module 1 explore
article”)
End of STUDY:
Your understanding of globalization will widen as you study the lessons and
perform the activities in the RESEARCH phase.
Research: Firm up your understanding!
Your main goal in this section is to learn and understand some key
concepts guided by the following questions:
How can people from different places (rural and urban) have a global
experience?
How is globalization different from globalism?
What are the drivers of globalization?
Out of the drivers of globalization, what working definition of
globalization can you formulate?
Also, you will learn and understand key concepts of globalization. But first,
explore what is it to have a global experience by reading the story below.
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Activity No. 2: Story reading
Read the story of Gio and Latif which shows the concept of global
experience, also read the powerpoint presentation which presents the
important definitions that every college student should understand.
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After reading the story, answer these questions.
1. What are the experiences of Gio that you consider global? List at least
five.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
2. What does the friendship of Gio and Latif show in relation to
globalization? Explain briefly.
Important concepts:
The story shows how globalization operates at multiple, intersecting levels.
The spread of Filipino TV into Malaysia suggests how fast this popular
culture has proliferated and crisscrossed all over Asia. As a matter of fact,
these things also happen between Filipinos and Koreans, Filipinos and
Americans, and so on. Global experience is something that is really
happening, and it is affecting everyone in different ways and levels.
Continue reading. . . . . . slides 1-12 only (control + click the link)
(If the link does not work, open the file manually: “Module 1 RM –
Introduction to globalization”)
Activity no. 3: Identifying the factors of globalization
Read the key factors of globalization and identify what factor of
globalization is present in the story of Gio and Latif or in our real life. The
readings will also give you the difference of globalization and globalism.
Continue reading. . . . . . slides 14-17 only (control + click the link)
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(If the link does not work, open the file manually: “Module 1 RM –
Introduction to globalization”)
After reading the factors and globalism, do the following:
1. Define or describe:
a. economic globalization
b. cultural globalization
c. political globalization.
2. Give at least 1 event in the story that shows
a. economic globalization
b. cultural globalization
c. political globalization.
3. Give the characteristics of globalization and globalism by filling in the
table below.
Globalization Globalism
a. a.
b. b.
c. c.
End of RESEARCH:
In summary, the discussions and activities you have just done led to clear
understanding of globalization and the factors that may affect its concepts
and definitions. Having gone through this section, you have now clearer
idea and response to the questions “What is the difference between
globalization and globalism? What factors affect globalization?”
Now that you know the important concepts about this topic, go deeper by
moving on to the next section.
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Analyze: Deepen your knowledge!
Your goal in this section is to take a closer look at some aspects of the
topic like nationalism to fully understand globalism.
Watch the video on YouTube that will deepen your understanding of
globalism and globalization. How can nationalism and globalism as
competing conceptions of globalization exist at the same time?
Activity no. 4: Video processing
1. For online students:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=dDClQv1SeeE&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1ROza_6PMQOYTtY71NpqYZ
5IVWZwBYONZcktqvs0NBrXd2ZYswi6o0A34
(If the link does not work by clicking, copy and paste it to a web browser)
2. For offline students: Press control + click the image below for the
linked offline video. (If it does not work, open the video manually: “Module
1-Activity 4 video How nationalism and globalism can coexist”)
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Over all, when we say GLOBALIZATION, it is the act or process of
globalizing while GLOBALISM is the feeling, beliefs, or appreciation of
the act of globalization that it is beneficial to work together as one. On the
other hand, NATIONALISM is also the feeling of people of being loyal to
their country and proud of their country by thinking that it is better and
more important than other countries. Therefore, globalism supports
globalization, and nationalism, favors one’s country.
Examples:
Globalism:
- Filipinos are very open to international trade.
- Filipinos are fond of buying imported products, like gadgets,
clothings, and beauty products.
- Japan supplies the world with technological inventions, like cars,
phones, etc.
Nationalism:
- North Korea has limited international participation or involvement like
trade and tourism.
- Filipinos promote the “proud to be Pinoy movement” which includes
patronizing Philippine-made products like movies, music, shoes, and
tourism.
- In the past, Japan was exclusively using their national language.
Process task: Write T if the statement is true, while F if it is false.
1. Nationalism is the same as globalism.
2. Globalism is part of globalization.
3. In globalization, they say that the world has shrunk. It means that thru
communication and transportation facilities, people communicate faster
and go to places faster.
4. The speaker in the video is Wanis Kabbaj.
5. Globalization can lead to world peace and unity amidst diversity.
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Activity no. 5:
Application: Choose whether the following statement shows globalism, or
nationalism. Write G if it shows globalism, and N if it shows Nationalism.
1. The idea that multinational corporations operating on global scale,
with satellite offices and branches in numerous locations is more
accepted.
2. Most of the European countries are open to global interaction due to
its economic benefits.
3. Philippines is openly embracing ASEAN integration due to its open
trade.
4. Though Philippines is part of ASEAN, some parts of it refuses to
patronize foreign products.
5. China bans some international products, be it electronic or physical,
to protect their national culture and promote their own products.
End of ANALYSIS (Sed Contra)
Now that you have a deeper understanding of the topic, you are ready to
do the tasks in the next section.
Action (Respondeo): Apply your learnings in the society!
Activity number 6: Performance task
You are an exchange scholar student of Cambridge University in the
program Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. You’re invited as speaker and
share your experiences and ideas on the topic “An Asian student and
Globalization” to the Journalism 101 class in a 3 to 4 minutes speech.
Also you have to come up with your description or definition of
globalization. Your output will be rated and graded using the rubrics below.
