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The document outlines the concepts of globalization and communication, emphasizing their interrelation and the impacts of globalization on communication practices. It highlights the importance of cultural awareness and the challenges of effective global communication in a diverse world. Additionally, it discusses the availability of information and technological advancements that facilitate global communication, while noting that many people, particularly in Africa, still lack access to these resources.

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The document outlines the concepts of globalization and communication, emphasizing their interrelation and the impacts of globalization on communication practices. It highlights the importance of cultural awareness and the challenges of effective global communication in a diverse world. Additionally, it discusses the availability of information and technological advancements that facilitate global communication, while noting that many people, particularly in Africa, still lack access to these resources.

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COMMUNICATION &

GLOBALIZATION
LEARNING OUTCOME

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:


1. Define Globalization and Communication
2. Explain what is Communication in relation to Globalization
3. Impacts of Globalization on Communication
4. Impacts of Globalization on Global Communication
WHAT IS GLOBALIZATION?
• Globalization is an integration between two or
more countries; it may be economically, socially,
politically, and culturally.
• Globalization has widely increased the availability
of information for people across the world. By the
use of internet and advanced mobile services,
people are able to discuss business plans and
proposals on an international level as well as
exchange private data securely.
WHAT IS COMMUNICATION?
• Communication has a symbolic nature and
is an act of sharing one’s ideas, emotions,
attitudes, or perceptions with another person
or group of persons through words (written
or spoken), gestures, signals, signs, or other
modes of transmitting images.
WHAT IS GLOBAL
COMMUNICATION?
• Global communication have also
contributed to enlightenment and
development of the globalization process in
a number of states.
• To communicate effectively, one should
develop not only skills, but also a sense of
empathy with others.
WHAT IS COMMUNICATION IN
RELATION TO GLOBALIZATION?
• Communication is vital for organizations, but
globalization increases intercultural interactions,
leading to potential miscommunication. Effective
global communication is increasingly challenging in
the 21st century.
• Globalization has led to diverse World Englishes,
differing in vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar.
Intercultural communication challenges extend
beyond slang to include grammatical, verbal, and
non-verbal variations.
IMPACTS OF GLOBALIZATION
ON COMMUNICATION
1. Virtual Interaction
2. Cultural Awareness in Speech
3. Cultural Awareness in Body Language
4. Time Differences
IMPACTS OF GLOBALIZATION
ON COMMUNICATION
1. Virtual Interaction
- Communicating via online setting to
other people that does not necessarily
require in face-to-face interactions.
2. Cultural Awareness in Speech
- Two people are speaking the same language,
cultural differences can affect vocabulary,
colloquial expressions, voice tone and taboo
topics.
IMPACTS OF GLOBALIZATION
ON COMMUNICATION
3. Cultural Awareness in Body Language
- To understand acceptable speaking distances, conflict
styles, eye contact and posture in different cultures,
accepting that the physical expressions of their own
culture are not universally accepted.
4. Time Differences
- The need to communicate and share information with
people across several time zones. When people
collaborate with others on the other side of the global ,
their counterparts are usually at home asleep while they
themselves are at work.
IMPACTS OF GLOBALIZATION
ON GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
1. Availability of Information
2. Business Conduct
3. Social Awareness
4. The Problem
IMPACTS OF GLOBALIZATION
ON GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
1. Availability of Information
- The view that with the spread of businesses
delivering internet, satellite tv and mobile
services, the costs of such information
technologies dropped. The decreased price
makes it easier for people across the world
to make use of the World Wide Web are the
resources available
IMPACTS OF GLOBALIZATION
ON GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
2. Business Conduct
- Long distance travels are no longer
necessary for business people as they
require a meeting with a business partner
overseas. Internet technology makes it
possible to exchange business
information and conduct video
conferences.
IMPACTS OF GLOBALIZATION
ON GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
3. Social Awareness
- Information technology and networks
enable them to share options, views,
work on projects and research different
areas. These are among the main reasons
why the process of globalization is
creating a sense of a global society.
IMPACTS OF GLOBALIZATION
ON GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
4. The Problem
- Despite its quick spread and continuous
development, global communication has
not reached the majority of people on all
continents. It is at least 70% of all people
in Africa will never make a singe phone
call or use internet.
CONCLUSION
• The influence of globalization in recent decades
has impacted the types of communication skills
needed in various ways.

• Today, we need to understand the dynamics of


long-distance collaboration, the impact of culture
on manners of speaking and body language, and
how we use technology to communicate with
people on the other side of the globe

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