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1、Globalizations Dual PowerRobert J. SamuelsonR einforcementT ext AnalysisB ackgroundW arming upGlobalizations Dual PowerUnit 9Questions/ActivitiesCheck-on PreviewObjectivesWarming upGlobalizations Dual PowerUnit 9Warming upQuestions/Activities1.What signs of globalization do you find around you? 2.Ho
2、w do you evaluate the impact of globalization on your life? Fill in the blanks with tariff, tax, duty.1.The government may impose _ on imports.2.Do I have to pay the _ on cigarettes?3.The Budget Committee is planning for a reduction on the corporate income _.tariffs duty taxCheck-on PreviewWarming u
3、pFill in the blanks with credit, loan, bond.1.It is said that 56 percent of new cars were bought on _ in the US.2.Shes trying to get a $50,000 _ from the World Bank to start her own business.3.Whenever government _ were issued in China, there would always be long queues outside the doors of the bank
4、s.4.Several stores are offering interest-free _.creditcredit loanbondsCheck-on PreviewWarming upFill in the blanks with merger, acquisition, takeover.1.The bank declared that 1, 750 workers would be fired as a result of the _ .2.IBM will look at _ including small service companies that complement it
5、s offerings.3.He prevented a hostile _ of the Harbin Beer Co. Ltd.mergeracquisitionstakeoverCheck-on PreviewWarming upObjectives1.Understand important aspects of globalization.2.Evaluate different arguments of globalization.3.Familiarize yourselves with economic terms and jargons.4.Try to translate
6、journalistic English.5.Appreciate argumentative writing.Warming upBackgroundGenreAuthorGlobalizations Dual PowerUnit 9A 1967 graduate of Harvard University with a B. A. in government.A biweekly columns writer for The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe One of the most recognized
7、 writers for his biweekly columns analyzing and reporting socioeconomic issues.His LifeBackgroundAuthorRobert J. Samuelson (1945-)The Good Life and Its Discontents: The American Dream in the Age of Entitlement (1995)Untruth (2001)His WorksThe Great Inflation and Its Aftermath (2008)BackgroundAuthorT
8、he 1981 National Magazine Award.The National Headliner Award in 1987 for Best Special Interest Column.The National Headliner Awards for Feature Column on a Single Subject in both 1992 and 1993.The 1983, 1986 and 1993 Gerald Loeb Awards for Best Commentary.The 1993 John Hancock Award for Best Busines
9、s and Financial Columnist.His AchievementsBackgroundAuthorBackgroundGenreArgumentative Writing1.Clear-cut structure topic sentence, transition signals2.Convincing arguments statistics, quotations, examples, definitions3.Long and balanced sentences parallelism, sentence patterns4.Economic terms and j
10、argons bond, merger, balance of paymentsDetailedAnalysisStructureThemeText AnalysisGlobalizations Dual PowerUnit 9 Globalization is a double-edged sword; it poses a daunting question for mankind in the 21st century. Text AnalysisThemeA THESIS is an argumentative opinion about the narrowly defined su
11、bject matter, it is the single most important sentence or series of sentences in the entire argument.Text AnalysisStructureI.Introduction (paras. 1-2): Globalization is a double-edged sword, a daunting question of the 21st century.II.Argumentation (paras. 3-33) A. advantages (paras. 3-17) B. disadva
12、ntages (paras. 18-33)III. Conclusion (para. 34): promise vs. perilPart I: IntroductionText AnalysisDetailed Analysisthe integration and democratization of the worlds culture, economy, and infrastructure through transnational investment, rapid proliferation of communication and information technologi
13、es, and the impacts of free-market forces on local, regional and national economies the increasing interconnectedness of nations and peoples around the world through trade, investment, travel, popular culture, and other forms of interaction (Encarta 2006)Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I: Discuss
14、ion 1.What is globalization?2.Why does the author claim globalization as a “double-edged sword”? 3.Is this a new idea to you? What else do you know about its “double edges”? This is quite a new idea when the text was written: in 1999, at the threshold of a new century. The other edges include, for e
15、xample, facilitate exchanges between people across the world (goods move, ideas move, and cultures change), the political aspects in World Government, ecological and environmental impactsText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I: Discussion4.What is the daunting question of the 21st century? Why is it da
16、unting? Have you felt daunted about it before? It is daunting because it is possible that the great changes brought by globalization would threaten everything in the world.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I: Discussionon the edgeclose to the point at which sth different, esp. sth bad, will happen
17、Their economy is on the edge of collapse. She is on the edge of despair. But from where we stand, they appear to be teetering on the edge of financialand societaldisaster. Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I: Words & ExpressionsPart II: ArgumentationA. AdvantagesText AnalysisDetailed Analysis1.In w
18、hat ways is globalization a trendy word for an old process?globalizationglobalizationmarkets and markets and markets markets expansion (para. expansion (para. 3)3)a way of a way of combating combating communism communism (para. 4)(para. 4)an antidote to an antidote to deadly deadly nationalism natio
19、nalism (para. 5)(para. 5)Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II (A): Discussionmultinational multinational companiescompanies(paras. 9-12)(paras. 9-12)governmentsgovernments(paras. 13-17)(paras. 13-17)private private capital flowcapital flow(paras. 7-8)(paras. 7-8)countries, distinct countries, disti
20、nct economic entities?economic entities?2.What is the critical respect that differs globalization from its old process?Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II (A): Discussionchampion v.to publicly fight for and defend an aim or principle, movement or person, such as the rights of a group of people She
