Title: Part 2 Being an active citizen in foreign language situations / Aktiivisena kansalaisena toimiminen vieraskielisissä yhteyksissä
Course: YTO englanti 3 osp, valinnainen 2019-2020

In today's world news, ideas and ideologies travel fast. People in Espoo and in Sydney may watch the same Eurovision Song Contest, read the same Tweets and talk about the same issues. But they don't necessarily agree on what is the best song - let alone what are the really important issues in life.

Although heavy metal may have more fans in Finland than in Australia, most people don't go on strike(mennä lakkoon) or hold a demonstration(järjestää mielenosoitus) over differences in musical taste. However, other issues do get people out on the streets or on Twitter.

What does this have to do with you, and English language? Well, most of us find certain issues so important that we, too,  would start a campaign, post our opinion on a social media platform, or join a political movement to protest, if that issue was under a threat. The goal of this section is to improve your ability to follow what is going on in the English-language media, express your own views and participate in discussions about current events. You will learn about some world-famous protests and campaigns, follow current issues, read opinion texts and write an opinion text of your own.