Espaces et échanges : définitions (Anglais)

« 1 / 2 Espaces et échanges : définitions 0 Définitions Condition de création et de renouvellement, l'échange a besoin d'un espace ouvert.

À l'heure où les frontières ne cessent de bou­ ger , où l'espace virtuel accélère les échanges , la question de la place de l'individu et de la société se pose avec acuité .

Notre monde en mouvement fait-il la part belle à un désir d'ouverture ou à un repli sur soi ? $ Space (n.) [spe1s]: the amount of an area that is empty , blank or available for specific purposes , a distance between things or people , an opportunity for privacy.

$ Exchange (n.) [iks- /eks-chanj]: an occurrence in which people give things of similar value to each other , a matter of give and take.

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Globalisation • Technological progress has triggered off a tremendous globalising process that has dramatically changed our ways of lite.

• We exchange info, trade products, move from space to space faster and faster.

• Globalisation gives us a feeling of international integration .

We can communicate with the whole world .

• Of course, this new mode of exchanging also means a particularly strong interdependence , in terms of economics, for example, which is bound to leave out less competitive countries .

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Symbollc and virtual spaces • Capital cities are often symbols of exchange.

ln that respect, New York and London are great global cities .

The Big Apple certainly is a good example of the American melting pot .

London is the very salad bowl city.

• Quite interesting is the fact that language proves a deeper and deeper mixing of cultures whereas the gaps between social classes are growing wider and wider. 2 / 2. »