Culture and Globalization, According to Chinese 11 Year Olds

So, sometimes I give my students discussion topics that are even hard for native English speakers to really put into words. But some of them really surprise me with how well they are able to articulate their thoughts, and even more so, some of them provide the cutest answers. This week we are working on culture and globalization. I provided them with the main arguments for and against globalization in terms of its impact on culture. They worked in groups to discuss whether or not they find globalization to be a good or bad thing, and then they had to present their opinions. I just really love to hear what they have to say, and I wanted to share these! Below are one of the responses in favor of globalization, and one response against it. I hope you smile :)

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I think the globalization is good. We can know something we don’t know in our area. For example, farmers don’t know about the seas and oceans because they can’t get there. If the globalization becomes true, farmers can know about seas and oceans and can even have seafood at lunch. Above all, the globalization will help us with better technology, more knowledge, and better ways to live. Somebody says globalization will make everybody the same. Actually, in some aspect it’s true. But if a country can’t keep its culture, the problem is in that country, not the globalization.

I think globalization is bad for some people of the world. For sure, we need our national culture. Because all of we humans do not looks all the same and at last, we speak different language, we eat different food, we sing different songs, and we do different exercises. If the globalization becoming more and more, what should we do? Can we Chinese sing songs from the West life or all of Justin [he is referring to Justin Beiber]? Can the American eat food with China every time? Can English drink tea but not coffee, juice? Can the old man who is from South Africa dance Disco? It’s impossible. So I think globalization is bad.