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  • Assignment 3: Cross-Cultural journal due 25.2.

    Cross cultural journal

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    Write a Cross-Cultural Journal (a short essay in which you analyze your feelings and reactions in a new culture).

    You have two options (choose either A or B, not both):      

    A. Write an essay about the things you have learned about Finnish lifestyle, culture, history, society, communication etc.

    Consider your own experiences and things that we covered during the course. You can focus on the aspect(s) of the Finnish culture/society that you find the most interesting. You can also compare your current knowledge to the knowledge you had before coming to Finland. How have your feelings, ideas or thoughts about Finland changed so far? Write 250-300 words.

    B. Write a description and analysis on some event/situation you saw or experienced in Finland.

    First describe what you saw or experienced (anything that strikes you as different, funny, weird, sad, good, etc.). Then describe your thoughts, feelings, opinions etc. about the event. Try to analyze why you feel/think this way. How do you think your own cultural background affects on how you feel? Also try to figure out why Finns behaved the way they did in the situation you described: how would you analyze the situation based on your cultural competence. Write 250-300 words.

    The journal is due 25.2.2024.

    Learning goals:

    • Cross-cultural journal helps students in analyzing their reactions in a new culture

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