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Rubric for the speech
4 3 2 1
Excellent Satisfactory Developing Needs
improvement
Content The speech The speech The speech The speech
mentioned 3 mentioned 2 mentioned does not
or more experiences only 1 mention any
relevant and relatable experience experience.
experiences to and not Expected
that are very globalization. relatable to information
relatable to The speech globalization. were not
globalization. has the Some presented.
The speech expected
expected
contains information.
information
additional Comprehensiv
were not
information. e.
presented.
Very
comprehensiv
e.
Clarity of The speech The speech The speech
The speech
concept presents an presents a presents a
presents a
excellent, good satisfactory
very poor
exemplary explanation of explanation
explanation
explanation of globalization. of of
globalization. Demonstrates globalization.
globalization.
Demonstrates an adequate Demonstrate
Demonstrate
a deep understanding s a surface
s poor or
understanding of global understandin
little
of global experience g of global
understandin
experience and experience
g of global
and globalization. and experience
globalization. globalization.
and
globalization.
Conclusio The The conclusion The The
n conclusion is is strong, ties conclusion is conclusion is
relevant and the paper weak, but weak and
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strong on the together and ties the doesn’t tie
current leaves the paper the paper
setting, reader feeling together and together and
realistically they leaves the leaves the
ties the paper understand reader reader
together and what the feeling they feeling they
leaves the speaker was slightly don’t
reader feeling getting at. understand understand
they what the what the
understand speaker was speaker was
what the getting at. getting at.
speaker was
getting at.
Work The speech The speech The speech The speech
Cited has at least 3 has 2 work has 1 or has no work
work citations citations more work citation.
related to the related to the citations but
topic. topic. not related
to the topic.
CLOSURE:
Before closing module 1, as part of conclusion let us clarify that yet the
word globalization is a world-wide phenomenon we can still have global
experience even within our boarders due to the diversity of globalizing.
Therefore global experience is different for every person and globalization
is so diffused and fleeting.
Though we need to have a working definition of the word globalization,
anthropologist Arjun Appadurai said different kinds of globalization occur
on multiple and intersecting dimensions of integration that he calls scapes.
SELF REFLECTION: Kindly put a check on your honest response given
the learning skill.
Learning With confidence Not sure though A little bit
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outcomes confused
- I can
differentiate
globalization
from globalism
-I can identify
the competing
conceptions of
globalization.
- I can
synthesize the
varying
definitions of
globalization.
Before you go to the post test, assess yourself using the self reflection if
you are ready, if not you may reach me via messenger or sms for your
queries.
Post-Assessment:
True or False: Write T if the statement is true, F if the statement is false.
_____ 1. Economic factor is the only one that drives globalization.
_____ 2. Globalization is a world-wide phenomenon.
_____ 3. Globalization always has good effects.
_____ 4. Globalism is the same with globalization.
_____ 5. People experience globalization in the same manner.
Summative-Assessment:
It’s now time to evaluate your learning.
I. True or False: Write T if the statement is True and F if the statement is
False. [1 pt]
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_____ 1. Globalization is a country-wide phenomenon.
_____ 2. Globalism is the same with nationalism.
_____ 3. Political factor is the only one that drives globalization.
_____ 4. People experience globalization in different ways.
_____ 5. Globalization is both good and bad.
_____ 6. Globalization has intersecting dimensions making it unitary in
definition.
_____ 7. Global experience is something that is really happening as of
today.
_____ 8. The world is shrinking because of globalization.
_____ 9. Globalization and globalism are not connected.
_____ 10. Nationalism and globalism can exist at the same time.
II. Nationalism or Globalism: Write N if the item shows Nationalism, write G
if it is Globalism. [2 pts]
_____ 1. USA in the spirit of “American Dream” is so proud of their belief
to succeed in their homeland.
_____ 2. The Filipinos’ overwhelming support to Manny Pacquiao especially
during a fight when almost all Filipinos pause from whatever they
do in order to watch the fight.
_____ 3. Appreciating the benefits of cultural diversity.
_____ 4. Being open to free trade among different nations.
_____ 5. The Original Pilipino Music (OPM) “Anak” by Freddie Aguilar has
been translated to 27 different languages in the world (Philippine
Star, 2015), thus sharing the Filipino culture globally.
III. Identify what factor of globalization is being shown for every item.
Write E for economic globalization, C for cultural globalization, and P for
political globalization. (2 pts)
Note: For every item it may seems to have 2 factors but choose only 1 that
is really emerging on the situation given.
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_____ 1. China is exporting silk for profit.
_____ 2. Philippines is enjoying some products of China including lucky
charms that are already part of our superstitious belief.
_____ 3. Philippines is abundant in root crops in which we export.
_____ 4. To facilitate convenient trading among Asian countries, they
formed ASEAN integration.
_____ 5. Philippines was colonized by Spaniards for a long time that we
acquired their teachings such as Catholicism.
Closing prayer:
Dear Lord,
I have invested a great deal in this module with honest and noble intentions. I
have made sacrifices as you have made sacrifices for us. I have used the gifts you
have given me, remained steadfast and focused, and have put my heart and soul
into this module. I pray for intercession and honest reward through Jesus Christ,
whom all good things come from. Amen.
Sources:
Claudio, E.L., et. al., “The contemporary world”, 2018, p.2-10
Morrison, S.P., “Quora”, Retrieved from https://www.quora.com/what-is-
globalism-and-globalization-what-is-the-difference-between-them-and-
their-impact-on-world
(n.a.). 2005. GRIN. Retrieved from https://www.grin.com/document/57026
https://www.acton.org/pub/religion-liberty/volume-12-number-
5/phenomenon-globalization
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