Culture & Globalization

Description

This lesson plan focuses on the complexities of cultural globalization with a specific focus on the dominance of the American markets with an in depth look at a case study involving The Canadian Magazine Debate of the 1990’s. Observers of globalization are increasingly recognizing that globalization is having a significant impact on matters such as local cultures, matters which are less tangible and hard to quantify, but often fraught with intense emotion and controversy.
Students will learn how globalization affects cultures around the world and what some of the responses have been. After the preliminary discussions and activities which will allow the students to understand the central issues of cultural globalization, the lesson focuses on an actual case study which serves to highlight the main points of the topic and engage students in critical thinking.

The lesson plan is a mix of independent readings, teacher-led discussions, small group discussions, case study analysis and class debate/discussion on the topic.

Introduction- Class discussion on the concepts of Globalization and its impact on matters of Local Culture in relation to everyday products. (1 hour, 2 handouts)

Activity 1- Class discussion on the ideas presented in the introduction on Globalization vs. Local Cultures and the Dominance of the American market (1 hour, 3 handouts)
Activity 2-Class discussion on the Integration of Cultures with focus on movies and concerns associated with it (1 hour, 1 handout)
Activity 3- Case Study on The Canadian Magazine Dispute using small group work, debate and resolution (2 hours, 2 handouts)
Conclusion- Individual reflection on case study using essay format or other creative outlet. (1 hour)

This lesson plan clearly illustrates the loopholes of trade agreements and the impacts of local culture using a relevant case study that students can relate to. This is a good, clear lesson plan outlining the blurring lines of Canadian and American culture.

General Assessment

Question	Response
What skills does this resource explicitly teach?	This resource specifically teaches students how to connect everyday products to cultural assimilation. Students get to explore this through individual reflection, groups discussion and debate.
What important, related ideas/issues are not addressed in this resource?	The ideas and understanding of other trade policies (FTAA etc.) are not discussed. There also needs to be some discussion as to the role individual governments are playing in this.
What important ideas are implied by the resource, but not taught explicitly?	The ideas that are implied by the resource are that observers of globalization are increasingly recognizing that it is having a significant impact on matters such as local cultures. These are matters that are less tangible and hard to quantify, but often fraught with intense emotion and controversy.
To enhance this resource the following changes would be beneficial:	There are no assessment and evaluation tools provided in the resource although there is plenty of opportunity for them. To enhance this resource I would suggest creating some sort of evaluative tool.

Sustainability Education Principles

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Bias Minimization	Good	The case study allows students to look at the issue of The Canadian Magazine Debate from many different angles.
Multiple Dimensions of Problems & Solutions	Good	This lesson engages in the multiple dimensions of the problem and encourages students to look at the solution from various positions.
Respects Complexity	Good
Action Experience	Poor/Not considered	Poor There are no action projects developed in this resource.
Action Skills	Satisfactory	This resource teaches: group discussion and group decision making as well as presentations it does not go further than that.
Empathy & Respect for Humans	Poor/Not considered	Poor
Personal Affinity with Earth	Poor/Not considered	Poor There is nothing described in the lesson that could allow students to create their personal affinity with non-humans and the Earth.
Locally-Focused	Good
Past, Present & Future	Poor/Not considered	Poor

Pedagogical Approaches

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Open-Ended Instruction	Good	The nature of the discussion and debate allow students to clarify the facts and explore the multiple and complex answers that are possible wen looking at how globalization has effected the Canadian magazine industry.
Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Learning	Satisfactory	This could be improved upon to really make this applicable to many disciplines.
Discovery Learning	Good
Values Clarification	Satisfactory	The debate is a chance to allow students to clarify their own values but it falls short without providing any method for self reflection.
Differentiated Instruction	Satisfactory	There is quite a bit of information that needs to be delivered to the students about the topic and it might be difficult for various learners to comprehend. Teachers will need to be creative to draw students in who are not good readers due to the number of handouts
Experiential Learning	Satisfactory	It allows students to explore issues related to globalization while connecting it to something that they all know about: magazines and print media. The lesson plan provides the information but does not go further than that.
Cooperative Learning	Good
Assessment & Evaluation	Poor/Not considered	Poor There are no assessment and evaluation tools provided although there are opportunities for it throughout the lesson.
Peer Teaching	Satisfactory
Case Studies	Very Good	This is a very relevant and pertinent situation in Canada currently.
Locus of Control	Satisfactory	There is an attempt for students to choose elements of program content through the debate but it is very limited if a student wishes to go deeper into a chosen issue.

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