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Welcome to your MOOC about immigration in the U.S.A.

💡 Tip: You can pause the videos at any time by pushing the space-bar!

❓What is a MOOC?

MOOC is an abbreviation for Massive Open Online Course, which refers to an online course that can be viewed by many students all over the world and it aims to help you learn something specific by going through the course material. In this case, the topic is Immigration.

In this MOOC, you will find different things to do, watch, read and click through. Please take your time and go through the different tasks at your own pace, and in whichever order you prefer to do it in. Certain tasks are follow-ups to different information that is presented to you. Please be sure to do those tasks after watching or listening or reading the presented material.

Video: Can the U.S Economy survive without immigration?

Please watch the video and write down any positive or negative aspects of immigration that you recognise.
Don't worry if you miss something! You can always go back and watch it again, pause it (if you need more time), or move on to another task and come back to it later. This video is 10:54 minutes long. In order to complete the follow-up task, you will need the information you have learnt from this video. Be sure to write down any vocabulary you don't understand and look it up online.

Video: US immigrants bust myths about immigration

Here is an alternative video for you to watch to have a different perspective. You do not have to watch it, but it could help you answer the quiz later 😎 The choice is yours!

Truth or myth: Multiple choice Quiz

Please complete the multiple choice questions based on what you have learnt in the video above. You can try as many times as you like!

Helpful phrases

Speaking about immigration is easier if you already know some helpful phrases. Using the "Helpful phrases" list that you received as a guide, complete the fill-in-the-gap task to test your understanding!

Match the pairs together

Match the different statements to either a positive or a negative aspect card by dragging and dropping it on top of each other with your mouse, or the tracking pad on your laptop.

Crossword Puzzle

To fill in the crossword, click in a block with a number and a pop-up will appear with the question and the place to enter the words.
The following list of words should help you. Some of these words were mentioned in the videos. All of the words will not be needed for the crossword puzzle.

illegal alien *undocumented *foreigner *foreign-born *culture *Mexican *prejudice *anxiety *fear *preconceived ideas *river *immigration *border *boundary *America

immigration	What is the topic of this MOOC?
culture	customs, food, music, that help us recognise a particular group of people
prejudice	Ideas we have about other people who are different to ourselves, not necessarily based on facts
undocumented	Another way to describe an illegal immigrant
border	The boundary between two countries

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Congratulations! You have successfully completed your MOOC!

You can identify positive and negative aspects of immigration

You can use a MOOC to learn a topic on your own, without the help of your teacher

You know some useful phrases that will help you in your oral exam in the future

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 == Welcome to your MOOC about immigration in the U.S.A. ==
   💡 Tip: You can pause the videos at any time by pushing the space-bar!
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 = Video: Can the U.S Economy survive without immigration? =
-This video is 10:54 minutes long.
-Please watch it and write down any positive or negative aspects of immigration that you recognise. <br>
+Please watch the video and write down any positive or negative aspects of immigration that you recognise. <br>
 Don't worry if you miss something! You can always go back and watch it again, pause it (if you need more time),
-or move on to another task and come back to it later.
+or move on to another task and come back to it later. This video is 10:54 minutes long.
-In order to complete the follow-up task, you will need information you have learnt from this video.
+In order to complete the follow-up task, you will need the information you have learnt from this video.
 Be sure to write down any vocabulary you don't understand and look it up online.<br>
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 = Video: US immigrants bust myths about immigration =
 <br>
-Here is an alternative video for you to watch for a different perspective. You do not have to watch it, but it could help you answer the quiz later 😎<br>
+Here is an alternative video for you to watch to have a different perspective. You do not have to watch it, but it could help you answer the quiz later 😎 The choice is yours!<br>
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-= QUIZ it =
+= Truth or myth: Multiple choice Quiz =
 <br>
-Truth or myth: Comments about immigration in the USA.
+Please complete the multiple choice questions based on what you have learnt in the video above. You can try as many times as you like!
-Please complete the multiple choice questions based on what you learnt in the video above. You can try as many times as you like!
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 = Helpful phrases =
 <br>
-Here is a list of phrases that you can use when speaking about immigration. Be sure to check the context you need - that means, which aspects are positive and which are negative? Complete the fill-in-the-gap task to test your understanding!<br>
+Speaking about immigration is easier if you already know some helpful phrases.  Using the "Helpful phrases" list that you received as a guide, complete the fill-in-the-gap task to test your understanding!<br>
-[[Datei:Https://moocit.de/images/c/c0/Helpful phrases to talk about immigration.pdf|rahmenlos]]
+<iframe>    https://learningapps.org/watch?v=p2axird2v21     </iframe>
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 = Match the pairs together =
 <br>
+Match the different statements to either a positive or a negative aspect card by dragging and dropping it on top of each other with your mouse, or the tracking pad on your laptop.
 <iframe > https://learningapps.org/watch?v=pk9mv8opn21 </iframe>
 = Crossword Puzzle =
 <br>
-To fill in the crossword, click in a block with a number and a pop-up will appear with the question and the place to enter the words.
+To fill in the crossword, click in a block with a number and a pop-up will appear with the question and the place to enter the words. <br>
+The following list of words should help you. Some of these words were mentioned in the videos. All of the words will not be needed for the crossword puzzle.<br>
+* '''illegal alien'''    *'''undocumented'''    *'''foreigner'''    *'''foreign-born'''    *'''culture'''    *'''Mexican'''    *'''prejudice'''    *'''anxiety'''    *'''fear'''     *'''preconceived ideas'''    *'''river'''    *'''immigration'''    *'''border'''    *'''boundary'''    *'''America'''
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 = Congratulations! You have successfully completed your MOOC! =
+{{:V}} You can identify positive and negative aspects of immigration<br>
+{{:V}} You can use a MOOC to learn a topic on your own, without the help of your teacher<br>
+{{:V}} You know some useful phrases that will help you in your oral exam in the future

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