NATIONALISM OR GLOBALISM?
Take your notes in your English notebook in the section dedicated to globalization.
Why do we have to choose between nationalism and globalism, between loving our countries and caring for the world? In a talk with lessons for avowed nationalists and globalists alike, Wanis Kabbaj explains how we can challenge this polarizing, binary thinking -- and simultaneously be proud citizens of both our countries and the world.
1) Watch the video and take notes about
- What the words “nationalist” and “globalist” are associated with:
- What this issue impacts:
- What nationalism guarantees:
- What nationalists think of globalism
- What the ugliness of nationalism brought in the past:
- What the present supernational problems are:
- What the main nationalist movements are in western democracies:
- Why he mentions 1945 as the starting point of global positive changes:
- What national identity is:
- Examples of national icons that in fact come from other cultures:
2) Reflect on your learning about globalisation by completing these sentence stems:
- I used to think ...
- But now I think …
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