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TOPIC: ESTONIA
RÕK teema 1. Eesti ja maailm
Eesti riik ja rahvas:
1) geograafiline asend ja kliima
2) rahvastik; põhirahvus, muukeelne elanikkond, uusmigrandid;
3) mitmekultuuriline ühiskond
Eesti keel ja eesti meel:
1)
2)
3)
rahvuslik identiteet:
kultuuritraditsioonid;
kodukoha lugu.
Primary sources:
Eesti-teemaline veebileht: www.estonia.eu,
MOODLE: http://net.htg.tartu.ee/moodle/course/view.php?id=27&section=11
INTRO
Our 12th grade English class is preparing different topics related to Estonia for the
foreign students who are eager to find out about our country and who eventually also wish
to pay a visit to Estonia. They know Estonia is a small country located in Eastern Europe,
bordering Russia to the East and the Baltic Sea to the West. However, there are many
challenges to understanding a country's history and the culture. You should be prepared to
serve as travel agents/cultural ambassadors for the students who come to visit Tartu and
Estonia.
TASK
After this assignment, students will be able to discuss several aspects related to
society, culture and history of Estonia in English. Students will be able to:
* gather information from a variety of sources (clips, articles, blogs etc) and assess their
relevance.
*discuss and give an overview of major events in the Estonian history
*give an overview of the geography, population, education, economy and IT, language,
religion, holidays, the city of Tartu etc.
*give an overview of the Estonian culture and its importance for Estonians
*use different web tools (e. Kahoot, Quizlet, Jeopardy etc) to present/revise the topic at
hand and engage the fellow students in the learning process
PROCESS
Students will be working in pairs/or alone to prepare a topic they have chosen. Each pair is
responsible for their topic, presenting it and also engaging other students in the learning
process. The methods, web tools, clips, activities used will be chosen by the students
themselves. The lesson plan must be uploaded to HTG Moodle.
The primary information comes from: www.estonia.eu, also articles and clips gathered on
Moodle English at HTG - Katrin Ojaveer under Estonian studies:
http://net.htg.tartu.ee/moodle/course/view.php?id=27&section=11
Every lesson (50-60 minutes) must contain:
 Warmer (a brief activity eg. everybody tells the others one general fact about Estonia
they would share with a foreigner in case they had to introduce their country)
 Introduction (eg a relevant clip)
 Presentation of the topic (can be slides, discussion, must teach new vocabulary!)
 Revision (a quiz, checking the key vocabulary via hangman, alias etc)
 Homework (Learn the topic discussed in the lesson and be ready to write about it
in the next lesson or take a short word test/translation test on the topical
vocabulary. Note: It is a part of your final mark for having acquired the topic). Also,
you are very welcome to read the material for the next subtopic at http://estonia.eu/
EVALUATION
The mark forms from:
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writing about the general facts about Estonia
the marks for vocabulary tests
mark for the Estonia-related opinion essay at the end
participation in lessons
PRESENTATION feedback
TOPIC
1. COUNTRY: Estonia at a glance
DATE
STUDENT(S)
2. THE STATE: STRUCTURE AND
SYMBOLS + GOVERNMENT
3. ESTONIAN HOLIDAYS
4. DATES FROM ESTONIAN HISTORY
with the focus also on
HISTORY: Estonia's return to
independence 1987–1991
5. POPULATION STATISTICS AND
PEOPLE BY NATIONALITY,
CENSUS 2012
6. NATURE with the focus also on
SOCIETY: ESTONIAN CIVIC
INITIATIVES GOING GLOBAL
7. SOCIETY:ESTONIANS
8. ESTONIAN EDUCATIONAL
LANDSCAPE
9. TARTU – city of good thoughts
(visittartu.com)
10. ECONOMY AND IT: EESTONIA
11. A DYNAMIC ECONOMY
12. CULTURE AND SCIENCE:
MODERN CULTURE, ESTONIAN
FILM
13. ESTONIAN LANGUAGE
14. ESTONIAN CUISINE
15. ESTONIAN SPORTS
CREDITS
The main idea from my dear friend and former colleague Eve, some ideas also from Danny Swafford’s
webquest.