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
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