GLOBALIZATION

AND
MULTICULTURAL
LITERACY
 OUTLINE:
Globalization
• Definition
• Importance
• In relation to education

Multicultural Literacy
• Definition
• Importance
• In relation to education
GLOBALIZATION:
DEFINITION
Is the process of interaction and
integration among people, companies,
and governments worldwide.
Is the integration of national
economies through trade, investment,
capital flow, labor migration, and
technology,
Is the free movement of goods,
services and people across the world in
a seamless and integrated manner.
What is Global
Literacy?
 aims to address issues of
globalization, racism, diversity
and social justice(Guo, 2014). It
requires awareness and action,
consistent with a broad
understanding of humanity, the
planet, and the impact of
human decision or both.
Global literacy also aims to
empower students with
knowledge and take action to
make a positive impact in the
world and their local
community (Guo, 2014).
GLOBALIZATION: CHARACTERISTICS

• According to the Ontario Ministry of Education (2015), a

global citizen should display most or all of the following
characteristics:
 Respect for humans no matter their race, gender, religion, or
political perspectives.
 Respect for diversity and various perspectives.
 Promoting sustainable patterns of living, consumption, and
production.
 Appreciate the natural world and demonstrate respectful towards
the rights of all living things.
GLOBALIZATION: IMPORTANCE OF
GLOBALIZATION
Global Village
• incredibly aware of what is happening anywhere around the world
Social Awareness
• spreading news and facilitating globalization; keeping us up to date and
knowledgeable about current events; facilitated raising awareness of
issues, which can lead to great social change.
Social Communication
• connected to our friends and families in various parts of the world, (e.g.
telephone and social media); reached out to loved ones immediately and
for a minimal cost any time we need, constantly updated about what is
going on in their lives through social media.
Economic Opportunities
• earning a livelihood and manifold; people travel and relocate to
foreign countries in search for employment and education; look for
opportunities elsewhere and take them as they come; pursue
disciplines and work fields of our own choice in other countries.
Free Trade
• building and spreading of business; business to set up manufacturing
and administrative units outside of their home ground. This has led to
the spreading of the business, increasing its market, diminishing
costs, and creating a lot of employment for nations which are often
otherwise starved for job opportunities.
GLOBALIZATION: IN RELATION TO EDUCATION

• Globalization and education then come to affect one another through

mutual goals of preparing young people for successful futures during
which their nations will grow increasingly connected.
• Globalization enhances the student’s ability to acquire and utilize
knowledge. Globalization enhances the ability of learners to access,
assess, adopt, and apply knowledge, to think independently to
exercise appropriate judgment and to collaborate with others to make
sense of new situations.
• It encourages students to work in teams
• Globalization breaks the boundaries of space and time.
• Globalization meets the knowledge, education and
learning challenges and opportunities of the Information
Age.
• Global sharing of knowledge, skills, and intellectual assets
that are necessary to multiple developments at different
levels.
MULTICULTURAL LITERACY
• According to the Ministry of Education (2013), “culture goes
much deeper than typical understandings of ethnicity, race
and/or faith. It encompasses broad notions of similarity and
difference”.
MULTICULTURAL + GLOBAL
LITERACY
How are Multicultural and Global Literacy interconnected?

Every classroom contains students of different race, religion, and

cultural groups. Students embrace diverse behaviors, cultural values,
patterns of practice, and communication. Yet they all share one
commonality: their educational opportunity (Guo, 2014).
• Teachers should teach their students that other cultures exist and
that these deserve to be acknowledged and respected. Integrating a
variety of cultural context into lessons and activities, teaches students
to view the world from many angles, creates a respect for diversity
and enables students to learn exciting information. As classrooms
become increasingly more diverse, it is important for educators to
acknowledge an address diversity issues and to integrate
multiculturalism information into the classroom curriculum (Guo,
2014).
GLOBALIZATION +
MULTICULTURAL
Globalization and Multicultural Literacy is knowledge of cultures and
languages.
1. Rosetta Stone -This bilingual program was purchased for all
elementary and middle schools in the district. Elementary school
computer lab teachers set up a wonderful learning environment for
elementary students. In the middle schools, students are learning
multiple languages through the use of Rosetta Stone on their
laptops through the 1:1 Laptop Initiative. Students are learning to
speak Spanish or Mandarin Chinese in the elementary grades and
any chosen language in the middle grades.
2. Virtual High Schools -(North Carolina Virtual Public High School) is
committed to raising achievement and closing learning gaps with 21st
Century innovations. The mission is to provide skills, student support,
and opportunities for learners to succeed in a globally competitive
world. Seventy-two (72) courses are provided including world
languages.

3. Skype -This technology is utilized throughout the school district to

allow students to gain experiences about other cultures by contacting
and seeing other people from different countries. They are putting
their language skills to the test. Skype is also used for in-house and
school-to-school communication as well.
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