МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ И НАУКИ РФ

ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЕ ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОЕ

УЧРЕЖДЕНИЕ

ВЫСШЕГО ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ

«ВОРОНЕЖСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ

УНИВЕРСИТЕТ»

The phenomenon of globalization Part 2

Учебно-методическое пособие для вузов

Составители:

Н.В. Ильичева,

А.А. Махонина

Издательско-полиграфический центр

Воронежского государственного университета

2012

Утверждено научно-методическим советом факультета романо-германской филологии ВГУ 13 ноября 2012 г., протокол № 9

Рецензент канд. филол. наук, доц. И.Ю. Вострикова

Учебно-методическое пособие подготовлено на кафедре английского языка в профессиональной международной деятельности факультета романо-германской филологии Воронежского государственного университета.

Рекомендуется для студентов 3го курса факультета международных отношений.

Для специальности 030700 – Международные отношения и направления 032300 – Регионоведение

Unit 1 Players of Globalization

Lead-in

1. a. The world today is populated by a growing number of regional, subnational and transnational actors, who actively contribute to the globalization process and to the ongoing developments in global infrastructure. Work in groups. Think what types of global actors take an active part in promoting globalization nowadays.

b. What relation do states have to the activities of the players of globalization?

c. How can these types of organizations be characterized? Look at the table and fill in the gaps with distinctive features of the given global institutions. An example of a description is given. Can you name any more representatives of these kinds of organizations?

Types of Organizations		Description	Representatives
Intergovernmental organizations, also known as international governmental organizations (IGOs)			The United Nations (UN); Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE);
International nongovernmental organizations (INGOs)	International non-profit organizations		International Committee of the Red Cross; Médecins Sans Frontières;
	International corporations, referred to as multinational (or transnational) corporations	A multinational corporation is a company which operates in more than one country, as opposed to a purely domestic business which has no operations abroad. There are now 63,000 multinational corporations in the world. They are responsible for two thirds of global trade and 80% of investment. They are the economic force behind globalisation.	The Coca Cola Company; Toyota;

d. Discuss in pairs what the mission of these organizations is? How powerful are they? Can they be called “a characteristic tendency of the globalized world”?

2. a. Intergovernmental organizations promote globalization by stating common aims and promoting common development modes. They represent supranational bodies with a mandate to work and regulate relations among states, governments and corporations. Look at the emblems of different global institutions below and decide what organization they belong to. Brainstorm what the main activities of these organizations are.

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