Week 5- E Learning Week Summary on Globalisation

Article A- Runaway Globalization Without Governance

Globalisation originated since ancient history.  Government regulations are however delayed in worldwide connections, resulting in harmful wars and ruling of people. Globalisation increased  trade, causing environmental and health problems without governance.  The increased trade also spread plague, causing numerous deaths. Traders were threatened by pirates, taxes and religious beliefs. Economically, monopolization and copyright infringements of goods occur. Advancement of transportation and communications expanded trade routes, but time management and space constraints posed as a problem. Most importantly, globalization led to a global threat of nuclear weapons spreading amongst countries. Massive industrialization deteriorated the environment. Even with the Kyoto Protocol in place to reduce the impact, refusal of adherence and cooperation by the US nullified the effects of the agreement. The US is gradually stepping down from its responsibilities as a global leader, risking the globalised world in facing its increasing challenges. All in all, globalization brings more harm than good without proper governance

Week 4 Tutorial 1: Paraphrasing & Summary

Task A3:

1. New reactors are more efficient at high temperatures, and they include simplified safety features based, allowing accident reduction with little human intervention. To convince the public of nuclear benefits, reactors have to be cheaper and less radioactive in the future

Task B3:

2. For a language to be global, it depends on the speakers and not the population. Latin became international because of Roman dominance, attained through Roman Catholism.

Week 4 Tutorial 2 :Summary of Scary Oil Article

Today's unstable global economy encounters numerous risks. Oil prices surge due to fear of war between Israel and Iran. The recent global recessions have arised from a geopolitical shock in the Middle East that spiked oil prices. Iran waged war on Israel, and the US stepped in to alleviate the conflict by providing Israel with military supplies. Oil prices surged even further due to fear of war, and would cause a worldwide recession if it occurs.

Reflection 1 : Introducing Reflective Writing ( The importance of writing in English)

Write a paragraph on:

-My English language learning journey

OR

-The importance of writing in English

English is an important form of communicaton in the modernised 21st century world. It is used world-wide as a medium for people of different countries to be able to interact with each other. This is highly essential, as most countries have their own native language that differ from one another, for example: Russian and German. English is used in writing, in electronic-mails (e-mails), formal speech, and many other forms of communications. For people of different countries to be able to understand each other, they are required to have a good basic foundation in English. This is because, for countries whose native language is not English, their version and interpretation of the English language might differ, for example, between the Russians and Chinese. As a result, miscommunication may occur frequently. Hence, the accurate usage of English is highly important in writing and communication today, in order to keep up with the advanced and modernised world.