Globalization Elimination of barriers to trade, communication and cultural exchange Modernization Process in which society goes thorough industrialisation, urbanisation and other social changes

Loss of language  People communicate better when speaking widely-known languages  Conduct businesses  Communicating with foreigners  School teaches languages that are commonly used in societies  Smaller number of people using native languages Impacts of loss of language  With the loss of native language, comes the loss of culture  A language provides words and concept unavailable in others  Brings appreciation of other cultures

Loss of interest in local culture  Global brands dominate consumer market worldwide  Creates a homogeneous culture across the globe  McDonalds, Starbucks, Apple, Microsoft, Coca-Cola Impacts of loss of interest in local culture  Influenced youths lose interest in local culture  Aspects of culture such as food, music and media would be gone  Following generation unable to appreciate such unique cultures

Spread of ideas  Spreading of ideas  Range of understanding and acceptance of such ideas increase  Information overload leads to wider acceptance of ideas Impacts of spread of ideas  Spread of negative ideas such as terrorism and drug abuse

Brain gain  Spread of culture  People in host countries able to better interact with foreigners and learn their cultures Impacts of brain gain  People are more knowledgeable  Able to interact with locals on holiday in foreign country  Greater understanding of other cultures  Improve relationship between different cultures

Loss of traditional food  Uprising of new kinds of food e.g. fast food  Preferred by the youngsters  With less people appreciating traditional food, it become extinct eventually Impacts of loss of traditional food  Unable to obtain local knowledge cultures  May contain important information to understanding human history, preferences in food in different parts of the world

Loss of traditional media  Traditional media such as “Getai” or Shakespearean plays  Taken over by new wave of movies and television dramas  Youth attracted to newer forms of media  Possible extinction of traditional media Impacts of loss of traditional media  Some traditional media has moral values incorporated in them  Loss of moral teaching of culture  Inability to retrieve them anymore if it is lost

Loss of traditional games  Traditional games such as “chapteh” or “five stones”  Taken over by newer better games such as “PlayStation”, “Wii” and “Xbox”  Youth are attracted to more interactive and entertaining games Impacts of loss of traditional games  Following generations unable to appreciate traditional games  Traditional games requires skills and creative methods to play them  Children of new generations loses creativity and innovativeness

Globalization Loss of language Loss of interest in culture Spread of homosexuality Brain gain Modernization Loss of traditional food Loss of traditional media Loss of traditional games