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Globalisation or Americanisation?

Students could use this material, their own experiences and independent research to write a response to the question of the extent to which they feel American culture is ‘taking over’ the world.

This Prezi presentation covers a range of material pertaining to globalisation and starts by asking the question posed here:



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