GLOBALISATION: THEORIES, DISCOURSES AND PRACTICES - 2023/4
Module code: CMCM057
Module Overview
This module will explore the concept of globalisation. It aims to equip students with a thorough theoretical and historical grasp of processes of globalisation – economic, political, and cultural – and highlight how this knowledge can inform and improve their own professional practice and awareness of the presence of globalisation discourses in everyday life.
Theories and historical processes of globalisation will be presented and a wide range of relevant case studies (predominantly video-based and textual, drawing on journalistic and academic sources) will be examined, drawing on techniques from Critical Discourse Analysis. Students will be asked to prepare some of these between seminars and group discussions will provide opportunities for feedback on this work.
Module provider
Literature & Languages
Module Leader
DIPPOLD Doris (Lit & Langs)
Number of Credits: 15
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Framework: FHEQ Level 7
Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A
Overall student workload
Independent Learning Hours: 95
Seminar Hours: 22
Guided Learning: 22
Captured Content: 11
Module Availability
Semester 2
Prerequisites / Co-requisites
None.
Module content
Indicative content include:
* Indicative content includes
* Introduction to globalisation
* Critical Discourse analysis and ideologies of globalisation
* Globalisation and Language
* Economic Globalisation
* Globalisation in Politics and Governance
* Globalisation in Higher Education
* Sustainability as a global concern
* The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
* Anti-Globalisation
* Globalisation and Health
* Global Citizenship
Assessment pattern
Assessment type | Unit of assessment | Weighting |
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Coursework | Essay 1 (1000 words) | 30 |
Coursework | 1000 word speech + 1500 word critical commentary | 70 |
Alternative Assessment
None.
Assessment Strategy
The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of key concepts and theories of globalisation, to practically apply principles of critical discourse analysis to sources about globalization and their own writing and to critically discuss issues of social justice in relation to globalisation.
Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:
* Assessment 1: 1000 word essay (30%) (addresses learning outcomes 1, 2)
In this essay, students are asked to analyse a speech on an aspect of globalisation by a person of global prominence, using the critical discourse analysis.
* Assessment 2: 1000 word speech + 1500 word critical commentary (70%) (addresses learning outcomes 1, 3, 4)
In this assignment, students are asked to write a speech on behalf of a chosen entity (person or organisation) about globalisation. Students will then justify their choices in a critical commentary.
Formative assessment / feedback
Students will receive feedback on assignment 1 through practical exercises in the weeks preceding submission. They will also get the opportunity to deliver parts of their speeches for assessment 2 in class before submission in order to get feedback from peers. Feedback and feed-forward from other modules, will be applicable to these assessment and students will be encouraged to cross-reference this.
Module aims
- introduce relevant theories of globalisation
- analyse discourses of globalisation, using the techniques of Critical Discourse Analysis
- relate the concept of globalisation to specific professional situations and intercultural contexts
- survey key historical and contemporary manifestations of globalisation, e.g. economic globalisation, language, the internationalisation of higher education, anti-globalisation movements etc.
- The module aims to: introduce critical discourse analysis as an analytical approach to examining ideological stances towards globalisation
Learning outcomes
Attributes Developed | ||
001 | The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, skills, qualities and other attributes in the following areas: to describe the key concepts and theories associated with manifestations of globalisation | K |
002 | To analyse texts on globalisation using key concepts and theories, as well as techniques from Critical Discourse Analysis | KCT |
003 | To assess how globalisation contributes to social justice and consider implications for professional practice | CPT |
004 | To produce text which takes into account globalisation discourses and trends | CPT |
Attributes Developed
C - Cognitive/analytical
K - Subject knowledge
T - Transferable skills
P - Professional/Practical skills
Methods of Teaching / Learning
The learning and teaching strategy is designed to develop students’ understanding of core topics and concepts in globalisation. It is also designed to develop students' knowledge of and ability to apply the principles and techniques of critical discourse analysis. It will provide students with the opportunity to discuss case studies on globalisation and analyse them critically, using CDA and theories of globalisation. It will also provide them with the opportunity to consider what role globalisation plays in a context they are familiar with.
The learning and teaching methods include:
Weekly seminar sessions: The seminar sessions include a mixture of lecture-type and interactive elements. In each session, theoretical concepts and analytical frameworks will be introduced by the tutor. Students are given the opportunity to apply these practical exercises and relate them to their own experiences.
Captured content: Captured content provided for each weekly session include the Pdf slides for the sessions as well as the Panopto-recorded lecture-elements for each class. The captured content aims to develop understanding of key concepts and theories.
Guided learning: Students’ in-class learning is supported by a structured programme of guided learning activities to do at home. Students do practical analysis exercises, read relevant literature and find examples of their own which can be further discussed in class. Students are encouraged to post these examples on a Padlet to encourage further collaboration and learning from others’ ideas and contexts.
Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.
Reading list
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Other information
Surrey's Curriculum Framework is committed to developing graduates with strengths in Employability, Digital Capabilities, Global and Cultural Capabilities, Sustainability and Resourcefulness and Resilience. This module is designed to allow students to develop knowledge, skills and capabilities in the following areas:
Global and Cultural Capabilities: Whilst the majority of the other modules which form this programme are practice-oriented, this module provides a birdseye / panoramic view of the global context in which international businesses operate, with a detailed look at political, economic and educational environments. In doing so, the module also develops students’ skills in analysing the wider discourses which have the potential to perpetuate global inequalities. Thus, the module develops students’ cultural and global capabilities by providing students with a more rounded view of the world than the more practice-oriented modules alone are able to provide.
Employability: Whilst this module promotes higher level critical thinking about global inequalities and their origins, this is best done not only through academic reflection, but through practical application to contexts students are familiar with. Thus, the 2nd assessment will ask students to write a speech on issues of globalisation on behalf of a person or organisation they are familiar with, and comment on the content, structure and style of the speech. This allows students to draw on skills taught in other modules as well as develop skills in a new genre of writing / speaking (speeches) which has the potential to be directly or directly transferred to the professional world.
Sustainability: In 2020, the United Nations launched 17 Sustainable Development goals, to be met by 2030. These include for example, no poverty, zero hunger, reduced inequalities and decent work and economic growth. Through the topics discussed as part of the module (Education, Economic Development, Global Governance), these goals will be in focus throughout. Case studies, such as press articles, speeches etc. will be used through the module to discuss how individuals’ and larger entities’ actions contribute to or distract from these sustainable development goals. Students will be encouraged to contribute case studies and examples relating to contexts they are familiar with.
Resourcefulness and resilience: The module will continuously engage students in considering how the issues discussed in the module relate to contexts and environments they know well. This will, at times, challenge students’ views of the world and of themselves. Students will be able to discuss these issues in a supportive small group environment and meet the tutor to debrief, if necessary. Engaging in these discussions will develop students resourcefulness and resilience.
Programmes this module appears in
Programme | Semester | Classification | Qualifying conditions |
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International Education: Practice, Policy and Leadership MA | 2 | Compulsory | A weighted aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the module |
Intercultural Business Communication and Marketing MA | 2 | Compulsory | A weighted aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the module |
Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2023/4 academic year.