21、 championed a just cause. champion n. Hes the reigning champion. They are both gunning for places in the championship. He is a champion at playing basketball. Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II (A): Words & ExpressionsPart II: ArgumentationB. DisadvantagesText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisWhat is the
22、 FIRST problem of globalization?economic instabilityText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II (B): DiscussionAsian FinancialCrisis1.How does the author argue this?Why broke out?(paras. 20-21)Why not a globalDownturn?(paras. 22-23)a great danger(paras. 24-25)possible largerinstability(paras. 26-28)Text A
23、nalysisDetailed Analysis2.What is the authors opinion towards the outbreak of financial crisis in South-East Asia? Do you agree, disagree or partly agree? Why? Investment fund not well used, trade flows become too lopsided (para. 19); crony capitalism, inept government investment policies and excess
24、 optimism, misuse of investment. (para. 21)3.Do you agree with the author that it is the “astonishing US economy” that prevented Asia crisis from becoming a global economic depression? Why?4.How would you judge his opinion? Pro-west point of view. more views on Asia crisisText AnalysisDetailed Analy
25、sis The cry of “crony capitalism” as the cause of the Asian crisis is no longer very convincing after the crisis spread to the non-Asian world and the irregularities of American business and accounting practices are also exposed. Stanley FischerStanley Fischer (1943-), former IMF (1943-), former IMF
26、 chief economistchief economist Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis China, India, Vietnam and Cambodia were not affected by the Asian crisis as much as the Republic of Korea and ASEAN4 (Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia). This is not because the productivity and institutions of the first group w
27、ere superior, but because they did not open up financially.Joseph Stiglitz (1943-), Joseph Stiglitz (1943-), former World Bank former World Bank chief economist chief economist Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisThe banking problem and the lack of proper bank supervision.Pre-modern corporate sector: non-
28、transparency, family dominance, non-separation of ownership and management, archaic accounting, etc.Unhealthy relationship between government and big business.Too much dependence on exports (especially on US markets and IT devices).Political backwardness and lack of true democracy.Text AnalysisDetai
29、led Analysis The real cause was the structural weaknesses of the developing economies in East Asia.5. What are the reasons for economic instability?What is the SECOND problem of globalization?political, cultural, socialText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II (B): Discussion1.How does the author argue
30、this problem?fear & anger(paras. 30-31)It could implode(paras. 32-33)Seattle protestEuropean fearsUS workersText AnalysisDetailed Analysisrelated picturesText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisText AnalysisDetailed Analysis2.How would globalization implode?It is not inevitable or irresistible. Governments ca
31、n shield locals. The governments logic. If too many follow, it could.Text AnalysisDetailed Analysisbe prone toto be likely to do sth or suffer from sth, esp. sth bad or harmful Workers who are forced to work long hours are prone to accidents. Some plants are very prone to disease. Kids are all prone
32、 to eat junk food.on both/several/all counts Im afraid I do not agree with you on all counts. I find this unconvincing on several counts.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II (B): Words & Expressions (1)balance of paymentthe difference between a countrys imports and exports balance of payments surpl
33、us 国际收支顺差/赢余 balance of payments deficit 国际收支逆差/亏损current-account(in the text) an account of credits, debits, receipts, and expenditures between two countries Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II (B): Words & Expressions (2)surge The taxi surged forward. She could feel anger surging inside her. How
34、 can we expect a surge in his financial status in a short span of 5 years?a surge of There is a surge of excitement in his press conference. Whenever there is dispute between the two countries over the border area, a surge of refugees can be predicted.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II (B): Words
35、 & Expressions (3)Part III: ConclusionText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisEconomic interdependence cuts both ways. (para. 34)What can we learn as to how to write the conclusion of an argumentation from the last paragraph? Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart III: DiscussionReinforcementWritingWritingDiscuss
36、ionGlobalizations Dual PowerUnit 9ReinforcementDiscussion1.Is globalization already a reality or a choice? why?2.Does globalization have anything to do with culture? Do you think globalization is another word for Americanization (culturally, economically, etc.)? Why or why not?3.Taking into consider
37、ation both the pros and cons of globalization, what kind of attitude should we adopt towards globalization? Argumentative Writing (AW)1.What are the four major types of writing? narration, description, exposition and argumentation2.What is the essential difference between argumentative writing and t
38、he others? The main difference between argumentative essays and the others is the purpose of writing. The purpose of other types of writing is to inform, entertain, or express the writers feelings and experience. However, the primary purpose of the argumentative essay is to persuade, to “win,” to co
39、nvince readers of the thesis.ReinforcementWritingArgumentative Writing (AW)3.Can you give some examples of argumentative writings? editorials in newspapers, policies speeches, essays on theories or politicsReinforcementWritingKey Features of AW1.A well-defined, controversial but arguable issue2.A cl
40、ear position3.Convincing arguments4.A reasonable, professional and trustworthy toneReinforcementWritingGeneral Structure of AW1. General introduction state your problem in the thesis statement2. Extent of the problem who is affected, how bad is it, history of the problem, etc.3. Sound argumentation use deductive or inductive approaches4. Conclusion restatement of the thesis and summary of main ideasReinforcementWriting部分资料从网络收集整理而来，供大家参考，感谢您的关注！
