Teaching Information Competency as a Third Language: A New Model for Library Instruction

In this article, we describe a model of library instruction that draws on the collaborative efforts of teams consisting of content faculty, reference librarians or subject specialists, and English as a second language (ESL) teachers. We describe the principles underlying the model, its implementatio...

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Published inReference and user services quarterly Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 173 - 179
Main Authors Kamhi-Stein, Lía D., Stein, Alan Paul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago, IL American Library Association 01.01.1998
Subjects
Academic librarians
Academic libraries
Exact sciences and technology
Information and communication sciences
Information retrieval systems. Information and document management system
Information science. Documentation
Libraries
Library instruction
Reference librarians
Sciences and techniques of general use
System design and modelling
Teachers
Teaching models
Writing assignments
Writing instruction
Evaluation
Search strategy
Student
Foreign language
Case study
Educational program
Reference model
User service
Mother language
Library
Application
Formation
Information skill
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ISSN1094-9054
2163-5242

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Summary:In this article, we describe a model of library instruction that draws on the collaborative efforts of teams consisting of content faculty, reference librarians or subject specialists, and English as a second language (ESL) teachers. We describe the principles underlying the model, its implementation, and its application to broader contexts.
ISSN:1094-9054
2163-5242