The teaching librarian: ESL and the academic library
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2006
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Mariner, Fiona
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ALIA 2006 : Click06 : Create, lead, innovate, connect, knowledge. Papers from conference held in Perth, 19-22 September 2006 / Imogen Garner (ed.): pp. 1-10
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ALIA Biennial Conference (2006 : Perth Convention Centre)
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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.
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© 2006 Australian Library and Information Association