LC-7009 - Get to know Finland - H08, 22.01.2021-19.02.2021

Topic outline

• LESSON 1: Finnish history
  Lesson 1: Finnish history
  

  
  

  In 1906, the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland  which became the republic of Finland,
  was the first country in the world to implement truly universal full suffrage, i.e. both active and passive suffrage,
  by being the first country in the world to give women full political rights, i.e. the rights both to vote and to run for office.
  

  Learning goals

  get to know each other and what the course is about

  get the idea of the main historical events that have shaped Finnish culture

  • Select activity FLINGA: Getting to know each other - Why Finland

    

    FLINGA: Getting to know each other - Why Finland URL

    
    

    Moi! Mun nimi on Maija. Mikä sun nimi on? (Hi! My name is Maija. What is your name?)

    Introduce yourself shortly (try it in Finnish!) and discuss with your group:
    

    • Why did you come to Finland?
    • Have you had any experience with Finland before?
    • What did you know about Finland beforehand?

    Write key points of your discussion on the Flinga wall.
    
  • Select activity Fill in the main outlines of Finnish history

    

    Fill in the main outlines of Finnish history File DOCX

    Group work:

    1)  Fill in the timeline

    2)  Discuss:

    • What did you already know about Finland’s history?
    • What was new to you?
    • What did you find especially interesting?
    • What do Finland and your home country share regarding history? What is different?
      
  • Select activity Lesson 1: slides

    

    Lesson 1: slides File PDF
  • Select activity Homework 22.1.

    

    Homework 22.1. Page

    1. Introduce yourself in Padlet (if you haven't done it yet).
    

    2. Watch the video A super quick history of Finland.

    3. Read the article: Finland's history in nutshell
    

    4. Choose a famous Finn and add information about him/her in the Padlet wall (see detailed instructions below).
    

    5. Do the pre-tasks.

    I have added two trailers of the new movies about Tove Jansson and Alvar Aalto.
    For history addicts, there are a few Discovery films and you can also check Aurora borealis / Northen lights info in this link.
    

  • Select activity A Super Quick History of Finland

    

    A Super Quick History of Finland URL
  • Select activity Finnish history in a nutshell

    

    Finnish history in a nutshell File PDF
  • Select activity Padlet wall: add texts about famous Finns (or otherwise important for Finland)

    

    Padlet wall: add texts about famous Finns (or otherwise important for Finland) URL

    Pick one person from the list and find out who s/he is. Then write 3-5 facts about her/him in the Padlet-wall. Add a picture.
    After that try to find a place in Helsinki that is named after this person (Google Maps) and also add that information in the Padlet.
    

    1.       Aleksis Kivi 
    

    2.       Elias Lönnrot

    3.       Carl Gustav Mannerheim

    4.       Aleksanteri II

    5.       Johan Ludvig Runeberg

    6.       Jean Sibelius

    7.       Minna Canth
    

    8.       Tove Jansson

    9.       Alvar Aalto

    10.     Mikael Agricola

    11.     Urho Kaleva Kekkonen

    12.     Tarja Halonen

    13.     Mika Häkkinen

    14.     Your own suggestion
    

  • Select activity Pre-tasks for lesson two 1) Cultural dimension tes...

    Pre-tasks for lesson two 
    

    
    

    1) Cultural dimension test + discussion
    

    2) Read the articles

        1) What are you doing here?

        2) Finnish silence can be golden

    3. Watch the video about Cross cultural communication

    
    
  • Select activity 1. Cultural dimension test

    

    1. Cultural dimension test Forum
  • Select activity 2. What are you doing here?

    

    2. What are you doing here? URL

    Completion

    Students must

    

    View
  • Select activity 2. Finnish silence can be golden

    

    2. Finnish silence can be golden URL

    Completion

    Students must

    

    View
  • Select activity 3. Watch the video: Cross cultural communication

    

    3. Watch the video: Cross cultural communication URL

    Cultural stereotypes focus our attention on certain features, amplify them in our observation, and offer interpretations of our observations. In this way, we see what we are taught to see, and at the same time our observations also confirm the stereotype.

    Watch a part (8:15-11:10) of the video Cross cultural communication  and think which features it is focusing on in Finnish culture and whether it is confirming or not some sort of stereotypes. (ohita mainokset means 'skip the adds')
    

  • Select activity Film trailers: Tove (2020) and Aalto (2020)

    Film trailers: Tove (2020) and Aalto (2020)
    

  • Select activity Trailer: Tove (2020)

    

    Trailer: Tove (2020) URL

    This is the first feature film on the Finnish artist Tove Jansson. The film premieres October 2.
    

  • Select activity Trailer: Aalto (2020)

    

    Trailer: Aalto (2020) URL

    The newest document on the designer/architect couple Alvar and Aino Aalto. In cinemas now.
    

  • Select activity More about Finnish history

    More about Finnish history
    

  • Select activity thisisFINLAND: Main outlines of Finnish history

    

    thisisFINLAND: Main outlines of Finnish history URL

    
    

  • Select activity Fire and Ice: part IV The Winter War

    

    Fire and Ice: part IV The Winter War URL