Seamk - Learning Diary - Finnish 1 by Jason https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr How I learn Finnish culture as well as a totally new language. en-us 2016-10-31 21:24:35 UTC 2023-04-22 15:47:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Planets.png Goals nhuttrungho https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/134358463 - Get to know more about an amazing Finland, about Finnish people, their lifestyles, the culture.
- Then learn a totally new language, know how to communicate with other people in a basic situation. 
- Form a general understanding of Finland and Finnish language to be more fluent in the journey to talk like a native speaker.]]> 2016-10-31 21:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/134358463 23.09.2016 - Finland as a country nhuttrungho https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/134358971 Due to some problems with my residence permit, therefore, I came to Finland late for 2 weeks. And today, this is my first Finnish lesson as well. Actually, I do not know much about Finland, and fortunately, there is one group to present Finland in general. I have got some useful information about Finland as a whole. I have learned:
-       The Maantiede (Geography): to know where exactly Finland is.
-       The Maisema (Landscape): a beautiful country with stunning landscapes in winter and spring.
-       The “Luonto” (Nature): reindeer is a special animal in Finland
-       The Kausi ja Sää (Season and Weather): as we all know the winter in Finland, really cold in winter, in spring it’s a little bit warmer.
-       The Väetö (Population): we have learned about the Finnish population, age structure, …
-       The Kaupunkeja (Cities) of Finland: Helsinki is the capital, two bigest cities are Turku and Tampere.

]]> 2016-10-31 21:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/134358971 03.10.2016 - Education & Architecture nhuttrungho https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/135727334 - Education: I have had a fundamental understanding of Finnish education system. All children no matter what their gender, age, origin, parent’s income … have the equal right to get educated. The Ministry of Education and Culture prepares the education policy and the National board of Education implements, monitors and develop it. From 1919 until this year, the constitution provides free access to study at any level. A master degree is required for teachers at any level.
-  Architecture: I really like the architect structure of Finland, there are a lot of historical buildings which are stunning. It is the mixture of conventional and modern combination.
 
]]> 2016-11-07 11:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/135727334 27.09.2016 - Finland's Holidays nhuttrungho https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/135909189 I did really enjoy watching this group presenting. Not only because of the topic is really easy-approaching but also they included some stunning visuals. There are so many holidays and festivals in Finland throughout the year, but what impresses me most is the "Juhannus" (Midsummer) and the "Juolu" (Christmas) holidays. On Juhannus holiday, we as students have a summer break with a lot activities like bonfires, barbecues and picnics, visiting the cottage , ...
On Juolu holiday, I think it is the biggest holiday in Finalnd. We have a long break during this holiday to celebrate Christmas and New Year also.
+ We also have learned some food and drink vocabularies. In the middle of the lesson, we sing along to a song that includes some vegetables vocabularies. It's really amazing.
VIDEO]]> 2016-11-07 19:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/135909189 10.10.2016 - Tourism - Lapland nhuttrungho https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/135939378 I have got the basic information about Lapland. I have not been there but with the presentation of this group, I really want to come there once times in my life because it is amazing, beautiful. Too many breathtaking views, especially in the winter, it is all white. Lapland is supposed to be where Santa Clause comes from. And the bottom line is in Lapland you can enjoy the most beautiful northern lights in the world. There are lots of activities for you to don in Lapland as well such as snow mobiling, skiing and snowshoes, visiting Santa Clause's house, and especially ice fishing. I am so into fishing, and I can't wait to experience how ice fishing in Finland is. 
In addition, there are some festivals for you to take part in as well like Midnight Sun Festival and International Folk Festival]]> 2016-11-07 20:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/135939378 10.10.2016 - Finns Liifestyles nhuttrungho https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/136039961 I have had a closer understanding of Finnish lifestyles and Finns in general. I learned how to behave in dinner table and in drinks party as well, it is good to complete all your foods because Finns don't appreciate waste. They also introduced some traditional dishes either. 
Sauna is an important part of national identity, the traditional day of Sauna is Saturday. I also got some useful customs when we are in a sauna room. ]]> 2016-11-08 10:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/136039961 11.10.2016 - Finnish Designs and Sports nhuttrungho https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/136084207 - Designs: There are so many amazing designs in Finland. We have known some specific designs like furniture and glass designs, textile and other interior designs, graphic and game designs ... and some of the most famous artists in every type of designs as well. KONE and NOKIA are the most two popular companies in Finland in Technology Industry.
- Sports: Because of the weather condition, there are two main kinds of sport in Finland which are Summer Sports and Winter Sports. In summer, there are so many kinds of sports such as Finnish baseball, Floorball and some water sports (sailing, boating, kayaking and canoeing, ...). In winter, we have ice hockey, ice diving, snow boarding & ice climbing. There are also some "so-called weird sports" like wife-carrying, swamp football and mobile phone throwing. We also know some Finnish famous sport player, especially Paavo Nurmi - world-famous athlete. ]]> 2016-11-08 13:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/136084207 14.10.2016 - Finnish cuisine nhuttrungho https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/136099797 It was early in the morning and I hadn't had breakfast yet.  Our morning today is really amazing. We got some information about Finnish food, including traditional foods.The foods and drinks in Finland are diverse. They introduced us the ingredients in Finnish dishes. Finland is ranked the highest country in food safety and organics. Finns eat "peruna" (potatoes) a lot and I really want to try reindeer meat once.]]> 2016-11-08 14:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/136099797 14.10.2016 - Finland's Economy nhuttrungho https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/136119681 We learned the Finnish currencies over the times, which countries are doing business with Finland. Finland has an advantage in technology industry. Despite some economic crisis in recent years, but Finland has been trying to develop and improve. ]]> 2016-11-08 15:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/136119681 Achievements and unclear Remain nhuttrungho https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/136127250 - I am gradually love learning Finnish, despite it is not easy to learn whatsoever. I have known more about Finnish culture, lifestyles, ... there are some activities I wish to experience because I am really into it. 
- The unclear remains are still on discovering because everything is really overwhelming to me at the moment.]]> 2016-11-08 15:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nhuttrungho/6wnzjeifhnlr/wish/136127250