These 20 conversation questions about cultural globalisation are suitable for adult English learners at C1+ (advanced) level. They can also be used with B2 (upper-intermediate) students. The questions can be used in one-to-one lessons, pair or group discussions, or set as writing homework.
For more activities on this topic, see our complete Cultural Globalisation ESL lesson plan.
- How has globalisation changed the culture of your country?
- Has your country influenced the cultures of other countries in any way?
- What have you done in the past week that was influenced by another country's culture?
- Do you consider yourself a global citizen? Why or why not?
- What foreign TV shows, films and music are popular in your country? Where do they come from?
- What other cultural imports, such as food, festivals, clothing or traditions, are common in your country?
- How has cultural globalisation affected national cultures around the world?
- How have the internet and social media contributed to cultural globalisation?
- How has the spread of English affected other languages and cultures? Could English eventually become the only language spoken worldwide?
- Which ideas, values and beliefs have spread around the world through cultural globalisation? Where did they originate?
- How has advertising by multinational companies influenced cultures around the world?
- How have tourism and migration contributed to cultural globalisation?
- What cultural influences have spread around the world that did not come from the United States?
- What are the main benefits of cultural globalisation?
- Does eating a Big Mac or drinking Starbucks coffee make a French person any less French or a Chinese person any less Chinese?
- Should governments try to protect their national cultures by limiting foreign films, products or other cultural influences?
- Does cultural globalisation make countries more similar to each other while making individual countries more culturally diverse?
- Do people simply copy foreign cultures, or do they adapt foreign influences to their own traditions? Can you think of any examples?
- Can cultural globalisation help preserve traditional cultures by introducing them to people around the world?
- Has globalisation brought people closer together or driven them apart? Would the world be better if everyone lived in one global community without national borders?
