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Shaima’s Finland

Read Shaima’s Finland story below. Familiarise yourself with the events and arrange them in the correct order after reading the text.

Shaima’s Finland Story

Do’s and Don’ts

Read the text again, this time paying attention to the things Shaima recommends and doesn’t recommend. Next, arrange the following actions into the correct categories.

Shaima’s Finland Story

Dos: What Shaima says you SHOULD do.
Don’ts: What Shaima says you SHOULD NOT do.

Writing/Speaking

Choose one of the tasks below:

1 What are your takeaways from Shaima’s story? What else would you like to know about her? What would you like to ask her?

2 You are in your second year at university and plan to study/work abroad in the future. Make a list of things you need to do to turn your plan into reality.

3 You are attending a university event in which you get to meet with fellow students and alumni. Make a list of questions you would like to ask them and topics you would like to discuss with them.

4 You are going to graduate from university soon. Make a list of things you prioritise when choosing your first job.

Writing/Speaking

Choose one of the tasks below:

1 Individual Task: You are currently a second-year international student at a Finnish university. You have recently been chosen to be the student ambassador/representative of your degree programme. The university newspaper wants to interview you for an article.

2 Individual Task: You are an international professional working in Finland. Pointer Potential, which aims to connect international talents and Finnish companies, wants to interview you for an article on their We Work series.

Choose ONE of the following interview questions and answer it. Try to share your insights with your fellow students.

Interview Questions:

1 How did you end up studying in Finland?

2 What has helped you during your studies in the country?

3 What challenges have you faced so far?

4 What would you like to share with those applying or considering to apply for your degree programme?

Me Online

Discussion

1 How important online visibility can be to one’s career in general and to a content creator in particular?

2 What makes a successful content creator?

Share your thoughts here.

Her Finland

Varpu is the founder of the Instagram page Her Finland (her_finland). Listen to the first part (00:00-12:34) of the Instagram Live on becoming a content creator in Finland.

You can find her Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CUKjPdjDikl/

After watching the content, answer the questions below.

Next, listen to the second part (15:40-20:43). After watching, match the following websites and the information they provide.

1 https://pingethics.fi/

2 https://influencerhandbook.fi/

Writing

Choose at least one of the tasks below

1 Visit the two websites mentioned in Her Finland’s Instagram Live and make notes of building a career as a content creator. Share your notes.

2 Watch Her Finland’s full video and make more notes on building a career as a content creator. Share your notes.

3 Do you want to ask Varpu any questions about building a career as a content creator in Finland? Make notes of your questions and send Varpu an Instagram message. Share notes/screenshots of your conversation here.

Writing/Speaking

Find and reach out to another interesting content creator and interview them about their career as a content creator. Choose at least one of the following interview questions to share insights with fellow students in written/spoken form.

1 How did they become a content creator in Finland?

2 What benefits or values does being a content creator offer them?

3 What challenges have they had to face? How have they addressed them?

4 Where and how can aspiring content creators find support and/or inspiration?

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