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COLLEGE DEPARTMENT

SUBJECT: CONTEMPORARY WORLD


GRADE LEVEL/CLASS: 1ST YEAR COLLEGE – ALL BLOCKS
SCHOOL YEAR: 2021-2022
SUBJECT TEACHER: GLORY ANNE S. POBLETE (BSBA/BAELS/ACT)
MARK ANTONY ADDATU (BSED/BEED)
INTRODUCTION

You have learned on your previous module how important and how
Globalization works in the Globe. In this module, you are about to discover
more about the subject Contemporary World.

The United Nations (UN) tried to address the different problems in the world.
Their efforts were guided by the eight Millennium Development Goals, which
they created in the 1990s. Among these eight goals, the eradication of extreme
poverty and hunger ranked as the first. The other seven goals include:
achieving universal primary education, promoting gender equality and women
empowerment, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, combating
diseases like HIV/AIDS and malaria, ensuring environmental sustainability,
and having a global partnership for development. The UN tried to achieve them
by 2015.

Since there are different standards of living around the world, we can expect
different meaning attached to it. In the Philippines, a person is officially living
in poverty if he makes less than 100,000 a year. This is called the poverty line
or poverty threshold. The UN, as an organization aims to eliminate extreme
poverty for all the people by 2030.

Most people who have been lifted out of extreme poverty are still poor and
being poor comes with serious problems, from disease to lack of water, Income
inequality is rampant and one in seven people still live without electricity.
So why is extreme poverty falling? The answer to this is really complicated. A
set of factors like better access to education, humanitarian aid, and the policies
of international organizations like the UN have made a difference. However, the
greatest contributor is economic globalization. The world’s economies have
become more interconnected and free trade has driven the growth of many
developing countries.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will now be able to:

a. define economic globalization, identify the actors that facilitate economic


globalization, define modern world system and articulate an instance on
global economic integration.
b. explain the effects of globalization on governments, identify the institutions that
govern international relations, and differentiate internationalism from globalism.
c. identify the roles and functions of the United Nations, identify the challenges of
global governance in the 21 st century and explain the relevance of the state amid
globalization.

MODUL
E
THE STRUCTURE OF GLOBALIZATION:

2
WEEK LESSON
THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
1 1
ACTIVITY 1: FOLLOW THE PRODUCT

The products that we consume and use – foods, clothing, and gadgets—are
part of our way of life. Globalization allows for a worldwide exchange of these
commodities and exposure to different cultures as well. This activity will allow
you to investigate the origin and spread of the products and services sold in
our country. You will also be able to know the countries involved in the
production, distribution, and consumption of the products being sold and
consumed in the country. The following are the steps to accomplish this
activity:

1. Choose a specific foreign brand of the product you would like to


investigate.
Coffee Sports Car Laptop Shoes Wristwatch
2. List down the main ingredients or raw materials in manufacturing the
chosen product
3. Aside from Philippines, list other countries in which product is being
sold.
4. Cite the kinds of technology that made the creation of the product
possible. Consider communications and transportation
5. Write one to three statements about the creation of the product.
DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY
For deeper understanding of the lesson “The Global Economy” read the texts
pages 31 – 47 on your book “CONVERGENCE: A COLLEGE TEXTBOOK in
CONTEMPORARY WORLD”

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING


POST-ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT

Answer the Activity on page 52 “Experiential Learning”.

TAKEAWAYS:

Globalization made some countries, especially the developing ones, to gain


more in the global economy at the expense of other nations. There are various
ways, however, the country can make trade easier with other countries while
lessening the inequities in the global world. One of the is “FAIR TRADE”.

WEEK LESSON

2-4 THE GLOBAL INTERSTATE SYSTEM 2&


AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE 3
ACTIVITY 1: The issue of whether the nation-state is still relevant today in the
era of globalization has gained different reactions. Some scholars would argue
that its role in global politics is diminishing. On the other hand, others would
say that it still remains to be the primary actor in political affairs. In this
activity, you should be able to point out your views about such issue.

1. Choose whether you are on the affirmative or negative side.


2. The central issue would be: The state remains to be relevant amid the
processes and structures of globalization.

DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY


For deeper understanding of the lesson “The Global Economy” read the texts
pages 57 – 70 on your book “CONVERGENCE: A COLLEGE TEXTBOOK in
CONTEMPORARY WORLD”
CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
Answer the Activity on page 71 “Writing to Remember and Experiential
Learning”.

