学术英语(社科)Unit 9(课堂PPT)

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Unit 9
Globalization in Political
Text A
Science
Suggested answers
Critical reading and thinking
Task 1 Text A discusses cultural globalization — what brings globalization in turn brings about changes in our daily life. Complete the summary of Text A.
Globalization in Political
Text A
Science
Suggested answers
Critical reading and thinking
Task 1 Text A discusses cultural globalization — what brings globalization in turn brings about changes in our daily life. Complete the summary of Text A.
Text A
English language for academic purpose
Signpost language
Transitional language:
Transitional language is a word or expression that shows how the meaning of one sentence is related to that of the preceding sentence. It helps to create a smooth flow of writing.
2. Consumer products---another major factor in
narrowing cultural gaps
e.g. American movies;
American style dress
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Text A
• What is your view on cultural amalgamation?
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Globalization in
Text A
Political
Science
Difficult sentences
Do the paraphrasing task on page 180.
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Globalization in Political
Text A
Science
Critical reading and thinking of Text A
Text Analysis
Caution: A great deal of what is becoming world culture is Western.
Unit Contents
Lead-in Text A Text B Text C Listening Speaking Writing
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Globalization in Political Science
• Lead-in
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Globalization in Political Science
学术英语 社科
Academic English for Social Sciences
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Globalization in Political Science
In Unit 5, globalization is mentioned as a
recent trend in the development of culture and
is defined from a sociologist’s point of view.
Globalization is also the buzzword in political
science nowadays. In this unit we are going to
see how political scientists define globalization,
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Globalization in
Text A
Political
Science
Critical reading and thinking of Text A
Text Analysis
Cultural amalgamation: a process in which two or more cultures are combined
Evidence of cultural amalgamation: →Chinese tunic suits→ Western-style business suits →More people wear jeans, T-shirts, sneakers. →Young people everywhere listen to the same music. →big Macs, fries, milk shakes, etc.
e.g. The vast majority of what is available on the Internet has been and remains in English.
3) Business needs also promote the global growth of English.
Lead-in
In Unit 5, globalization is mentioned as the recent trend in the development of culture and the term is defined from a sociologist’s point of view. Globalization is also the buzzword in political science nowadays.
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• Text A
– Critical reading and thinking
– Difficult sentences
– English language for
academic purpose
• Collocations • Signpost language • Formal English
Do Task 2 on page 183.
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Globalization in Political Science
Text A
English language for academic purpose
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Formal English
Do Task 3 on page 183.
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Unit 9
Globalization in Political Science
Text A
English language for academic purpose
Collocations
Do Task 1 on page 182.
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Two important aspects of converging culture
1. Language---English
1)world language / lingua franca e.g. working language in UN; Leaders of countries
speak English (President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan; UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon)
SLeabharlann Baiduience
Critical reading and thinking of Text A
Text Analysis
Conclusion: There is a distinct and important intermingling and amalgamation of cultures under way.
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Globalization in Political
Text A
Science
Critical reading and thinking of Text A
Text Analysis
• What is the author’s attitude toward cultural amalgamation (one-world culture)? How do you know?
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Globalization in Political
Text A
Science
Critical reading and thinking of Text A
Text Analysis
Argument: The world’s people can build on commonplace interactions and increasing cultural commonalities to create a global civil society that might evolve into a global nation.
how their perspective is different from
sociologists’, and more importantly, what the
difference implies about the way we acquire
knowledge.
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Views on consequences of cultural amalgamation:
1) Welcome it as a positive force that will bring people and political units together.
2) See it as a danger to desirable diversity.
In this unit we are going to see how political scientists define globalization, how their perspective is different from sociologists’, and more importantly, what the difference implies about the way we acquire knowledge.
Globalization has changed the face of our lives. Western, especially (1) _A_m__e_ri_ca__n_p_o_p_c_u_l_tu_r_e_ such as fast food, NBA, Hollywood films has come to dominate the world. Two obvious factors that have greatly boosted globalization are transportation and (2) _c_o_m_m__u_n_ic_a_t_io_n_ . Apart from these two factors, (3) _E_n_g_l_is_h__la_n_g_u_a_g_e_ and popular consumer goods have also narrowed the gap between cultures.
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Globalization in
Text A
Political Science
Critical reading and thinking of Text A
Text Analysis
2) Modern communications are one factor driving the spread of English.