Open AccessA Macro and Micro Perspective Issue in Globalization
Author(s) -
Leila Kamelifar,
Sepideh Mirzaee
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal for the study of english linguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2329-7034
DOI - 10.5296/jsel.v5i1.11750
Subject(s) - globalization , politeness , phenomenon , china , perspective (graphical) , macro , field (mathematics) , sociology , political science , economic globalization , linguistics , epistemology , computer science , law , philosophy , artificial intelligence , mathematics , pure mathematics , programming language
Globalization is a phenomenon that makes any country to contact with the whole world and China is not an exception. Globalization has a lot of cultural influences on all the countries over the world. This paper reviews the literature about the issue of globalization, politeness and politeness strategies used by Chinese English learners and their counterpart Native Americans. Furthermore, the present paper attempts to find the sources of these “cultural mismatches”. This paper ends with the implications of this concept in the field of language learning and teaching.