Background of Globalization
The development of technology accelerates the process of globalization. As we can see, our world is becoming a “global village.” Zhao (2009) cited Legrain (2002), “[O]ur lives are becoming increasingly intertwined with those of distant people and places around the world—economically, politically, and culturally. These links are not always new, but they are more pervasive than ever before” (p.4).
As Zhao (2009) stated that “education, the traditionally local social institution, thus faces a number of significant challenges in preparing children to live in the global society” (p.110). He posed three challenges:
1) what can we do to help our children secure a job that will provide for them and their families? The death of distance has created a global job market where employers can find the talent they need, which means that our children will
face fierce competition of job. 2) What we can do to help our children live, work, and interact with people from different cultures and countries. Globalization results in increased intensity and frequency of cross-cultural communications.
Especially, when they work at a multinational company, how they communicate with other colleagues from different
countries. 3) What is needed to help our children adopt a global view in their thinking and develop a sense of global
citizenship?
Nowadays, we have some hot issues, such as environmental problems. The current and next generation need to address these problems. Therefore, we need to cultivate their global view to solve problems of the whole world.
To meet these challenges, we must cultivate our students to become global learners and help them develop 21st century skills and global competence through global learning.
References:
Legrain, P. (2002). Open world: The truth about globalization. London: Abacus.
Zhao, Y. (2009). Catching Up or Leading the Way. MA. : ASCD.
Please see the video: Globalization and Education
The development of technology accelerates the process of globalization. As we can see, our world is becoming a “global village.” Zhao (2009) cited Legrain (2002), “[O]ur lives are becoming increasingly intertwined with those of distant people and places around the world—economically, politically, and culturally. These links are not always new, but they are more pervasive than ever before” (p.4).
As Zhao (2009) stated that “education, the traditionally local social institution, thus faces a number of significant challenges in preparing children to live in the global society” (p.110). He posed three challenges:
1) what can we do to help our children secure a job that will provide for them and their families? The death of distance has created a global job market where employers can find the talent they need, which means that our children will
face fierce competition of job. 2) What we can do to help our children live, work, and interact with people from different cultures and countries. Globalization results in increased intensity and frequency of cross-cultural communications.
Especially, when they work at a multinational company, how they communicate with other colleagues from different
countries. 3) What is needed to help our children adopt a global view in their thinking and develop a sense of global
citizenship?
Nowadays, we have some hot issues, such as environmental problems. The current and next generation need to address these problems. Therefore, we need to cultivate their global view to solve problems of the whole world.
To meet these challenges, we must cultivate our students to become global learners and help them develop 21st century skills and global competence through global learning.
References:
Legrain, P. (2002). Open world: The truth about globalization. London: Abacus.
Zhao, Y. (2009). Catching Up or Leading the Way. MA. : ASCD.
Please see the video: Globalization and Education
All these pictures are the screenshots from the video above.