Draft of first part of my essay

1 Introduction (188 words)
It is generally agreed that a lot of people, money and information have crossed international borders easily and quickly recently. The technology of transport has enabled us to visit other countries and modern communication has made it possible to send ideas all over the world. Thanks to information technology and multinational companies, different cultures and economic systems around the world have influenced each other. As a result of this, the economic integration of the world has spread and English has achieved the status of a world language. It is widely believed that globalisation has brought about profit and variety. However, the wealth has been distributed unfairly and some local cultures have been destroyed. The Times (2007) reported that the number of poor people in Africa has doubled in the last two decades. Crystal D. (2003) estimates that at least half of the languages in the world will die out within the next century. In this essay, I would like to review recent research into the effects of globalisation on economic, communications and language. Afterwards, I will discuss the benefits to my subject area, which is English Language Teaching.

2 Economic (166 words)
Multinational companies with production plants around the world have increased in recent years. Economic globalisation has enabled unprecedented levels of success in advanced countries. China and India started to enjoy the benefits of globalisation and they are likely to move out from poverty. However, the world wealth is concentrated in America, Europe and Japan. According to the global study from the United Nations, “the richest 1% of adults in the world own 40% of the planet’s wealth” (The guardian, 2006). The World Bank warned that world poverty is more widespread (BBC NEWS, 2008). It is argued that global market is now out of control. The Urguay Round, which is the last trade agreement in 1994, was so unfair that the poorest countries grew poorer and poorer. World Trade Organization (WTO) has been criticized for not considering labour standards or the environmental impact of trade. International Monetary Fund (IMF) has had difficulties in influencing the global capital markets or correcting the huge balances in the world trade.

3 Communications (142 words)
Improvement of communication systems have contributed to the rapid spread of globalisation. The communication technology such as telephones, radio, computers or roads and railways provides huge benefits to both individuals and multinational companies. It has enabled us to communicate people all over the world and transform money quickly and easily. Multinational companies take advantages of cheaper labour and achieve better access to local markets. Success of China and India is attributed to their education, communications technology and resources (The times, 2007). On the other hand, this improvement has caused the flood of migrants to cities in poor countries and outward flow of capital from advanced countries. According to poll by Deloitte (2006), 82% of the people in Britain believed that enough jobs have been sent abroad already, and “32% wanted to force companies to bring jobs back to Britain” (BBC NEWS, 2007).