Global citizenship and Intercultural literacy

Gleiser: Two Visions of the Future of Humanity

Utopia and Dystopia

Utopia: the fast development of society

Dystopia: people distrust with each other

Gloablization

more and more similarity

Tribalism

Poeple are more likely to trade in local

Leonard , “Death by Monoculture”

Extinction of Languages

The advanced technology will cause the death of minority languages

Globalization and Commercialism

Globalization and Commercialism destroys our cultures.

Boroditsky, “How Does Our Language Shape the Way We Think?

Language and Culture

The usage of language can be shown in culture.

Language and thinking

Language shapes the way we think

Language and Culture Diversity

There are many different cultures and languages in the world;

Larsen, “The Startling Plight of China’s Leftover Ladies”

Indentity

Women start to achieve self-awareness

Independence

Women have their own career and dream

prejudice

The word 'leftover' and how people think of women who are still single

Sharma: “The New Language Landscape”

education

indian learn english for better education and work in the future

language learning

indian people go to special school to learn indian

globalization

english is becoming the only speak language in the world

Hill, “In Search of Black Identity in Uganda”

culture

it is hard to fit in other culture if you have never been there。

identity

identity is not just where you are from

Zuckerman, “A Small World After All?

Communication

Poeple communicate with others by using Internet

'Outside' and 'Inside'

Although people are trying to connect with others from outside, most relationships are still local

The Namesake

Name and Identity

Gogol is seeking his true self

culture and language difference

american and indian communication problem; stereotype of their ancient believes

Immigration

They are immigrants from India