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societal—disaster.

Part II: Argumentation A. Advantages

1.In what ways is globalization a trendy word for an old process?

2.What is the critical respect that differs globalization from its old process? Part II (A): Words & Expressions

champion v.to publicly fight for and defend an aim or principle, movement or person, such as the rights of a group of people

e.g. She championed a just cause. B. Disadvantages

Part II (B): Discussion

? What is the FIRST problem of globalization?

economic instability

1. How does the author argue this?

2. What is the author’s 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 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 crisis

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.

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 were superior, but because they did not open up financially.

5. What are the reasons for economic instability?

The banking problem and the lack of proper bank supervision.

Pre-modern corporate sector: non-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. The real cause was the structural weaknesses of the → developing economies in East Asia.

? What is the SECOND problem of globalization?

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political, cultural, social…

1. How does the author argue this problem

2. How would globalization implode? It is not inevitable or irresistible. Governments can shield locals. The governments’ logic. If too many follow, it could.

Part II (B): Words & Expressions (1)

be prone to: to be likely to do sth or suffer from sth, esp. sth bad or harmful e.g. Workers who are forced to work long hours are prone to accidents. Some plants are very prone to disease. Kids are all prone to eat junk food. on both/several/all counts

e.g. I’m afraid I do not agree with you on all counts. I find this unconvincing on several counts.

balance of payment: the difference between a country’s imports and exports

e.g balance of payments surplus 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

surge

e.g. The taxi surged forward.

She could feel anger surging inside her.

How can we expect a surge in his financial status in a short span of 5 years?

a surge of

e.g. 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.

Part III: Conclusion Part III: Discussion

Economic interdependence cuts both ways. (para. 34)

What can we learn as to how to write the conclusion of an argumentation from the last paragraph?

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Reinforcement Discussion

1. 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 consideration both the pros and cons of globalization, what kind of attitude should

we adopt towards globalization?

Writing

Argumentative Writing (AW)

1. What are the four major types of writing?

narration, description, exposition and argumentation

2. What is the essential difference between argumentative writing and the 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 writer’s feelings and experience. However, the primary purpose of the argumentative essay is to persuade, to “win,” to convince readers of the thesis.

3. Can you give some examples of argumentative writings?

editorials in newspapers, policies speeches, essays on theories or politics Key Features of AW

1. A well-defined, controversial but arguable issue 2. A clear position

3. Convincing arguments

4. A reasonable, professional and trustworthy tone General Structure of AW . General introduction

1. state your problem in the thesis statement

2. Extent of the problem

who is affected, how bad is it, history of the problem, etc.

3. Sound argumentation

use deductive or inductive approaches

4. Conclusion

restatement of the thesis and summary of main ideas

Part Four Extension

5.1 a debate on current situation relevant to globalization

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