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| Type: | Conference paper |
| Title: | The teaching librarian: ESL and the academic library |
| Author: | Mariner, Fiona |
| Citation: | ALIA 2006 : Click06 : Create, lead, innovate, connect, knowledge. Papers from conference held in Perth, 19-22 September 2006 / Imogen Garner (ed.): pp. 1-10 |
| Publisher: | Australian Library and Information Association |
| Issue Date: | 2006 |
| ISBN: | 0868045640
9780868045641 |
| Conference Name: | ALIA Biennial Conference (2006 : Perth Convention Centre) |
| Department: | University Libraries |
| Abstract: | The line between librarian and teacher has become increasingly blurred, and never is this more apparent than in the academic library. A further layer of complexity is added when working with students who have English as a second language (ESL). These students’ grasp of language and culture does not always compare to that of a ‘local’ student, and so we cannot make the same assumptions as to their pre-existing knowledge and abilities when engaging them in information literacy (IL) training.
This paper discusses IL from an ESL perspective and as a form of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). It offers a pedagogical (i.e., method- rather than content-based) approach to the provision of IL to international students and includes suggestions for best practice and examples taken from the author’s own experience. |
| Keywords: | ESL; english as a second language; pedagogy; information literacy; libraries; international students; librarians; professional practice; |
| Rights: | © 2006 Australian Library and Information Association |
| Published version: | http://conferences.alia.org.au/alia2006/Papers/Fiona_Mariner.pdf |
| Appears in Collections: | Library reports and papers
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