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Language learning and library learning in a university setting are
closely related endeavors that intersect at various times and
locations, and with various teachers and learners. This book is an
examination of how these intersections are experienced by language
learners. Its aim is to explore the two types of learning to help
sustain and develop the learning in both areas. The Intersection of
Library Learning and Second-Language Learning: Theory and Practice
is aimed at practitioners, both librarians and language
instructors, and describes everyday scenarios which will resonate
with academic librarians and language instructors. It presents
practical experiences and accompanies them with a consideration of
the literature of both librarianship and language education. It
reviews and evaluates professional practices employed by working
librarians and language instructors in their dealings with
international students. Considerations of the intersections between
language learning and library learning are placed within a
theoretical framework of learner autonomy. This framework offers
librarians and language instructors methods and practices that
enable students to take control of their learning in the areas of
both language learning and library learning. A concluding chapter
offers ways to connect the framework of learner autonomy to
settings outside that of a university context.
This book offers a fresh perspective on understanding university
library work with international users in North America. It
investigates what librarians, international students, and
international scholars perceive the role of the university library
to be in internationalization in higher education. It also explores
the phenomenon of internationalization itself as it is lived and
experienced by both librarians and international users. Personal
definitions and experiences of internationalization offered by
librarians and international users include viewing
internationalization as the broadening of knowledge on multiple
levels, the idea of seeing oneself as part of a greater whole, and
the building of international research connections. Both librarians
and international users describe elements of internationalization
such as exposure, awareness, engagement, empathy, and transcending
boundaries. Inherent contradictions are present as well, such as
the stronger emphasis on defining differences rather than
similarities and the disconnect between inward and outward looking
aspects of internationalization. Finally, this book connects
theoretical perspectives concerning the phenomenon of
internationalization to the practice of academic librarianship in
North America. It does this by presenting what librarians in both
the United States and Canada think about working with international
users in terms of benefits, challenges, and best practices.
Practical lessons learned include the need to move beyond focusing
solely on the linguistic and cultural challenges of working with
international users to also consider the positive aspects of
working with them, such as widening worldviews and expanding
personal knowledge.
International Librarianship at Home and Abroad examines both the
concept and reality of international librarianship. The intent of
this book is not to glorify international librarianship, but to
instead explore different ways that international librarianship
might be understood and practiced. The book seeks to enrich and
improve the everyday work done by librarians both at home and
abroad in areas such as collection management, library services,
and learning styles and techniques.
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