Exciting, new Exciting, new Information Literacy Information Literacy outreach outreach efforts efforts to international & ESL to international & ESL students students John Hickok John Hickok TESOL / Instruction Librarian TESOL / Instruction Librarian M.L.I.S., M.A.-TESOL M.L.I.S., M.A.-TESOL CSU-Fullerton CSU-Fullerton
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Exciting, newExciting, newInformation LiteracyInformation Literacy outreach effortsoutreach efforts to international & ESL studentsto international & ESL students
John HickokJohn HickokTESOL / Instruction LibrarianTESOL / Instruction Librarian
Describe the following photo in Describe the following photo in whatever Spanish (or French, or etc.) whatever Spanish (or French, or etc.) you can remember from High you can remember from High School…School…
ChallengesChallenges
Fear of mispronouncing words…Fear of mispronouncing words… Stress of not being able to express Stress of not being able to express
themselves (limited vocabulary)themselves (limited vocabulary) Inability to understand the librarian’s Inability to understand the librarian’s
answersanswers
LANGUAGELANGUAGE
How would you react to this How would you react to this sentence?sentence?
Congratulations! You have just won a Congratulations! You have just won a brand new brand new gubflahgubflah ! Take this coupon ! Take this coupon to any retail location where to any retail location where gubflahsgubflahs are sold to redeem it; you’ll be glad are sold to redeem it; you’ll be glad you did!you did!
How would an ESL student react to How would an ESL student react to this sentence?this sentence?
Okay, now you’ll definitely want to Okay, now you’ll definitely want to consult consult ABI/InformABI/Inform. With it, you’ll be . With it, you’ll be able to complete the assignment your able to complete the assignment your professor has given you. And you’ll be professor has given you. And you’ll be happy to know you can get happy to know you can get ABI/InformABI/Inform at home!at home!
ChallengesChallenges
accustomed to standardized exams…accustomed to standardized exams…not original researchnot original research
negative experiences with libraries negative experiences with libraries (disappointing resources) (disappointing resources)
PRIOR EXPERIENCEPRIOR EXPERIENCE
ChallengesChallenges
accustomed to standardized exams…accustomed to standardized exams…not original researchnot original research
negative experiences with libraries negative experiences with libraries (disappointing resources) (disappointing resources)
accustomed to copying works, and accustomed to copying works, and relying on other students’ theses relying on other students’ theses
The traditional BI/LI session:The traditional BI/LI session: easy to slip into lecture mode easy to slip into lecture mode
(heavily verbal) (heavily verbal) easy to rush (lots to cover) easy to rush (lots to cover) easy to use terms that we may not easy to use terms that we may not
even realize are unfamiliar even realize are unfamiliar
The customized int’l/ESL session:The customized int’l/ESL session: experiential! Incorporates a experiential! Incorporates a
physical tour (yes, your heard right: physical tour (yes, your heard right: a physical tour!) a physical tour!)
““TOUR”TOUR”
“ “Experiential instruction involves Experiential instruction involves having students participate in going to having students participate in going to the open shelves, rather than just the open shelves, rather than just being told about them; having being told about them; having students actually look up books on students actually look up books on their country, rather than just seeing a their country, rather than just seeing a demo about it; having students demo about it; having students collaboratively assemble a correct APA collaboratively assemble a correct APA citation, rather than just be given a citation, rather than just be given a handout about it; and all the while, handout about it; and all the while, comparing what they are experiencing comparing what they are experiencing with their own schema—their home with their own schema—their home context—of libraries.”context—of libraries.”
--John Hickok
(shameless plug)(shameless plug)
Practical Pedagogy for Library Instructors: 17 Innovative Strategies to Improve Student LearningDouglas Cook and Ryan Sittler, editorsChicago: ACRL, summer 2008
……more discussion of the principles more discussion of the principles behind experiential learning (e.g., behind experiential learning (e.g., Vygotsky) and the benefits over Vygotsky) and the benefits over traditional direct-instruction… traditional direct-instruction…
Ample professional library literature Ample professional library literature on this topic! on this topic!
A good start: ACRL’s IS IDP A good start: ACRL’s IS IDP committee bibliography committee bibliography
While interaction can be improved by While interaction can be improved by re-employing the skills of the re-employing the skills of the effective Reference Interview, there effective Reference Interview, there are additional considerations to use, are additional considerations to use, as well. as well.
So… some more examples, So… some more examples, in actionin action
Video vignettesVideo vignettes
YOU be the judge!YOU be the judge!
Vignette #1: “Raw Shows”Vignette #1: “Raw Shows”
What could have been used to What could have been used to improve this interaction?improve this interaction?
Vignette #1: “Raw Shows”Vignette #1: “Raw Shows”
What could have been used to What could have been used to improve this interaction?improve this interaction?
Make use of writing!Make use of writing!
Vignette #2: “Take book home”Vignette #2: “Take book home”
How many idioms/abbreviations/ How many idioms/abbreviations/ unfamiliar terms can you list? unfamiliar terms can you list?
Vignette #2: “Take book home”Vignette #2: “Take book home”
How many idioms/abbreviations/ How many idioms/abbreviations/ unfamiliar terms can you list? unfamiliar terms can you list?
What basic Reference Interview skill What basic Reference Interview skill is the librarian forgetting? is the librarian forgetting?
Repeat & RephraseRepeat & Rephrase
Hold on…Hold on…
No set of vignettes would be No set of vignettes would be complete without a…complete without a…
Thanks to Jim Nguyen,Thanks to Jim Nguyen,CSUF Library student assistantCSUF Library student assistant
Thanks to Jim Nguyen,Thanks to Jim Nguyen,CSUF Library student assistantCSUF Library student assistant
And finally…And finally…
To leave you with excitement & To leave you with excitement & enthusiasm to begin working with enthusiasm to begin working with international & ESL students….international & ESL students….
Let me share a final few photos of Let me share a final few photos of the joy I experience working with the joy I experience working with them…them…