Task 1.

The Impact of Globalization on

Communication (Class Standing)

Directions: Watch in Youtube the following video titles listed

below and afterwards, from the videos you have watched,
choose one and write a reaction paper composing of 4-
paragraphs into 2-3 clean sheets of short bond paper. The
guidelines in making the reaction paper are provided for your
reference and the rubric in grading your output is in the
appendices section of this material.
Videos: a.) Connected but Alone by Sherry Turkle
b.) Wiring the Web for Global Good by Gordon Brown
c.) How Cellphones, Facebook, Twitter Can Make History? by Clay Shirky
d.) The Effects of Globalization on Global Communication by Nikolay Danev

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Organizing Your Reaction Paper

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The introduction should contain all the basic information in one or two

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paragraphs.

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Sentence 1: This sentence should give the title, author, and publication you read.
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Sentence 2, 3, and sometimes 4: These sentences give a brief summary of what
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you read (nutshell) Sentence 5: This sentence is your thesis statement. You agree,
disagree, identify, or evaluate. Your introduction should include a concise, one
sentence, focused thesis. This is the focused statement of your reaction/response.
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The body should contain paragraphs that provide support for your thesis. Each
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paragraph should contain one idea. Topic sentences should support the thesis, and
the final sentence of each paragraph should lead into the next paragraph.
(Topic Sentence. detail -- example --quotation --detail -- example -- quotation --
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detail -- example -- quotation -- detail -- example --quotation. Summary Sentence)

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The conclusion can be a restatement of what you said in your paper. It also be a
comment which focuses your overall reaction. Finally, it can be a prediction of the
effects of what you're reacting to. Your conclusion should include no new
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information.
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 Reaction Paper on Connected but Alone by Sherry Turkle

Connected but Alone is a video from Youtube released from April 2012 of TED
talk by Sherry Turkle, a sociologist and a psychologist. Turkle brings up one point
saying, “We expect more from technology and less from each other” because
technology appeals to us where we are most vulnerable. Our little devices are so
psychologically powerful that they not only change what we do, they change who
we are. She suggested that we should develop a more self-aware relationship with
technology, with each other, and with ourselves. I definitely agree in most part with
her, technology has big effects to ourselves, our lives and our relation towards
others that is why we should use technology efficiently by practicing solitude.

Turkle mentioned that the power of technology do not only change what we
do, they change who we really are. People customized their lives wherever they

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want to be at all times to escape from reality. Just like now people tend to use their

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devices as companion and saviour of loneliness. They thought that they are

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connected to their ownselves but it’s not. We should learn how to be alone for us

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to self-reflect and find our inner self because we can’t connect to people when we

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really don’t know who we are anymore.
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People are beginning to lose the genuine face to face interaction with a
human and the interactions takes place through screens. A great example of this is
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when Turkle describes the old woman in the nursing home talking to the robot. The
woman feels as if the robot understands what she is going through and she is
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comforted by that, when in fact the robot has no true real life experiences and can’t
fully grasp the meaning of emotions besides their hard definitions. Turkle suggests
that just because we grew up with the Internet, we tend to see it as all grown up, but it is
not there is time for us to reshape how we build it and use it.
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If society continues down this path, of trusting technology over real human
experiences, the future is at risk. We as a society have begun to lean on technology
and immerse ourselves into the life of being connected rather than real human
interaction. Focus on the many ways technology and develop a more self-aware
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relationship that lead us back to our own bodies, our own lives and the practice of
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solitude where we are actually meant to reflect and find ourselves.

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 Work References:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7Xr3AsBEK4

https://andreagingerichdotme.wordpress.com/2014/11/19/33-key-points-in-sherry-
turkles-connected-but-alone-speech-and-why-its-important-that-they-are-
recognized/

https://scarter7.uneportfolio.org/2017/03/04/connected-but-alone-ted-talk-summary-
and-reaction/

Directions: Assess your understanding of the concepts

presented in this lesson by answering the following questions on

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About globalization and its impact on Yes No Not
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communication sure
1. Is globalization mainly an economic /
phenomenon?
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2. Do globalization processes take place in rich /

countries alone?
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3. Does globalization contribute to the deepening /

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of poverty?
4. Does globalization adversely affect /
communication?
5. Is there a country in the world today that is not /
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affected by globalization?
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How do you view globalization as a student? Is it advantageous or

disadvantageous? Why do you say so?
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As a student, Globalization is advantageous. In a way that as our society

takes changes including the way of learning it makes it more convenient. In this
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time of pandemic, it is very helpful in continuing the learnings of every student

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 and no one will be behind during this new normal because of an easy access of
internet. The used of digital learning is helpful in moderate usage only. Not just in
studies but it makes our other life aspects easier to get or done in banking,
transportation, used of social media for interactions and many more.

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