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Cdaniels
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 Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:37 pm Post subject: Great movie about language and lack of communication |
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"Kukushka (2002)" English title, "The Cuckoo" is a great movie about a Russian soldier, A Finnish soldier, and a Sami (Lappish) women who meet in wartime, but cannot communicate.
Aki Kaurism�ki has done some great films, including "The Man Without A Past" in which there's very little dialogue, so its good for picking up a little of the language.
Or maybe a better movie for the posters in this thread-"Perkele! Kuvia Suomesta" |
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poro
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 3:34 pm Post subject: Re: Great movie about language and lack of communication |
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| Cdaniels wrote: |
"Kukushka (2002)" English title, "The Cuckoo" is a great movie about a Russian soldier, A Finnish soldier, and a Sami (Lappish) women who meet in wartime, but cannot communicate.
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I can second that - it is a very good film indeed! Kind of sad and comical at the same time. |
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khmerhit
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 4:09 am Post subject: |
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| i saw "man without a past" too-- the guy is a minor genius. |
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JZer
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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| It is interesting that no one has posted any advice about finding a job in Finnland. I think there is a program in Finnland or Sweden for recent college grads from English speaking countries to work in high schools as a language assistant. I bet if you searched the web you could find it. |
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guangho
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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| http://www.amscan.org but I don't see anything about being a language assistant there. Is it like a JET program for that region? |
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JZer
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:56 am Post subject: |
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| guangho, i once heard about it but could not find anything on the net. it may exist. for anyone that is interested i know that the German public school system hires language assistants to work in their schools. There is also the Fulbright Teaching Program. There is the normal Fulbright where you get paid to do research but there is also the Fulbright program where you can go teach English a receive a certain amount of money per month. maybe around 1200 Euros a month. If you wanted to teach in Finnland you might want to look into it. I am going out now but I will try to post the link latter. |
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guangho
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JZer
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| Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:14 am Post subject: |
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Salary:
Your salary will be sufficient to meet living expenses. In 2004, the salary range was $400 to $1000 per month. Teaching Assistants are paid in Euros directly by the school.
Expenses:
Airfare and Other Travel Costs - Varies
Residence Permit - $82 plus return postage ($17 for FedEx Overnight)
Rent - $250 to $310 per month in 2004. Housing will be arranged.
Insurance (Required)
Deposit - $200 (returned at the start of the Teaching Assistant Placement or if not accepted by the school)
Application fee: $50 at time of application |
I don't know how they expect you to live on $400 a month. Living on $1000 a month for 6 months might be OK but $400 in finnland, you got to be kidding me. $400 a month -$250 a month in rent. That is $150 a month. Who could live on that? |
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poro
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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| JZer wrote: |
| It is interesting that no one has posted any advice about finding a job in Finnland. |
Not true - I've made posts about jobs in Finland and other Nordic countries. We all have databases of open positions, and anyone can look at them.
To get a job, use the databases, and apply. |
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poro
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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| JZer wrote: |
| I don't know how they expect you to live on $400 a month. Living on $1000 a month for 6 months might be OK but $400 in finnland, you got to be kidding me. $400 a month -$250 a month in rent. That is $150 a month. Who could live on that? |
JZer, I'm glad you expose this, because of course no one can live on $150/month in Finland, unless they're superhuman or have parental help.
Oh well.... |
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JZer
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:57 am Post subject: |
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Not true - I've made posts about jobs in Finland and other Nordic countries. We all have databases of open positions, and anyone can look at them.
To get a job, use the databases, and apply. |
Thanks for the info. I am not looking for a job in Finland. I was just trying to help the OP out. |
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poro
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No probs, JZer - we both seem to be helpful people 
Off topic: I once had a S. Korean student, and asked him about the no-no's in his country.
He said that one of the most impolite things one could do in Korea would be to blow one's nose at the dinner table - the only acceptable behavior would be to leave the room, and blow it outside.
Is this true? |
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JZer
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| Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't know. I rarely blow my nose at the table. When I find out i will let you know. How are things going in Europe? |
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poro
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Nothing much has changed, so far as I can see. Even the presidential election wasn't exciting, but then, how could it be?  |
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