TAKEAWAYS:

The state has traditionally been the subject of most interest to scholars of a
global politics because it is viewed as “the institution that creates warfare and
sets economic policies for a country.” Furthermore, the state is a political
unknit that has authority over its own affairs. In other words, its borders are
recognized by other countries. It is assumed that whoever oversees those
borders has the right to determine exactly what is going to happen in their
country.

With Globalization, some scholars suggest a decrease in the power of the state
and that other actors are becoming more powerful. These actors include
multinational corporations and global civil society organizations, like the Red
Cross, that cross national boundaries.

MODUL
E
WORLD OF REGIONS

3
INTRODUCTION

The path that Globalization has paved for the world has increasingly brought
nation states together, but it can also be argued that the same phenomenon
also necessitated that countries come up with regional groupings in order to
equip themselves better with the demands and odds brought forth by
Globalization. There is a truism in the saying that Unity is attained amidst
diversity. Regionalism and the desire to be a part of one is a product of a
process, a well defined system that came to emerge as by-product of time,
situation and various factors that may be categorized as economic, political,
historical, cultural that led to the amalgamation of countries and even
societies.

This chapter shall mainly undermine the important elements that revolve
around the dichotomy of the Global North and Global South divide and the
focuses its attention closer to the Philippines with a discussion on Asian
Regionalism.
WEEK LESSON
GLOBAL DIVIDES: THE NORTH AND
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THE SOUTH

ACTIVITY 1:

Write down 3 of the most important concepts that you remember from the
Module 2.

ACTIVITY 2: Explain:

We WERE ALL HUMANS until race disconnect us, religion separated us, politics
divided us, and wealth classified us.

- Anonymous

DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY


For deeper understanding of the lesson “The Global Economy” read the texts
pages 76 – 86 on your book “CONVERGENCE: A COLLEGE TEXTBOOK in
CONTEMPORARY WORLD”

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING


Answer the Activity on page 87 “Chapter Exercises”

TAKEAWAYS:

You probably heard of “First World Problems” When someone cracks the screen
on their phone or gets the wrong order at the milk tea shop, and then goes on
to their social media accounts, you might see their complaints with a hashtag
“First World Problems.” What are the implications of talking about countries as
First or Third? Where did these terms come from?? These terms are outdated
and inaccurate ways of talking about global stratification. How then are we
going to talk about global stratification?

A new and simpler classification, North-South was created as Second World


countries joined either the First World or the Third World. The terms “Global
North and Global South” are a way for countries in the South to make a stand
about the common issues, problems and even causes in order to have equality
all throughout the world.

WEEK LESSON
6 ASIAN REGIONALISM 4

DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY


For deeper understanding of the lesson “The Global Economy” read the texts
pages 91 – 104 on your book “CONVERGENCE: A COLLEGE TEXTBOOK in
CONTEMPORARY WORLD”

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Answer the Activity on page 105 “Chapter Exercises”, page 106 “Completing the
Phrase and Experiential Learning.

*The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation…..”

- Bertrand Russel

WEEK
7 PERFORMANCE TASK

TASK: ANG MUNDO SA MATA NG ISANG OFW

Although Globalization is an overwhelming concept, it is experienced by people


in number of ways in real terms. For instance, globalization for technology
improved modern transportation and communication. As a result, people
become more mobile and can reach different places around the globe. There are
various reasons why people leave their country of origin. Through this task,
you should be able to gain a first-hand knowledge of the experiences of
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW’s), people who obviously reached other
countries. Their stories could provide a concrete understanding of how
globalization affects themselves, their families, and the country.
1. Find a former or current OFW to be interviewed (via online).
2. Use the following guide questions (you may add additional questions)
- How long have you stayed abroad?
- What are the purposes for your stay there?
- What were your most unforgettable experiences there? How will you
describe them, good or bad?
- How will you compare the Philippines with other countries?
- Do you want to go back abroad or to other countries in the future? Why
or Why not?

3. Write your personal insight about your respondent’s experience.

REFERENCES
 Aldama, Prince Kennex Reguyal , THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD, 20188
 Coronacion, Dennis C, et,al , CONVERGENCE: A COLLEGE TEXTBOOK
in CONTEMPORARY WORLD

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