Information literacy abilities in ESL classrooms
Recent advancements in information and communication technologies have directly affected education, as it requires learners to be more information literate to achieve academic success. Information literacy (IL), defined as the “ability to access, evaluate and use information from a variety of sourc...
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| author | Azwan Shaiza Nizam, Normazidah Che Musa, Wahiza Wahi, |
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| description | Recent advancements in information and communication technologies have directly affected education, as it requires learners to be more information literate to achieve
academic success. Information literacy (IL), defined as the “ability to access, evaluate and use information from a variety of sources” (ANZIIL Framework, 2004, p.3) is seen as
a prerequisite for achieving learners’ purposes and goals. This article reports on a study of IL abilities of ten university students as they worked on their English Language class assignments. We evaluated these abilities through document analysis, a student questionnaire, and interviews with three teachers who taught these students. The results show the effect of students’ level of English Language proficiency on their IL abilities. These findings suggest the need for English Language classes to provide more opportunities and guidance for these learners to become more competent and independent information users |
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| spelling | ukm-14962016-12-14T06:29:37Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1496/ Information literacy abilities in ESL classrooms Azwan Shaiza Nizam, Normazidah Che Musa, Wahiza Wahi, Recent advancements in information and communication technologies have directly affected education, as it requires learners to be more information literate to achieve academic success. Information literacy (IL), defined as the “ability to access, evaluate and use information from a variety of sources” (ANZIIL Framework, 2004, p.3) is seen as a prerequisite for achieving learners’ purposes and goals. This article reports on a study of IL abilities of ten university students as they worked on their English Language class assignments. We evaluated these abilities through document analysis, a student questionnaire, and interviews with three teachers who taught these students. The results show the effect of students’ level of English Language proficiency on their IL abilities. These findings suggest the need for English Language classes to provide more opportunities and guidance for these learners to become more competent and independent information users Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1496/1/JTLHE_02-_Azwan_Shaiza_new.pdf Azwan Shaiza Nizam, and Normazidah Che Musa, and Wahiza Wahi, (2010) Information literacy abilities in ESL classrooms. AJTLHE: ASEAN Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2 (1). pp. 52-65. ISSN 1985-5826 http://www.ukm.my/jtlhe/ |
| spellingShingle | Azwan Shaiza Nizam, Normazidah Che Musa, Wahiza Wahi, Information literacy abilities in ESL classrooms |
| title | Information literacy abilities in ESL classrooms |
| title_full | Information literacy abilities in ESL classrooms |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Information literacy abilities in ESL classrooms |
| title_short | Information literacy abilities in ESL classrooms |
| title_sort | information literacy abilities in esl classrooms |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1496/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1496/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1496/1/JTLHE_02-_Azwan_Shaiza_new.pdf |